Technical Webinars: Electrical & Electronic Engineering - Power System Support From Photovoltaic Systems

Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources, especially in wind and PV power plants, countries with a significant amount of installed renewable energy sources face several challenges. For instance, if the amount of the generated power from renewable energy sources exceeds the load demand during peak power generation periods, the power system may be overloaded and subsequently, protection devices may be triggered. To ensure the stability and quality of the power system, power system operators continually update the requirements for photovoltaic (PV) systems for the connection to the grid, referring to as grid codes and standards, which aim to reduce the adverse effects of the high penetration of installed PV systems in the power system. This webinar presents an overview of various grid codes and standards for the operation of grid-friendly PV systems. According to these new requirements, a flexible power injection capability is required in PV systems. Various algorithms for the flexible power point tracking in PV systems will also be presented in this webinar. Furthermore, the operation of PV systems during voltage and frequency disturbances will be explained. Key takeaways from this webinar: - New challenges in power system with high penetration of photovoltaic systems - Grid support functionalities of photovoltaic systems - Flexible power point tracking in photovoltaic systems, a solution to provide grid support functionalities in photovoltaic systems Presenter: Dr. Hossein Dehghani Tafti, EIT Lecturer Hossein Dehghani Tafti received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and power system engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2018. From January 2018 to April 2020, he was a Research Fellow with Nanyang Technological University, where he was working on the control of photovoltaic systems for grid support. From May 2020 to May 2021, he was a senior research associate with the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where he worked on modelling and testing of commercial photovoltaic inverters. He is currently a Lecturer at Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT), Perth, WA. He is also working as a research fellow at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA. His research interest includes the grid-integration of renewable energy sources, in particular, photovoltaics and energy storage and design and control of multilevel power converters. __ The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) is one of the only institutes in the world specializing in Engineering. We deliver industry-focused professional certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, undergraduate and graduate certificates, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and a Doctor of Engineering to students from over 140 countries. -- FOLLOW US! Website: www.eit.edu.au Instagram: www.instagram.com/eit_engineering_training Facebook: www.facebook.com/EngineeringInstituteofTechnology LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/school/engineering-institute-of-technology Twitter: https://twitter.com/enginstoftech -- All content in this video is current as of the date of upload. -- EIT CRICOS Provider Number: 03567C | EIT Institute of Higher Education: PRV14008 | EIT RTO Provider Number: 51971 -- #eit #engineeringinstituteoftechnology #engineering #engineeringstudent #studyengineering #renewableenergy #electricalengineering