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Course Code: EEC 1047
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Integration of Solar and Wind into a Smart Grid
Course Sector:
Electrical Engineering
Course Dates and Locations
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Date
Days
Location
Fees
Enrollment
01
5 Days
Dubai, UAE $4,250
02
5 Days
Muscat, Oman $4,250
03
5 Days
El Doha , Qatar $4,250
Introduction
Training course introducion / brief
This course introduces the building blocks for the modern power system with increased penetration of renewable resources. The electric power system is undergoing changes due to short-, mid-, and long term business objectives. In the same time, it has become increasingly necessary to leverage the changes brought by the new technologies in renewable resources and power electronics and balance these with the ever changing consumer expectations.
The course presents the integration of solar power in light of regulatory changes and the penetration of large solar energy resources facilitated by the operating flexibility brought by power electronics. The unique characteristics of solar projects are discussed from a local, consumer centric and also from a system perspective bringing to life the ever changing paradigm for delivery energy to customers. Interoperability aspects and standards are discussed, as well as the consumer centric paradigm of Transactive Energy.
The course presents the technical challenges associated with interconnecting and integrating hundreds of gigawatts of solar power onto the electricity grid, safely and reliably. It introduces state of the art methodologies in forecasting solar power along with case studies from the international community.
The flexibility of the invertor-based resources facilitates higher penetrations of PVs, storage, and demand response and co-optimizes customer resources. The course describes how the microgrids’ controllers allow fully automated energy management.
The course gives a broad overview of the power systems fundamentals, new grid requirements, and the increased impact of renewable resources on the operation and planning of the power system. It provides the necessary tools to understand the short and long term reliability assessments and the processes undertaken to evaluate long term adequacy requirements. The system automation is increasingly sophisticated with advanced information technology and digital controls leading to a network that not only benefits from with self-healing elements but then again it facilitate new business models for all classes of customers.
Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to
- Solar energy and the integration into the modern power grid, discussed from the perspective of power system operation and financial cost structures
- Types of Solar Systems from Grid connected to Off Grid
- The power system stability in the context of solar projects
- Smart Grids and Interoperability
- Power system operation, operating requirements imbedded in a deregulated energy market
Course Audience
Who is this course for, and can benefit the most
- Circuits Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Electrical Controls Engineer
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Project Engineer
- Electronics-research engineer
- Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) Reliability Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Test Engineer
- illuminating engineer
- Technician, semiconductor development
- Power-distribution engineer
- Controls design engineer
Course Outline
The course aims and learning outcomes
The
Historical Evolution of the Electrical Power Systems
- Structure of Power Systems
- Evolution from Economy of scale to Energy Markets
- Concepts of Active Power
- Concepts of Reactive Power
- Power Capacitors
- FACTS and power electronic applications to AC transmission Harmonics and power quality
- Control of Active Power and Frequency
- Control of Reactive Power and Voltage
- Power System Stability
- Basic Concepts, Definitions and Classification of Power System Stability
- A Stable and Secure Operation of Power Systems in the context of a Market
- Examples of major Disturbances
- Grid connected Solar Resources
- Microgrid Solar Resources
- Off the grid Solar Resources
- Commercial/ Residential and Utility scale
SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGIES: Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic Projects
- Concentrated Solar Power Technologies
- Parabolic trough, power tower, and dish Sterling engine systems
- Photovoltaic Solar Power
STORAGE PLANT COMBINATION with SOLAR
- Residential Solar-Storage
- Smart Home Energy Management
- Utility scale: Storage Plant combinations
- Industrial energy storage devices with inherent power storage and solar conversion capacity
- Short Term variability of a Photovoltaic Resource
- Solar Energy Forecast
- Impacts on Load Forecasting
- Maximum Power Output (MPPT)
- Case Study #1: THE ORANGE BUTTON
The Performance of Inverter based Resources and the
Power System Controls
- DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
- Voltage and Frequency Control
- Synthetic Inertia
- Inverter capabilities
- Control Algorithms
- Regulatory Agreements NERC, EU ENTSO
- Control Operator-ISO, Dispatcher
- Power System Control Actions
- Reliability Role, Adequacy, Security limits, Operating States
- Voltage Reduction, Load Shedding
- Abnormal frequency, restoration plan
SYSTEM OPERATION with INCREASED INVERTER BASED RESOURCES
- Flexibility in Operation from Inverter Based Resources
- Types of Reserves: Contingency Reserves, Regulating Reserves, Following Reserves
- Ancillary products: AGC, Voltage and Var Regulation
- Frequency and Voltage Ride Through
- Case Study #2: NREL IEEE 1547 and 2030 Standards for Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection and Interoperability with the Electricity Grid Dec 2014
- Case Study #3: NREL Demonstration of Essential Reliability Services by a 300-MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in California, 2017
HIGH PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- Study Case: Achieving a 100% Renewable Grid
- Inverter Dominated Grid
- Power System Stability in an Inverter dominated Grid
- Frequency and Voltage Regulation
LOAD MANAGEMENT in a SYSTEM with DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES
- Demand Response
- Demand Side Management
- Weather Normal Forecast
FINANCIAL
MODELS of SOLAR and WIND PROJECTS
- Avoided capacity cost
- Cost recovery mechanisms
- Financial planning and budgeting
- Cost and Life Cycle
- Adjustment Energy Cost: Global Energy Charges
- Feed in Tariffs
- Case Study #4: NREL U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark 2017
- Renewable Generation
- Wind Power
- Solar Power
- Levelized Cost of Electricity-LCOE
POWER
SYSTEM OPERATION with RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- Power System Operations
- Power system dynamic modeling: components and systems
- Power system stability: phenomena, analysis, and techniques
- Energy control centers
- Distribution operation
- System control
- Operating economics and pricing
The DISTRIBUTION COMPANY of THE FUTURE
- Communication Requirements
- Optimal Configuration
- Electrical Substations/ Digital Substations
- Relief to Distribution Utilities
- Systems Interface Architecture
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
- SMART METER INFRASTRUCTURE: Roadmap and Architecture
- Controllers for Local Energy Networks
- Residential Energy Management Systems
- Big Data
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WITH A SMART GRID
- Automation and Control
- Monitoring Optimization Scheduling and Dispatch
- Grid and a Transactive Operation
- Societal Benefits of the Smart Grid
- Communication Requirements
- Optimal Configuration
- Electrical Substations/ Digital Substations
- Relief to Distribution Utilities
- Systems Interface Architecture
- Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
- Advanced Microgrid Technology Platform
- Changes to the GRID CODE
- Architectural Design
- Primary Control
- Secondary Control
- Tertiary Control
DISCUSSION
- Technical Requirements for Solar Generation: Local and Utility scale
- Requirements for Meteorological data , Energy Forecast from industry and utility
- Grid Modernization Requirements for Transmission and Distribution to host renewable resources
- The Role of Markets in Grid Modernization
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