IEEE-NCS, IAS/PES Presents a Joint Chapter Tutorial
Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 8:00am to 5:00pm

“Power System Design for High Reliability and Renewables”

Presented by: Keene M. Matsuda

Tutorial Abstract:

Basic factors for a highly reliable power system design include the following: primary power sources, alternate paths of power/redundancy, automatic restoration, and backup power sources. This presentation will discuss each of these concepts as they apply to real-life projects that had requirements for a highly reliable power distribution system. Without a high degree of reliability and redundancy, continued operation and safety of personnel and equipment would be at risk. The number of contingencies (or coincident failures) should be considered early on in the design. For instance, a triple contingency design approach would be to maintain or restore power to all loads during a single utility outage at the same time a fault occurs on the distribution switchgear bus, all while one distribution transformer is down for maintenance. Generally, an infinite source of money is usually not available and, therefore, prudent engineering application of proper design concepts is required in order to produce a cost-effective and reliable power system.

As a result of various government incentives, environmental and sustainability concerns, consumer demand, and lower capital costs, renewable energy has emerged to become a mainstream player in the overall energy market. The most common renewable energy options include wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and water energy (hydroelectric/ocean). Solar energy alone consists of four conversion technologies: photovoltaics, concentrating solar thermal electric, thermal water heating, and absorption chilling. Real-life solar photovoltaic projects are presented with numerous actual photos illustrating the various components and systems.

To Register, visit https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/40779

For more details for the event see the attached Notice.
http://site.ieee.org/northern-canada-pesias/documents/2016/08/ieee-pes-tutorial-11-oct-2016-power-system-design.pdf