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January 25, 2023 • Annual Meeting '23

by: Sairaj

unifi team members gathered at the Georgia Tech campus January 24-25 to discuss plans for the coming year, soak in perspectives from industry, and learn about a variety of student projects • we were graciously hosted by Deepak Divan and his group • over two days, the team enjoyed sweeping views of the Bobby Dodd Stadium from our meeting location and generous hospitality from the Center for Distributed Energy • a poster and software-demo session rounded off day 1; congrats to Jennifer Bui for winning the best poster award! •

October 31, 2022 • GE electrification symposium'22

by: Sairaj

the '22 GE electrification symposium featured talks in two themes: i) aviation and ii) power grids • organized at the GE Research campus in Niskayuna, NY, the event brought together leading researchers from academia and industry • attendees were greeted by crisp fall weather, magnificent fall colors, and got a glimpse of the culture of inquiry and innovation that GE Research has come to be synonymous with • unifi researchers presented several talks sprinkled across the agenda • they also successfully resisted the tempting urge to work out stability certificates for gfm technology on Edison's desk • 

October 3, 2022 • allerton'22

by: Sairaj & Venkat

unifi researchers presented 2 technical papers at the 58th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing (Allerton'2022) • Alejandro Domínguez-García served as co-chair of the conference this year • the conference is organized by the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Allerton Park & Retreat Center, a sprawling estate in Monticello, Illinois • the venue is dotted with immaculately maintained gardens, historic art, and curious artifacts • the power sessions this year covered a variety of topics, and grid-forming inverters featured front & center in several talks and discussions • 

August 2, 2022 • irep'22

by: Ali & Venkat

unifi researchers presented 6 technical papers in the 11th bulk power systems dynamics and control symposium (irep'2022) in Banff and shared their research efforts on grid-forming inverters • this is a single technical-track series first established by Les Fink in 1988 and is managed since 1994 by the international institute of research and education in power system dynamics (irep) • in-depth discussions with experts during technical sessions followed by up-close-and-personal engagements with deeper reflections afterward are aspects unique to the tradition of irep • the chosen venue, Banff, is a scenic resort town tucked away within the rocky mountain ranges in Canada • while several towering figures in the field participated in the program to showcase their contributions in advancing power engineering, the supermassive sky-scrapping mountains that surrounded us constantly reminded us of human insignificance vis-à-vis the power of nature!

July 26, 2022 • unifi in-person meeting

by: Sairaj & Ben

it's been quite a busy quarter for unifi • we successfully managed to get most consortium members, members of our external advisory board, DOE technical program managers all together at the NREL campus in Golden, CO, for our first, in-person gathering • organized over two days on July 21 and 22, the event included keynote presentations, an overview of the current version of unifi specifications for grid-forming inverters, updates on consortium activities, and tours of the NREL Energy Systems Integration Facility and Flatirons campus •  check out pictures from the event and keynote presentations below • consider joining as a member to participate in future in-person meetings!