Speaker:
Dr. Osama A. Mohammed
Energy Systems Research Laboratory, Florida International University
Title:
Energy Link Integration and Wide Area Measurement Systems for AC Distribution Networks Involving Hybrid Renewable Energy Assets for Smart Grid Applications
Date:
Monday, December 5, 2011
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location:
EIT 3142
Abstract:
This presentation define contributions towards the goal of energy
security in terms of utilization of alternative and renewable energy
sources and developing the appropriate tools that will help the creation
of resilient power networks and systems. For Energy Link Integration,
the goal to achieve efficient power and energy systems by developing
techniques that would help increase power conversion efficiency and
improve switching, distribution, control and thermal management for
higher power density. Coupled with this are the efforts involving
the enhancement of power system operation with high energy levels and
nonlinear loads through energy storage as well as through efficient
power switching and control. The presentation will discuss new physics
based modeling and testing efforts for high frequency power converters
and Si and SiC devices. Hardware-in-the-loop simulations are
being used to facilitate the study of the new integrated power system
architectures. Some examples are implemented on our Smart Grid test-bed
relating to system modeling, distributed power system operation and
control, self healing and the study of fault diagnosis and protection.
The presentation will also describe efforts currently underway on
the development of wide area measurement (WAMS) system for smart grid
applications. This system is based on synchronized phasor measurement
technology with the access of a broadband communication capability. The
purpose is to increase the overall system efficiency and reliability
for all power stages via significant dependence on WAMS as distributed
intelligence agents with improved monitoring, protection, and control
capabilities of the power network. An example will be presented in which
the communication layer consists of three PMUs, located at generation
and load buses, and one Phasor data concentrator (PDC) collecting the
data received from remote PMUs and send it to the control center for
analysis and control actions. The power system status can be easily
monitored and controlled in real time by using the measured bus values
online which improves the overall system reliability and avoids cascaded
blackout during fault occurrence.
Biography:
Professor Mohammed received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical
Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He
has many years of teaching, curriculum development, research in addition
to industrial, government laboratory and consulting experience. He
authored and co-authored more than 400 technical articles in the
archival literature as well as in National and International Conference
records. He has also authored numerous technical and project reports and
monographs. He is author of book chapters including; Chapter 8 on direct
current machines in the Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers,
15th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007 and a book Chapter entitled "Optimal
Design of Magnetostatic Devices: the genetic Algorithm Approach and
System Optimization Strategies," in the Book entitled: Electromagnetic
Optimization by Genetic Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
Professor Mohammed specializes in Electrical Energy Systems especially
in areas related to smart grid applications, power systems operations
in addition alternate and renewable energy systems. He is also
interested in design optimization of electromagnetic devices, Artificial
Intelligence Applications to Energy Systems as well as Electromagnetic
Field Computations in Nonlinear Systems. He has current interest in
Shipboard power systems and integrated electric motor drives. He is also
interested in the application communication and sensor networks for the
distributed control of power grids. Dr. Mohammed has been successful in
obtaining a number of research contracts and grants from industries and
Federal government agencies. He has a current active and funded research
programs in several areas funded by the office of Naval Research and
the US Department of Energy and utility industry. Professor Mohammed
is also interested in developing learning environments and educational
techniques for Internet based delivery systems and virtual laboratories.
Professor Mohammed is a Fellow of IEEE and is a Fellow of the Applied
Computational Electromagnetic Society. Professor is the recipient of
the IEEE PES 2010 Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Award. He is the editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion,
the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics,
Power Engineering Letters and also an Editor of COMPEL. Professor Mohammed
was the current President of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic
Society (ACES) from 2005-2010.
He received many awards for excellence in research, teaching and service
to the profession. Professor Mohammed has chaired sessions and programs
in numerous International Conferences and has delivered numerous invited
lectures at scientific organizations in North and South America, Europe,
Asia and Africa. Professor Mohammed was the General Chair of the 2009
IEEE IEMDC conference held in Miami Florida, May 3-6 2009 and was the
Editorial Board Chairman for the IEEE CEFC2010 held in Chicago, IL USA,
May 9-12, 2010. Professor Mohammed was also the general chair of the
IEEE CEFC 2006 held in Miami, Florida, April 30 - May 3, 2006. He
was also general chair of the 19th annual Conference of the Applied
Computational Electromagnetic Society ACES-2006 held in Miami, Florida
March 14-17, 2006. He was the General Chairman of the 1993 COMPUMAG
International Conference and was also the General Chairman of the 1996
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems Applications to
Power Systems (ISAP'96) as well as the General Chairman of the 1994 IEEE
Southeast conference. He was the technical program chair for the IEEE CEFC
conference in Milwaukee, WI, June, 2000 and was the Publications Chair
for the IEEE conference on Nanoscale Devices and System Integration,
IEEE-NDSI 2004, Miami, FL February 15-19, 2004. Dr. Mohammed also
organized and taught many short courses on power systems, Electromagnetics
and intelligent systems in the U.S.A and abroad.
Dr. Mohammed was the Chair, Vice Chair and Technical Committee Program
Chair for the IEEE PES Electric Machinery Committee. He was a member of
the IEEE/Power Engineering Society Governing Board (1992-1996) and was
the Chairman of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Constitution and Bylaws
committee. He also serves as chairman, officer or as an active member on
several IEEE PES committees, subcommittees and technical working groups.
Invited by:
Prof.
M. Salama
