Nov.10 2:20(UTC) updated
Power system instability caused by climate change, natural disasters, and human factors such as cyber attacks is a serious threat not only to our living environment, but also to the survival of life in the event of a large-scale power outage. This webinar will introduce the latest technologies and countermeasures that are being researched and developed to improve power system resilience.
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General Meeting November 10, 2022, 1:00–1:15 p.m. (UTC)
Jan MERTENS
Vice Chair (Acting Chair)
IERE
Katsuhito TAKEI
Secretary General
IERE
IERE activities carried out the past year, ongoing projects and upcoming events will be presented.
WebinarNovember 10, 2022, 1:15–3:00 p.m. (UTC)
Mark McGranaghan
Fellow, EPRI
"Enhancing Grid Resilience"
The issue of resilience to climate-related, physical and cyber events has
become one of the most critical issues facing the entire electric power
industry. This is becoming even more critical as we electrify more and
more of society’s critical energy systems (e.g. transportation and heat).
There are many research needs associated with improving the electric
system resilience and making these investments in the most effective
manner. This talk will highlight critical research needs facing the industry
right now, such as the value of resilience, the role of customers and
communities, and planning and operations tools. Hopefully, this can lead
to a discussion around industry coordination to accelerate development of
tools and systems to support the grid resilience requirements in the future.
Biography
He provides technical and strategic input and guidance across the
organization and for the electric utility industry around the world, working
from the EPRI Europe office in Dublin, Ireland.
He has authored more than 70 technical papers and articles on topics
ranging from power quality to insulation coordination of extra highvoltage
(EHV) systems. He has been a leader in the development of smart
grids for the last 20 years. He is an IEEE Fellow and in 2014 received the
Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award for his expertise and dedication to power
engineering standards development.
FAN Chen
Power Automation Department, CEPRI
"The wide-frequency measurement technology for Inverter-based power system—Improvement of awareness capability of resilient grid"
"The wide-frequency measurement technology for inverter-based power
system—improvement of awareness capability of resilient grid" has three
main parts. Firstly, it briefly introduces the research on the concept and the
features of resilient power grids in China. Secondly, it presents the widefrequency
technology which can realize the measurement of fundamentals,
inter-harmonic and harmonic measurement in range DC-2500Hz, and gives
description of the method of wide-frequency measurement, the system
structure of measurement in substation and the functions of widefrequency
measurement devices. Thirdly, the application of wide-frequency
technology is described, using the example of oscillation events. It can
replace the PMU (Phasor Measurement Unit) and improve the awareness
capability of future resilient grids.
Biography
Mr. Fan Chen (Member, IEEE) received his B.E. and M.E. degrees from
Southwest Jiao Tong University of China in 2004 and 2007, respectively.
From 2007 to 2012, he worked in State Grid Electric Power Research
Institute(SGEPRI). In 2012, he joined China Electric Power Research Institute
(CEPRI) and currently serves as an excellent expert of CEPRI on smart
substation. His research interests include the implementation of IEC61850,
smart substation, and power system protection, control, automation and
communication. From 2016, his main research area is wide-frequency
measurement technology and its application for inverter-based power
system. He has published more than 40 papers indexed by EI Compendex
and had more than 30 invention patents.
Omar Méndez Zamora
Product Development Manager for Power Transformers, Prolec GE
"Flexible Power Transformers to Improve Resiliency of Transmission Networks"
Due to Power Transformers are custom-designed components in the transmission network is difficult to replaces in emergency situations such as: extreme weather events, unpredictability of natural hazards and deliberate attacks. If a spare is not available, a new power transformer must manufactured with a process that can span months.
Prolec GE and GE Research developed a solution called Flexible Power Transformer specifically for utilities where different voltages and impedances may be required when considering the purchase of spares. Instead of being solely dependent on a large pool of highly customized spare units, flexible transformers with multiple low voltage ratings and adjustable impedance capabilities could be a simpler and more cost-effective solution, not only for emergencies, but as permanent replacements.
Biography
Received his Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from Instituto
Tecnologico de Morelia in 1999. Then received his Master of Science in
Electrical Power Systems from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in
2001. His employment experience included the Energy Control Center,
Mexico, and GE Global Research Center, US. Since 2003 works in Prolec GE
held various technology leadership positions, recently he is Manager of the
Product Development team. His current research interests include
reliability and design for power transformers.
Jorge Hollman
Senior Manager, Substations Engineering studies & High Current Lab,
Powertech Labs
"Climate change adaption, new challenges for Substations Equipment Applications"
All over the world electric utilities are experiencing more frequent and extreme weather events due to global climate change. 2021 was one of the worst years in records for storms and severe events ranging from windstorms, heat dome, extensive wildfires, atmospheric rivers, and flooding. The current planning and asset management practices using historical weather data/models to predict future extreme service conditions are not longer robust. These extreme weather-related events and associated impacted load and generation profiles impose new challenges to power system planners and asset managers. In this presentation we will share our experience facing these new challenges. There is a need for developing new supporting tools and application standards to optimize capital investments and operation costs under this new climate paradigm. Some of the topics associated with climate change adaptation for equipment applications included in this presentation are:
- Operation and Planning
- Existing and new equipment
- Stronger and new interdependencies
- Suggested actions to mitigate impacts of climate adaptation
Biography
With over twenty years of experience in the energy sector, Dr. Jorge
Hollman is a Principal Engineer and the Senior Manager of the Substations
Engineering Studies and the High Current Lab departments at Powertech
Labs. He is a recognized power systems expert and has experience in
modelling, transients simulation, point on wave switching, equipment
specification, planning and operations. At Powertech, Dr. Hollman's teams
are specialized in testing, consulting, and investigation services to support
electrical utilities, equipment manufacturers, government, and research
organizations.
He is recipient of the José A. Estenssoro Award, the Kenneth George
Wansacker Memorial Prize, the Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship
sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada and the BC Hydro 2017 Customer Service Award.
Program
November 10, 2022, 1:00–3:00 p.m. (UTC)
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