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2010-01 Power Quality Issues in Contemporary and Future Power Networks
January 25-27, 2010

Objectives

   The course is designed to give both, industrial practitioners (technicians, engineers and managers) and young academics and researchers a solid understanding of the major Power Quality issues facing customers and operators of modern electrical power systems with substantial penetration of distributed generation. The following topics will be addressed:
• Power Quality - importance, terms and definitions
• Overview of distributed generation technologies (renewable and conventional) and major power quality issues arising from their application
• Sources, consequences and mitigation of voltage variations
• Sources, consequences and mitigation of harmonics
• Guidelines for monitoring Power Quality
• Brief overview of major Power Quality standards

Coordinators

Prof. J.V. Milanovic (jovica.milanovic@manchester.ac.uk)

is Professor of Electrical Power Engineering and Director of Research in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. He received his Dipl.Ing. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, his Ph.D. degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia and his Higher Doctorate (Doctor of Science degree) from the University of Manchester, UK, all in electrical engineering. Prior to joining The University of Manchester in January 1998, he worked with “Energoproject”, Engineering and Consulting Co. in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia and the universities of Newcastle and Tasmania in Australia. His research work over the years has been mainly in two areas, power system dynamics and control and power quality with a common, underlying stream of probabilistic / stochastic modeling of uncertainties of events and system parameters. He is editor or member of editorial boards of 5 international journals, member of international technical committees of 25 international conferences and member of 5 past or current international CIGRE / CIRED / IEEE working groups in the areas of power quality and power system dynamics. Professor Milanovic presented over 80 courses and lectures to industry and academia around the world in the areas of power quality and power system dynamics and published over 200 research papers. He is a Chartered Engineer in the UK, a Foreign Fellow of the Serbian Academy of Engineering Sciences, a Fellow of the IET and a Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to power system dynamics and power quality.


Instructors

Jovica V. Milanovic
University of Manchester
UK

Math Bollen
Luleå University of Technology
Sweden

Vladimir Katic
University of Novi Sad
Serbia

Alfredo Testa
Second University of Naples
Italy

Zbigniew Hanzelka
AGH-University of Science and Technology
Poland


Peter Vaessen
Eindhoven University of Technology
The Netherlands


Course duration and location

Three days - 25th through 27th January 2010.
The University of Manchester, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, UK

The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk) is located close to both Piccadilly main line station (about two and a half hours from London) and Oxford Road train station, with Victoria train station a little further away. For details of timetables, tickets and other rail information, please ring
National Rail Enquiries on +44 (0)20 7278 5240 from overseas.

 

Courses Contents

Monday, January 25


11:00 – 11:30 - Registration
12:00 – 12:30 - Welcome and Introduction (J.V.Milanovi•) - Course overview
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 14:20 - Power Quality – Terms & Definitions (J.V.Milanovi•)
                    - What is Power Quality and why is it important?
                    - General approach to evaluating Power Quality
                    - Who is affected by Power Quality problems?
                    - The influence of Distributed Generation on Power Quality and vice versa

14:30 – 15:20 – Voltage variations (Z.Hanzelka)
                    - Voltage regulation
                    - Overvoltages and undervoltages
                    - Voltage flicker

15:20 – 15:40 - Coffee break
15:40 – 16:30 – Voltage sags – causes, estimation and propagation (M.Bollen)
                    - Definition, characteristics and causes of voltage sags.
                    - Voltage sag propagation and representation

Tuesday, January 26

09:00 – 09:50 – Voltage sags – causes, estimation and propagation (M.Bollen)
                    - Consequences of voltage sags
                    - Voltage sag simulation and estimation
                    - Voltage sag propagation

10:00 – 10:50 - Voltage sags – consequences, mitigation, economics (J.V.Milanovi•)
                    - Mitigating measures for voltage sags
                    - Assessment of economic costs resulting from

voltage sags
10:50 – 11:10 - Coffee break
11:10 – 12:00 - Voltage sags – consequences, mitigation, economics (J.V.Milanovi•)
                    - Techno-economic assessment of mitigating solutions
                    - An approach to voltage sag cost minimisation
                    - Reducing the costs due to voltage sags

12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch
13:00 – 13:50 - Harmonics – sources and calculation (A.Testa)
                    - Definition of harmonics.
                    - Measure of harmonic distortion
                    - Harmonic sources and propagation
                    - Consequences of harmonics

14:00 – 14:50 – Harmonics – sources and calculation (A.Testa)
                    - Harmonic resonance
                    - Characteristics of nonlinear loads
                    - Modelling of harmonics
                    - Types of harmonic studies and study procedure

