Registration & Continental Breakfast

Plenary Session

1.1: Abandoning the Smart Grid for the Power Equation, Paul Savage, CEO, Nextek Power Systems, Inc.

1.2: Specifications for 400V DC Power Supplies and Facility Equipment, Dennis Symanski, Sr. Program Manager, Electric Power Research Institute, Keiichi Hirose, NTT Facilities, and Brian Fortenberry, Program Manager, Electric Power Research Institute

1.3: DC Microgrids in Action: A Report from the Field, Brian Paterson, Chairman, EMerge Alliance / Armstrong World Industries

1.4: Measuring DC Power - Let's Get Serious About Accuracy, Alex McEachern, President, Power Standards Lab

Lunch Break (on your own)

Session 2 - EMerge Alliance Activities

2.1: Low-Voltage DC Interconnection, John Akins, Director of Business Development, Tyco Electronics

2.2: Advantages of Low-Voltage DC Power in Commercial Building Interiors, Bruce Graham, President, Projects/Design & Construction division of Johnson Controls

2.3: Optimizing Efficiency and Reliability of DC Branch Circuits in Buildings, Don Mulvey, Executive VP, Roal Electronics USA

Networking Break

Session 3 - Roundtable Panel

What are the roadblocks to the adoption of DC power distribution?

David Geary, Direct Power Technologies
Tony Lai, Delta Products Corporation
Brian Patterson, EMerge Alliance
Karl Johnson, CIEE/CEC
Paul Savage, Nextek Power Systems
Bill Tshudi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Moderator: Brian Fortenberry, EPRI, Program Manager

Welcome Reception ( Exhibit Hall Open )

Continental Breakfast

Session 4 - 400Vdc Power Systems

4.1: Power Quality Issues on 380-Volt DC Systems, Alex McEachern, President, Power Standards Lab

4.2: Development of a DC Power Inlet Connector for 400Vdc IT Equipment, Brian Davies, Director of Engineering, Anderson Power Products, Inc.

4.3: Development of Socket-outlet Bar and Power Plug for 400V Direct Current Feeding System, Takashi Yuba, R&D Manager, Fujitsu Components Ltd.

Networking Break

Session 5 - Micro Grids and Alternative Energy

5.1: Reviewing Green IT Housing Models (Compatible with DC Power Supply), Motoyoshi Yoshiki, Ph.D, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

5.2: Design, Implementation and Operation of DC Micro Grid and DC Appliances, Tsai Fu Wu, Professor EE, National Chung Cheng University

5.3: Comparison of Distributed Generation Sources Interfaces for DC Micro Grids, Alexis Kwasinski, Assistant Professor, University of Texas

Hosted Lunch ( Exhibits Open )

Session 6 - Low-Energy Buildings

6.1: DC and Zero Net Energy Consumption, Lucas Johnson, Co-founder, Beyond Fire

6.2: A Comparitive Study of Green Building Criteria in U.S. (LEED) and Singapore (BCA Green Mark), Alagu Sundaram, Lecturer, NGEE Ann Polytechnic

6.3: Some New Ideas and Equipment for Energy Efficient Data Centers, David Geary, VP of Engineering, Direct Power Technologies, Inc., and Tony Lai, Program Manager, Delta Products Corporation

6.4: TBD

Continental Breakfast

Session 7 - Optimizing Power Architectures

7.1: Energy Efficient UPS Design Criteria for Data Centers, Harry Handlin, Systems Engineer, GE Digital Energy

7.2: It's More than Green: A Holistic Approach to Energy Systems can make Telecom Greener, Vito Savino, Director of Product Management, Lineage Power

7.3: Energy Research at Intel Labs, Guy AlLee, Research Scientist, Intel Energy Research Laboratories

Networking Break

Session 8 - Maximizing Efficiency

8.1: Maximizing the Sustainability of Your Building: It's Not Just About the Building, Chris Merlin, Product Marketing Engineer, Sentilla

8.2: Cost-Effective Alternatives for Building Automation, Joaquin Silva, President & CEO, On Ramp Wireless

8.3: TBD, Tsorng Juu Liang, Professor EE, National Chung Cheng University

Conference Adjourns

EPRI DC Power Partners Meeting