SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

Date of conduction: 12/10/2022

Timings: 12.15 pm-2.15pm

Mode of conduction: online cisco webex platform

Chair:

Stephan McRae

Chief Executive and Board Member with international experience in the IT, Communications, Energy and Renewable Energy market segments. Experienced with both large corporation and early stage corporate environments. A proven track record of corporate restructures product development and market entry strategies, project and business development initiatives and fundraising.

Introduction

Smart Transformers (STs) are being envisioned as a key element for the controllability of distribution networks in a future context of Renewable Energy Source (RES), Energy Storage System (ESS) and Electric Vehicle (EV) massification. Additionally, STs enable the deployment of hybrid AC/DC networks, which offer important advantages in this context. In addition to offering further degrees of controllability, hybrid AC/DC networks are more suited to integrate DC resources such as DC loads, PV generation, ESS and EV chargers. The purpose of the work developed in this paper is to address the feasibility of exploiting STs to actively coordinate a fleet of resources existing in a hybrid AC/DC network supplied by the ST aiming to provide active power-frequency regulation services to the upstream AC grid. The feasibility of the ST to coordinate the resources available in the hybrid distribution AC/DC network in order to provide active power-frequency regulation services is demonstrated in this paper through computational simulation. It is demonstrated that the aforementioned goal can be achieved using droop-based controllers that can modulate controlled variables in the ST.

About the Webinar:

the Schneider Electric  has conducted a international  Webinar on Ecostruxure Transformer  on October 12th 2022 from 11.45 am – 1.00 pm through Google Meet The Objectives of the Webinar were: 1) to provide a platform for an open discussion about the shifting paradigm of smart grid t 2) to have a discussion about the role and function of Transformers in smart grid pilot project implementation  with converter transformer, and 3) to throw light on the need and significance of integrating modern power system . Webinar included three distinguished keynote speakers. Total number of 110 participants was attended in this Webinar

Overview and Topics of Discussion

Steve McRae opened the webinar by providing the overview on smart grid and growing complexity of the energy landscape requires more intelligent, reliable, and sustainable grids. Our Sensformer portfolio supports grid operators in this path with reliable digital transformers that increase operational transparency and allow performance optimization through data aggregation, visualization, and analytics. We proudly introduced our latest upgrade on the concept: Sensformer Edge, a digitized transformer based on a smart, local approach.  Also he explained why Ecostruxre Transformer   is being covered in a standalone chapter for modern power system  and reviewed the current  research direction on modern grid integration with converter transformer

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Participants raised many questions and provided comments regarding the chapter’s scope and how it connects with the broader report. The key takeaways for the Ecostruxure transformer chapter from the discussion are listed below. These questions and perspectives will be taken into consideration in the chapter development.

Transformer short circuit

• Participants had several questions regarding impacts from transformer short circuit. Topics of these questions ranged from different faults and location of faults also change in the parameters of grid integration

Grid integration

• While the 2012 blackouts are due power damping oscillations with interconnected system one participant asked if the author team would explore issues of transient stability and steady state stability , more specifically with IEEE stds

 Converter Transformer

• there were questions about adaptation options related to converter transfomer in terms of building resilience to future impacts, including impacts due to a changing in climate parameter. For example, one participant inquired about potential upstream controls to reduce voltage regulations