Workshop on Safe & Reliable Electrical Distribution Systems for Qatar
DAY ONE
Sunday – December 1, 2019 ⊿
Dr. Dirk Van Hertem
Professor
KU Leuven
Energyville
Dirk Van Hertem graduated as a M.Eng. in 2001 from the KHK, Geel, Belgium and as a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the KU Leuven, Belgium in 2003. In 2009, he has obtained his PhD, also from the KU Leuven. In 2010, Dirk Van Hertem was a member of EPS group at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in Stockholm. Since spring 2011 he is back at the University of Leuven where he is an associate professor in the ELECTA group. His special fields of interest are decision support for grid operators, power system operation and control in systems with FACTS and HVDC and building the transmission system of the future, including offshore grids and the supergrid concept. Dr. Van Hertem is an active member of both IEEE (PES and IAS) and Cigré, currently acting as chair of the IEEE Benelux section and as chair of the steering committee of the ISGT Europe conference. He was the general chair of the IEEE EnergyCon 2016 conference, held in Leuven.
Technical Session 1 ⊿
Reliable Power Systems Using Maximum Use of System Flexibility
Dr. Reinhilde D’hulst
Researcher, Energy Technology
VITO
EnergyVille
Dr. ir. Reinhilde D’Hulst received a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004, and obtained her PhD in the field of Power Electronics in 2009, both from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Since 2009 she is with the Energy Technology department of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) and EnergyVille, Belgium. She is involved in several national as well as European research projects related to Smart Grids, a.o. Linear, EvolvDSO (FP7), ELECTRA IRP (FP7), and Rennovates (H2020). The main focus of her work is development of smart grid solutions for electricity (distribution), grid-related issues, distribution grid modeling and simulation, flexibility assessment, and control algorithms for demand response.
Technical Session 2 ⊿
Active Distribution Grids
Dr. B. Don Russell
Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Texas A&M University
Dr. Russell is a member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE) in the USA. He is also Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), amongst his long list of accolades and recognitions. He is past President of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), and VP and Secretary of USNC Secretariat of CIGRE. He has been the Chairman of the IEEE Conference for Protective Relay Engineers since 1988.
Technical Session 3 ⊿
Real-time Electric Circuit Diagnostics Using Waveform Analytics—Predicting Failures and Preventing Outages, Making the System More Reliable and Safe
DAY TWO
Monday – December 2, 2019 ⊿
Dr. Miroslav Begovic
Lohman ’59 Professor and Head, Electrical Engineering Department
Texas A&M University
Dr. Begovic is Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and past President of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). He is a Guest Professor at Tsinghua University and Belgrade University. Dr. Begovic’s research interests lie in wide area monitoring; protection and emergency control using smart grid apparatus; sustainable and resilient energy infrastructures; and managing large assets in energy infrastructure.
Technical Session 4 ⊿
Harmonic and Reactive Power Compensation – Improving the Efficiency and Resiliency of the Distribution Network to Cope with Increased Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources including Energy Efficient Appliances, Photovoltaic Systems, Electric Vehicles
Dr. Johan Driesen
Professor
KU Leuven
EnergyVille
Johan Driesen received the MSc degree in 1996 as Electrical Engineer from the KU Leuven, Belgium. He received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at KU Leuven in 2000. In 2000-2001 he was a visiting researcher in the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK. In 2002 he was working at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Currently he is a full professor at the KU Leuven and teaches power electronics, renewables, drives and electromobility. He conducts research on distributed energy resources, including renewable energy systems, power electronics and its applications, for instance in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Dr. Driesen is also the program director of the international master program in energy at KU Leuven and within the EIT-KIC InnoEnergy, a pan-European consortium supporting education and innovation in sustainable energy, the Education Director for the Benelux area.
Technical Session 5 ⊿
Power Electronics as the Enabling Technology for Sustainable Energy
Dr. Robert S. Balog
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University at Qatar (Joint Appointment)
Dr. Balog is Director of the Renewable Energy and Advanced Power Electronics Research laboratory and the National Science Foundation Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics. He holds 18 US patents and was a technology founder of a microinverter company before joining Texas A&M University. He is a Senior Member and Distinguished Lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society (PELS) and Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Technical Session 6 ⊿
Arc Fault and Flash Detection in Photovoltaic and Building Wiring Systems – Detecting Electrical Safety Problems, Making the Electrical System Safer for the Customer
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