Biography:

Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt received the degree in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB), Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2001 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the UPC in 2007. In 1999, he joined Engitrol S.L. where he worked as Project Engineer in the automation and control industry. Since 2004, he has been with the Electrical Engineering Department, UPC where he is a Professor and participates in the CITCEA-UPC Research Group. Since 2020, he is an ICREA Academia researcher. In 2022, he co-founded the start-up eRoots Analytics focused on the analysis of modern power systems. His research interests include the fields linked with power electronics, power systems and renewable energy integration in power systems.

 

 

Abstract:

Modern power systems are experiencing a deep transformation because of the massive penetration of renewable generation, the increased electrification of loads and the irruption of electric mobility. Power electronics-based systems are increasingly dominating generation power plants, while many active power converters are used to enhance the flexibility of power transmission and distribution networks. Power electronics are used for energy storage integration and for High Voltage DC transmission systems and grids. The presentation will focus on present some challenges associated to the power system transformation and the need for new tools and solutions to analyze such systems. The following main topics will be discussed:
• The role of power electronics and grid forming/following converters in renewable power plants
• HVDC transmission systems and grids, hybrid AC-DC grids
• Stability analysis of modern power systems
• Short-circuit calculations of modern power systems
• Grid equivalent representations for modern power systems