Event Details
Date & Time
Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Link
Department
Transmission & Distribution Engineering
Cost
Free with email registration
Location
Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees.
Contact/Registration
Register for this webinar now: tandd@gonzaga.edu
About This Event
Microgrids are characterized by hosting Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), as well as information and communication technologies that promote active systems to enable direct participation of end users. Microgrids provide some benefits, such as: network restoration, energy optimization, costs reduction, reliability and resiliency. However, microgrids must overcome some challenges to achieve their full development. Therefore, there are different considerations both for the distribution circuit that contains Microgrids, and for each Microgrid itself.
In this presentation, an analysis for the maximum number of microgrids that a distribution network can host will be presented. Likewise, the different aspects to be considered in Microgrids design will be illustrated and some automation strategies will be presented to allow expected behaviors both for steady state conditions and during faults events.
This is a free webinar - registration required. Webinar begins at noon Pacific Time.
About the Speaker
Dr Juan Gers, president and founder of GERS Consulting Engineers, has more than 40 years’ experience designing and analyzing transmission and distribution systems. He has taught in several universities (including Gonzaga’s T&D program) and has coordinated research activities in different fields of protection and power systems.
His textbooks, Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks, and Distribution System Analysis and Automation, are used at universities around the globe. Dr. Gers is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is member of the J Subcommittee of the Power System Relaying Committee-PSRC. He is also a chartered member of the IET for more than 30 years.