Speakers

Dr. John Seuss is a technology manager for the Systems Integration team, joining the Solar Energy Technologies Office in February 2020. Prior to this role, he was a research and development engineer for S&C Electric Company in Chicago, IL. There he developed new distribution automation and protection schemes for medium-voltage switchgear and protective relays. In this capacity, he contributed to the discussion on the role of adaptive protection in future distribution networks with changing topologies and high penetrations of distributed energy resources. John began his career in power systems as a high-voltage substation field engineer, deploying and testing transmission and distribution relay protection schemes. Dr. Seuss received both his Ph.D. and B.S. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he researched the impact of inverter-based resources on power systems and how different control schemes for smart inverters can maximize the ability of distribution feeders to host photovoltaics. He received his M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida, with a focus in control systems, where he also researched photovoltaic system integration.