14:50 – 15:00 - Coffee break
15:10 – 16:00 – Harmonics – standards and mitigation (V.Kati•)
                    - Brief overview of major harmonic standards
                    - Standards for harmonic measurements
                    - Overview of the characteristic results of the harmonic measurements in the field

16:10 – 17:00 - Harmonics – standards and mitigation (V.Kati•)
                    - Mitigation of harmonics
                    - Harmonic filters and filter design procedure

           19:30 - Course dinner

 

Wednesday, January 27

09:00 – 09:50 – Monitoring, Conditioning and Economics (J.V.Milanovi•)
                    - Monitoring Power Quality
                    - Choosing monitoring locations and duration of monitoring
                    - Types of monitoring equipment
                    - Overview of conditioning equipment
                    - Location and economic considerations

10:00 – 10:50 -Introduction to RES, DG & Smart grids (P.Vaessen)
                    - Development of RES & DG
                    - Status and development of SmartGrids in Europe
                    - Technology & Testing
                    - Future Outlook

10:50 – 11:10 - Coffee break
11:10 – 12:00 - EU and International standards & regulation related toPQ in networks with RES, DG & Smart grids (P.Vaessen)
                    - Present standards and regulation
                    - Developments of new/additonal/other standards
                    - Prestandardisation activites DER-labs
                    - Tests and practical experiences
                    - Smartgrids Standards needed?

12:10 – 12:20 – Closing remarks (J.V.Milanovi•)
12:20 – 13:30 - Lunch


Course fees

Fees for three-day course:

• 367.5 Euro for attendees coming from member universities of EESUETP
• 900 Euro for attendees coming from non-member universities of the EES-UETP
• 1500 Euro for attendees coming from non-member industrial enterprises of the EES-UETP

Course fees will include lectures, course aids (lectures on CDs, leaflets, brochures, etc.) coffee breaks, lunches and course dinner.

Attendees from the UK make their payments to:
Barclays Bank
Account number: 60272663
Sort Code: 20-55-34
Attendees from abroad make their payments to:
Account number: 60272663
Sort Code: 20-55-34
Swift N: BARCGB22
IBAN N: GB05BARC20553460272663
Note
- Please, state the number RO13187 on the bank payment form
- Participants have to provide course organisers with the proof of course fees payment (i.e. invoice) by fax not later than 1 week before the course date

Registration form

Registration Form

Accommodation

Recommended Hotels


Days Hotel Manchester City (Highly recommended)
Weston Bldg, Sackville Street
Sackville St, City Center
Manchester, M13BB UK


Maps & Directions


Hotel's Sunburst Rating
Phone: 44-161-9558400
Fax: 44-161-9558050
E-Mail: reservations@days-mcc.co.uk


McDonald Hotel, Manchester
Hotel & Spa, London Road, Manchester, M1 2PG
Tel: (+44) 0844 879 9088
Rooms approx £98


Ibis, Charles Street, Manchester
Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DG
Tel : (+44) 161 2725000
Rooms approx £60


Novotel China Town, Manchester

21 Dickinson Street, Manchester M1 4LX
Tel (+44)161/2352200
Rooms approx £75


Please make sure to book your rooms in due time.

Information

Course Leader: Prof. J. V. Milanovic
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
University of Manchester, UK
Phone: +44(0) 161 306 87 24
Fax: +44(0) 161 306 48 20
Email: jovica.milanovic@manchester.ac.uk


Contact: Dr. Galina Romanovsky,
University of Manchester, UK
Phone (mob.) +44(0) 77 946 33 225
Fax: +44 (0)161 306 48 20
email: Galina.Romanovsky@manchester.ac.uk

How to get here

How to get to the University of Manchester


The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk) is located close toboth Piccadilly main line station (about two and a half hours from London) and Oxford Road train station, with Victoria train station a little further away.
For details of timetables, tickets and other rail information, please ring National Rail Enquiries on +44 (0)20 7278 5240 from overseas.

From Manchester Piccadilly railway station (Main station in Manchester)
The Sackville Street area of the campus is within 5 minutes' walk of Piccadilly
Station. (See Sackville Street area map below)

From Manchester airport:
Manchester Airport is one of the largest and busiest in the country. It is located about 10 miles (16km) south of the city centre, about 30 minutes from the university.
The airport has a number of transport links to the city:
• Train - The airport's two terminals are linked directly to the city centre by a fast, frequent 24 hour train link to both Piccadilly and Oxford Road stations.
• Taxi - A taxi from the airport to the University will cost approximately £15.
• Bus - Local buses also run to the Oxford Road and Sackville Street areas of the campus.


Sackville Street area map
For more maps see http://www.manchester.ac.uk/visitors/travel/maps/ and the pdf campus map

 

How to get to the course location

Ferranti Building is number 20 on campus map

Room C18 is on the C floor.