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Hassan Bevrani received PhD degree in electrical engineering from Osaka University in 2004. Currently, he is a full professor and the Program Leader of Micro/Smart Grids Research Center (SMGRC) at the University of Kurdistan. Over the years, he has worked as senior research fellow and visiting professor with Osaka University, Kumamoto University, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Doshisha University, Nagoya University (Japan), Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Centrale Lille (France), and Technical University of Berlin (Germany). He is the author/coauthor of 9 international books, 15 book chapters, and more than 500 journal/conference papers. Prof. Bevrani is a Fellow member of IEEE, and he was the gust editor of several volumes of Elsevier Energy Procedia and Energy Reports. His current research interests include Smart grid operation and control, power system stability, Microgrid dynamics and control, and Intelligent/robust control applications in power electric industry.  

Speech Title: Microgrid Control: Parameters Tuning Rather Than Control Synthesis 

Abstract: The microgrid concept offers an attractive solution for addressing the challenges of integrating renewable energy sources and distributed generators into the power grids. Advances in microgrid control have significantly aided this process. Microgrid control involves the application of control theories and relevant technologies to stabilize and enhance the performance of microgrid operations while responding to various disturbances in different operating conditions. However, a significant gap exists between industrial needs and theoretical knowledge. While there has been substantial theoretical growth in control methodologies, many of these developments are not directly applicable to the microgrid industry, which favors simple, reliable, and cost-effective control solutions. Thus, the industry still prefers existing conventional control structures.
To bridge this gap, this speech focuses on improving the existing simple-structure controllers without designing new controllers, increasing complexity, and incurring additional costs. To satisfy this objective, a strategy will be discussed that involves adapting advanced control theorems and their practical implementation on the conventional controllers. The speech will include several illustrative examples.  

 

Chi K. Michael Tse is currently a Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, and concurrently being appointed as Associate Vice-President (Innovation) of the university. His research interests include network applications, nonlinear systems, power electronics, and smart power distribution. He has been awarded a number of research and invention prizes, including the IEEE CASS Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award 2022, Best Paper Prizes from IEEE and other journals, Gold Medals [with Jury’s Commendation] in International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2024, 2013, 2009), IFIA Best Invention Prize and Gold Medal with Jury’s Commendation in Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions 2023, Grand Prize and Gold Medal with Jury’s Commendation in Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2019, and prizes in other international invention exhibitions. He has been appointed to honorary professorship and distinguished fellowship by several Australian, Canadian and Chinese universities, including Melbourne University, RMIT University, University of Western Australia, University of Calgary, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, etc. He serves and has served as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II (2016-2019), IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine (2013-2016), IEICE Nonlinear Theory and Applications (since 2013); as Editor of IJCTA (2014-2020) and associate editor of a few other IEEE journals. Since 2021, he has served on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Proceedings. He was selected and appointed as IEEE Distinguished Lecturer in 2005, 2010 and 2018. In 2006 he chaired the IEEE CAS Technical Committee on Nonlinear Circuits and Systems. He has also served on a number of IEEE committees including the IEEE Fellows Committee and the IEEE Awards Committee, and chaired the Steering Committee for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. He is an IEEE Fellow (elected 2005) and an IEAust Fellow (elected 2009).  

Speech Title: Nonlinear Problems in the Evolving Power Grid 

Abstract: As prompted by the increasing use of renewable sources and the quest for higher performance in the control of power conversion, the use of power electronics in generation and distribution systems has increased significantly in recent years,. Interactions of power electronics systems and conventional synchronous machines' dynamics would inevitably cause stability and robustness concerns, which can be understood from the conventional control viewpoint and the coupling effects among interacting dynamical systems of varying stability margins (or transient performances). In this talk, we discuss the various circuits and systems problems of power electronics penetration into power grids and the implications on the continuous evolution of the power grids.  

 

Gary W. Chang obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994. He was with Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, LLC, Minnesota, USA, from 1995 to 1998, working on EMS/SCADA product developments for electric utilities worldwide. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, in August 1998 and became a Chair Professor in 2020. He served as Chair of the IEEE PES Power Quality Subcommittee (2016–2017) and the IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Committee (2019–2020).
Presently, Prof. Chang serves as a Senior Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and as an Associate Editor of IEEE Power Engineering Letters. He has also served as a guest editor for several other IEEE and non-IEEE journals. Additionally, he is the President of the Taiwan Smart Grid Industry Association (2021–2025) and the Executive Director of the Taiwan Power & Energy Engineering Association (2017–present).
Prof. Chang’s research interests include power system harmonics, power quality, renewable energy, and microgrid control. He is an IEEE Fellow and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota, USA.
(Personal website: https://powerlab-website.web.app/EN/wenkung_en.html)  

Speech Title: Hybrid Intelligent Approach for Classification of Incipient Faults in Transmission System 

Abstract: Voltage sags or swells are often manifested as the permanent or incipient faults occurred in the power system because of equipment malfunctions or failures. The incipient faults which are originally self-cleaning faults may repeatedly occur and gradually develop into a permanent fault after its first occurrence. The incipient fault detection is considered as a crucial task in predictive maintenance for power apparatuses such as transformers, circuit breakers, and underground cables. This presentation describes a hybrid method for incipient faults detection and classification. The proposed method firstly adopts different methods to extract peculiar features from voltage waveforms of abnormal phases recorded by power quality monitors at high-voltage substations in a transmission system. Then, the feature selection methods are applied to classify various types of incipient faults. Test results show that the proposed method contributes relatively accurate classification of incipient faults and can be employed as a useful tool for condition monitoring of major power equipment in the smart grid.