Session 8: Flexible Power Transmission and Distribution Technology

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👤 Session Chair(s) and Speakers

Zhengang Lu

Zhengang Lu, China Electric Power Research Institute Limited,As a Professor-level Senior Engineer and Master's Supervisor, he currently serves as the Chief Professional Engineer at the Power Electronics Institute of China Electric Power Research Institute. He is selected into the first batch of State Grid Youth Talent Support Program. His research focuses on flexible AC power transmission and distribution technologies. He is a senior member of CSEE, IEEE PES and PELS, and a member of multiple IEC and IEEE international standard working groups. He also acts as Secretary-General of professional standardization subcommittees on flexible power transmission. He has won many provincial and industry-level science and technology awards. He has published 11 SCI papers and over 30 EI papers, authorized more than 100 domestic and foreign patents, and compiled multiple national, industrial and international standards and monographs.

Boyang Zhao

Boyang Zhao, Xi’an Jiaotong University,He currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Executive Director of the Editorial Office of Smart Power & Energy Security. His main research interests include operation and control of fractional-frequency/low-frequency transmission systems, characteristic analysis and control of multilevel converters, and renewable energy generation and grid integration. He served as Principal Investigator of a National Natural Science Foundation of China project and a Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Basic Research Program project, participated as key technical member in two National Key R&D Program projects and one NSFC Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund project, and undertook four research projects funded by power enterprises. He published more than 10 SCI/EI journal papers and was granted 8 national invention patents. He was granted the First Prize of the 2023 Science and Technology Progress Award of the China Electrotechnical Society. Serves as a member of the Decision-Making Advisory Expert Team on Renewable Energy Hydrogen Production of the China Electrotechnical Society, a reviewer for academic journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, and a Young Editorial Board Member of Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology.

Qiyu Chen

Qiyu Chen, China Electric Power Research Institute Limited,Senior Engineer. His main research interests include power grid planning technology, new energy integration and flexible HVDC transmission technology. He is an overseas talent of State Grid Corporation of China, Senior Member of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Development & Generation Technology Committee of IEEE PES China, and Secretary General of the Power Plant Design, Operation and Control Sub committee. He has published more than 30 domestic and international papers, formulated 3 national standards, and obtained 4 authorized invention patents. He serves as an editorial board member of Power Generation Technology and a youth editorial board member of Power System Technology.

📋 Session Abstract

Flexible power transmission and distribution serves as a core enabling technology for the construction of new power systems. Leveraging advanced power electronics, intelligent control and communication technologies, it realizes precise and dynamic regulation of grid voltage, power and other key parameters. Featuring fast response, operational flexibility and high controllability, it addresses critical challenges including large-scale renewable integration, efficient power transmission and flexible grid interconnection, and is widely applied in wind and solar power accommodation, long-distance power delivery, island power supply and smart distribution network upgrading.

Focusing on cutting-edge technologies and industrial applications worldwide, this subforum follows the global trend of energy transition and gathers experts from universities, research institutions and leading enterprises. It covers key topics such as flexible AC/DC transmission, multi-terminal flexible grid architectures, innovative power equipment, renewable energy grid integration and grid security control. The forum aims to share latest research achievements, discuss technical bottlenecks and innovative solutions, and connect global innovative resources. It commits to promoting technological upgrading and large-scale engineering application of flexible power transmission and distribution, and building an efficient international platform for academic exchanges and cooperation to support the high-quality development of global new power systems.