Power Systems Operation with 100% Renewable Energy Sources

Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2012. Subsequently, he held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). Prof. Padmanaban has authored over 750 scientific papers and has been listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists (from 2019) by Stanford University. He is editor, associate editor, or editorial board member for several important refereed journals, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K. He received a lifetime achievement award from Marquis Who’s Who–USA 2017 for his contributions to power electronics and renewable energy research. Prof. C. Sharmeela is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, at Anna University, Chennai, India. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Anna University in 2009 and earned a P.G. Diploma in Electrical Energy Management and Energy Audit from Annamalai University in 2010. She has 20 years of teaching experience and has worked on several research projects and consultancy work in renewable energy, power quality, and design of PQ compensators for multiple industries. Prof. Sharmeela has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 50 papers at international or national conferences, discussing the importance of power quality for more than 10 years. She has coordinated and organized a short-term course on power quality for Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Engineers in various years. She is a senior member of the IEEE, and a life member of CBIP, the Institution of Engineers (India), ISTE, and SSI.Mr. P. Sivaraman is currently working as a Program Manager at WRI India. He completed his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and M.E. in Power Systems Engineering at Anna University, India in 2012 and 2014 respectively, and has over 7 years of industrial experience in the field of power system analysis, renewable energy integration, solar photovoltaic systems, wind power plants, power quality studies, and harmonic assessments, troubleshooting for various power quality problems, microgrid design, providing techno-economical solutions to various power quality problems for industries across India. He has trained more than 500 personnel on renewable energy and power quality, carried out power quality assessments for over 300 sites all over India, and has validated over 200 power quality reports. He is an active participant in the IEEE standards association, as a member of numerous working groups, and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), Life Member of the Institution of Engineers (India), and member of the European Energy Center (EEC). He received his Professional Engineer (PEng) certification from the Institution of Engineers India. Mr. Sivaraman has authored, co-authored or edited 6 books and published several papers at national and international conferences.

• 1. Introduction to renewable energy sources and bulk power system2. Overview of various renewable energy sources - hybrid systems – introduction to power systems – power system devices and components3. Framework and policies for achieving 100% renewables into the bulk power system4. Introduction – the need for 100% renewables – policies and framework – grid up-gradation to achieve 100% renewables5. Forecasting of renewable energy sources6. Introduction – forecasting solar PV systems – forecasting wind energy conversion system – tools required7. Modeling and analysis of renewable energy sources8. Introduction – modeling and analysis of solar PV systems – modeling and analysis of wind energy conversion system - power and energy management – case studies9. Power electronics interface for renewable energy integration into power systems10. Introduction – Different types of power electronic interface – Power electronics for solar PV systems – Power electronics for wind energy conversion system – case studies11. Grid code requirements and compliance12. Introduction to various grid codes – technical requirements: voltage, frequency, power quality, protection, active and reactive power, frequency control – Integration study example in PSSE, Digsilent Power factory and PSCAD13. Solar PV integration into bulk power systems14. Power outputs – technical challenges of integrating into distribution grid – technical challenges of integrating into transmission grid – technical solutions – simulation examples15. Wind integration into bulk power systems16. Power outputs – technical challenges of On-shore wind plant integrating into distribution grid – technical challenges of On-shore wind plant integrating into transmission grid – technical challenges of Off-shore wind plant integrating into transmission grid - technical solutions – simulation examples17. Renewable energy integration into the weak grid system and its challenges18. Introduction – technical challenges – techno-economic solution – simulation examples19. Volt/Var control and optimization20. Introduction – Volt/Var control and optimization for distribution grid - Volt/Var control and optimization for transmission grid - techno-economic solution – case studies21. Reactive power management22. Introduction – location of reactive of compensation device – reactive power compensation device rating and its optimization – techno-economic solution – capacitor banks, reactor banks, STATCOMs, synchronous condensers23. Power quality enhancement24. Introduction – Power quality: voltage and current harmonics, voltage fluctuation and rapid voltage change, DC injection – harmonic filters – SATCOMs, SVC, UPFC – techno-economic solution - examples25. Stability control and enhancement26. Introduction – stability control and assessments – stability enhancement – techno-economic solution -  examples27. Energy Storage Systems for bulk power systems28. Introduction – The need for energy storage system – energy storage system for transmission system – distributed energy storage systems – ancillary services – location of energy storage system – case studies29. Electric vehicle charging, demand Response and its impact on bulk power systems30. Introduction – types of electric vehicle charging, impact of renewable energy powered fast charging station operating characteristics on primary and secondary distribution system, supply vs. demand - demand response – power and energy management – case studies