Power Electronics Dominated Grids: Dynamic Modeling and Simulation for Reliable and Resilient Operation of Future Grids

Organizers

Suman Debnath, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Kemal Celik, United States (US) Department of Energy (DOE)

Abstract

With increased penetration of power electronics based resources in the grid like photovoltaic (PV), energy storage systems (ESS), electric vehicle (EV) chargers, among others, there is a need to understand the impact on the reliability and resilient operation of future grids. Towards the same, next-generation tools and control methodologies are required for stable, reliable, and resilient operation of future grids. In this talk, the opportunities in future power grids with increased penetration of power electronics will be presented followed by the presentations on ongoing research activities in development of next-generation tools, models, and control functionalities.

The live session at ECCE 2021 will be held on 13th October from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (ET). During the live session, we will have each participant provide a brief 7-minute overview of their presentation, which will be following by a 3-minute Q&A. Between 3:00 and 3:30 pm (ET), we will be organizing a panel session with all six presenters.

Short Bio of Organizers

Suman Debnath received his bachelors and masters from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in 2010, and doctoral degree from Purdue University in 2015. He has since been working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and is a research and development (R&D) staff over there. He has published over 40 publications and has been awarded several projects worth millions. His research interests include applied mathematics for simulation, modeling, and control of power electronics in various applications (including high-voltage direct current systems, wind, PV, high-power drives, among others).

Kemal Çelik joined the Systems Integration group at Department of Energy/Solar Energy Technologies Office in 2015.  He completed his master studies at Virgina Tech in 1991 and Ph.D. at Texas A&M in 1991.  He worked at Pacific Gas and Electric for 8 years and at Nexant 18 years before joining SETO/SI group. Kemal has more than 25 years of professional experience working on a wide range of projects from analytical electric distribution and transmission network applications to web-based demand-side management applications, energy market solutions and distribution planning tools. He worked on electric utility control center applications as well as computer modeling, coding, and implementation of analytical algorithms for power transmission and distribution networks.

Speakers and presentations

1. Marissa Enid Morales-Rodriguez, Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO) from the US Department of Energy (DOE)
Collaborative sensor networks to assist data-driven PV systems dynamic modeling.

2. Suman Debnath, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
High-Fidelity Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) Modeling of Power Electronics in Future Grid

3. Maozhong Gong, GE Research
Holistic Modeling Methods to Improve the Stability of Inverter-Dominated Power Grids

4. Lingling Fan, University of South Florida
Dynamic Model Development of Inverter-Based Resources through Experiment Measurements and Real-World Event Data

5. Lisa Qi, ABB US Research Center
Dynamic modeling and fault simulations of an IPRB microgrid with multiple grid forming inverters

6. Jens Boemer, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Advanced Generic Dynamic Models for Screening of Reliability and Resilience Challenges of Future Grids