April 6, 2012
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Electrical Engineer Melanie Johnson was the featured speaker at the recent Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) seminar held on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The monthly TCIPG Seminar Series on Technologies for a Resilient Power Grid highlights speakers who are experts on topics in the broad area of research, development, and design for secure and resilient systems related to the power grid.
Johnson's talk focused on Department of Defense motivation for military microgrid technology at domestic fixed installations; challenges to microgrid implementation; and the advantages of utilizing microgrid technology. The presentation also reviewed several CERL microgrid projects, including the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS).
The Joint Capability Technology Demonstration SPIDERS is a three-year program that will deploy microgrid technology to Joint Base Pearl-Hickam, Fort Carson, and Camp Smith. The deployed microgrids will ensure critical missions have a reliable and secure electric power supply. The project will address the advanced controls needed for utility-connected and islanded modes of operation, cyber security risk mitigation, and transition of microgrid technology to standards.
The presentation is available for streaming from the University's TCIPG Seminars page.