Philip Hart, GE Research
Will present a talk entitled:
“Resilient, Next-Generation Power Grids: Grid-Forming Inverters, Big Data, and Machine Learning”
Abstract: An overview of ongoing power systems-related developments at GE Research will be presented. In particular, two topics will be covered that are both highly relevant to the resiliency of future power grids: (i) power system event detection and classification using big data analysis of synchrophasor datasets and (ii) the introduction of grid-forming inverters into the power grid. In the first part of this talk, the application of a powerful, industry-validated signature identification strategy to a large, real-world synchrophasor dataset will be described. Event signatures generated using this semi-supervised strategy are derived from an over-abundance of features calculated in a transparent manner, and can be efficiently applied to either historical or streaming synchrophasor data. The signatures can be used to quantify the relative severity, location, and duration of major power systems events, and show promise for integration into control room software platforms that provide enhanced power systems resiliency. In the second part of this talk, several leading variants of grid-forming inverter control will be introduced. Grid-forming inverter control algorithms can contribute to resilient and stable operation of the power grid as renewable resources such as solar PV, wind, and battery energy storage continue to displace conventional generation. Appealing properties of grid-forming inverter dynamics will be reviewed, and implications for system-level resiliency and stability will be discussed.
Bio: Philip Hart is a Lead Electric Power Systems Engineer at GE Research. He received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA, in 2011, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. He received the degrees while working as a Research Assistant with Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) at University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include grid-forming inverter control, power system stability, nonlinear system dynamics, and synchrophasor applications.
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Friday April 9th 2021
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