Simulation of Power Systems with Inverter-Based Resources & Insulation Coordination Studies - Australia

Simulation of Large Power Systems with IBR & Insulation Coordination Studies using EMTP

Course Outline

The course starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. There is a lunch break of 1 hour at 12:00.

Lunch is included in the price. 

The course is presented using exercises at each step. The students must build cases and study simulation results. The course emphasizes learning through exercises performed by participants. 

The participants must provide their own computers and will receive a free 30-day licence of EMTP® with all options and toolboxes.

Program

Day 1, Monday, February 20th

1. Introduction to the program and welcoming remarks

2. The range of power system problems 

3. Theoretical background on power system transients

4. Theoretical analysis methods

5. Introduction to EMTP®

6. EMTP®numerical methods

  •  Load-flow
  •  Steady-state
  • Time-domain
  • Frequency scan

7. EMTP® devices, signals, power and control pins

8. How to create and maintain subcircuits

9. EMTP® basic models

10. Visualization of scopes with MPLOT and ScopeView

11. RLC circuit examples, Capacitor bank switching example

Day 2, Tuesday, February 21st

1. Nonlinear devices: modeling in steady-state and time-domain, accurate iterative solver

2. Ferroresonance cases

3. Simulation of control systems, the library of control devices

4. Switching devices

5. Simulating power electronics circuits in EMTP® 

6. Measuring and interfacing devices

7. User-defined modeling options

8. Transmission line and cable models

  • Theory and available models: constant parameter, wideband, pi-section
  • Application examples

9. Synchronous and asynchronous machines with controls

10. Exciters and governors with automatic initialization from load-flow solution

11. Setup and simulation of a complete 230 kV system, exercises

12. Setup and simulation of a complete 500 kV system, exercises

13. Interconnecting the 230 kV and 500 kV systems, exercises

14. Fast simulation of very large grids in EMTP® 

Day 3, Wednesday, February 22nd

1. Introduction to insulation coordination studies

  • Origins and types of overvoltages
  • Insulation coordination standards
  • Design approach

2. Slow front overvoltages

  • Theory
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Interpretation of results

3. Switching analysis cases

  • Line re-energization
  • Controlled circuit breaker

4. Transient recovery voltages

  • Definitions, modeling
  • Studies with EMTP® RV breaker

5. Current chopping

  • Current chopping of small inductive current
  • Transformer de-energization

Day 4, Thursday, February 23th

1. Fast-front overvoltages, lightning

  • Definitions, standards
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Exercises with lightning cases

2. Modeling and simulation of inverter-based resources in EMTP®

  • EMTP®  Toolbox Renewables
  • Available options and models
  • Protection systems
  • Fast initialization
  • The WECC models for wind and photovoltaic parks
  • Temporary overvoltages (TOVs) during single-phase-to-ground faults
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Transient immunity assessment

Day 5, Friday, February 24th

1. Modeling and simulation of inverter-based resources in EMTP®

  • Grid forming inverter model
  • IBR model verifications for interconnection applications
  • Sub-synchronous control interaction (SSCI) analysis tool
  • Impact of IBRs on protection systems

2. Integration of renewables energies in large grids, exercises

  • System study with 10 wind parks
  • Integration of wind parks int0 230 kV and 500 kV systems
  • Superfast simulations with EMTP®  on​ multicore computers

3. Advanced topics

  • Scripting
  • DLL
  • CIGRE DLL​​​​​​

Instructors

Jean Mahseredjian, PH.D., IEEE Fellow

CEO PGSTech | Professor Polytechnique Montreal

Jean Mahseredjian is the creator and lead developer of EMTP. Jean Mahseredjian brings with him more than 30 years of research and development experience on power system transients.

 

Henry Gras, M.A.Sc.

Director of Operations PGSTech

Henry Gras is in charge of EMTP developments, consulting services and sales. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 2011 and his master's degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnique Montreal in 2013. Aside from analyzing and simulating transients in power systems, he is well versed in renewable energies, microgrids, control, insulation coordination and protection.

Register now

 

Date

February 20th to February 24th, 2023

Fees

USD 2,750.00   now: USD 2,200.00

early bird tickets until Jan 15, 2023

Venue

IN-PERSON

Sydney, Australia

Hotel Novotel Sydney Central

Instructors

 

Henry Gras,
Director of EMTP®
developments & consulting services

Jean Mahseredjian,

EMTP® lead developer

 

 

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