From December 1st to 4th, 2019, the “11th IEEE Asia Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference 2019” (IEEE APPEEC 2019) was held at the Parisian Hotel Convention and Exhibition Center in Macau. The theme of this conference is “Smart Power and Energy Technologies for Smart City” to promote the development and international exchange of Macau’s smart power and energy technologies and various science and technologies. The conference was organized by the IEEE PES Chapter, the IEEE Macau section, and the IEEE Macau section. Macau PES Chapter) Macau is co-sponsored by the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund, the University of Macau, Macau Electricity Company, the State Key Laboratory of Smart City Internet of Things at the University of Macau, Moxlink Corporation, China Electrotechnical Society, International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electric Power and Supported by IEEE PES Harbin Chapter, IEEE PES Jinan Chapter, IEEE Chongqing PES Chapter.
The IEEE APPEEC 2019 conference attracted about 350 scholars, researchers and industry representatives from 35 countries and regions including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Japan, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. This year’s conference focuses on engineering research on smart grid technology, sustainable energy technology, and smart city energy Internet of Things in the field of power and energy. The conference process includes tutorial sessions, plenary sessions, technology and paper demonstrations, etc. Industry experts gave keynote speeches on the development of emerging technologies in power and energy engineering, hoping to provide a sharing platform for electrical engineers and researchers to exchange the latest research results, understand international academic frontiers, and promote close cooperation.
The plenary session of this conference invited Frank C. Lambert, President-elect of the Electric Power and Energy Society Branch of the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Song Yonghua, President of the University of Macau, Tony Wood, Energy Project Director of the Grattan Institute in Australia, former Vice President of the University of Hong Kong and the University of California Fuli Wu, Emeritus Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and four world-class speakers shared their insights in the field of smart energy. There is also an industrial forum sharing session, inviting industry leaders such as the State Key Laboratory of Smart City Internet of Things at the University of Macau, Macau Electricity Company, China Southern Power Grid and Tencent to share their industrialization experience in smart energy. The guest speaker believed that there are many integrated resorts in Macau, and the main power load comes from air conditioning. Therefore, it is necessary to use advanced Internet technology and smart applications in the future to improve power supply security and achieve greater economic benefits.
The organizers expressed that they hope to take the opportunity of the conference to increase exchanges and connections between scientific research centers and universities. In addition to displaying their respective R&D concepts, R&D projects and results, they also allow leading companies in the industry to share their successful product development experiences, which will not only strengthen mutual ties. , which will improve the efficiency of future cooperation.
One of the speakers, Song Yonghua, President of the University of Macau and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things in Smart Cities, said that the development of smart cities requires the cooperation of smart energy. The main problem solved by smart energy is to improve the cleanliness, safety and efficiency of energy. . The traditional power system mainly relies on power supply vehicles for grid control. Therefore, how to use other flexible operating methods to improve the safety and efficiency of the power system is also the direction of discussion. He mentioned that Macau’s economy is developing rapidly and the power grid in old areas needs to be further updated. Furthermore, in the new integrated resort, the main load of electricity comes from air conditioning. He suggested that advanced Internet technology and smart applications, communications, control and dispatching must be used in the future. To help development, we must also improve the efficiency of electricity consumption in Macao and promote the safety of Macao’s power supply, especially the rapid recovery after natural disasters and effective control of power supply, which can greatly enhance economic utility.
