Dr. Hugo Villegas, Iowa State University
Friday afternoons 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Central Time
August 11, August 18, August 25, September 8, and September 15, 2023.
Registration closed.
Course Description
The objective of this short course is to implement and analyze a notional inverter-based power system in the electromagnetic-transient (EMT) domain.
The notional system will include power inverters with grid-forming capability, step-up transformers, transmission lines, and loads.
The instructor will use PSCAD V5 as EMT simulation platform; the format of this short course is on-line.
The course assumes no knowledge of PSCAD, hence a step-by-step guide to implement an elemental EMT simulation in PSCAD will be introduced.
The topics to be covered in this short course are:
(i) Present needs of electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulations
(ii) EMT implementation of a power inverter
(iii) EMT implementation of grid-forming controls with fault-ride through capability
(iv) EMT implementation of high-voltage power transformers
(v) EMT implementation of high-voltage ac transmission lines
(vi) EMT simulation and analysis of faulted inverter-based systems
The short course will finish by linking the covered topics to the NERC Reliability Guideline: Electromagnetic transient modeling for bulk power systems.
This short course is based upon work funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic Energy Sciences under award No. DE-SC0021410 to Iowa State University.