Microgrids Presentation
2024-03-13 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Engineering Society of Detroit, 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI, 48076, United States
Summary Description:

The presentation will focus on assessing and upgrading existing electrical infrastructure with strategies to integrate microgrids, plan for electrification of building systems, and implement EV charging.
Learning Objectives:
Evaluate existing electrical distribution impacts when integrating:

Electrification for decarbonization goals
Regional and client-owned Microgrids
EV charging infrastructure

Upgrade strategies of existing electrical distribution:

Evaluating condition, reliability, and Code compliance
Expanding and/or replacing standby generators
Service entrance replacement

Speaker Biography:
Richard A. Vedvik, PE, CHEPP

Richard is a senior electrical engineer, an acoustical engineer, and a corporate education leader with 19 years experience at IMEG Corp. His project resume exceeds $6 billion in construction with more than 600 projects, the majority of which are in healthcare. Richard is a Certified Healthcare Emergency Power Professional (CHEPP), has over 16 publications with Consulting & Specifying Engineer Magazine, and he teaches evening classes at a local community college.
