6 November 2012 | IET Birmingham: Austin Court

Conference Chair’s welcome and introduction

Frank Griffith, Drives Consultant Engineer, ABB, UK

The future challenges in power quality

• What is power quality
• What are the present factors affecting the renewed interest
• Do we understand the ways in which to mitigate problems

Danson Joseph, Power Systems Engineer, National Grid, UK

Power quality and standards

• Introduction to the national and International power quality standards
• Developments in equipment immunity and emission standards
• Application of PQ standards and new industry practices
• Improvements on power quality monitoring standards

Zia Emin, Chief Power Systems Engineer, Power Networks, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Emerging topics in power quality research and development

• PQ challenges in the use of renewable energy
• Smart grid technologies for power quality management
• DC supply and storage test programme for PQ improvement
• Can smart metering improve PQ

Phil Bowley, Sustainable Electrical Supply Ltd, UK

Morning coffee and networking

Power quality modelling and simulation: Harmonic modelling for simulation of HVDC converter stations and wind farms connected to a transmission system

Kah Leong KOO, Principal Power Systems Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, UK 

Poster 1

Power disturbance modelling and analysis

• Methods to study the PQ impacts of EVs, CFLs, and other new loads
• Impact of distributed generation on LV voltage distribution networks with respect to unbalance
• Impact of background distortion on active power injection
• Impact of zero sequence impedance of the grid on injected harmonic current and unbalance

Prof Jan Desmet, Elektrotechnical Expert Center of Howest, Belgium
Dr Sasa Djokic, Senior Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh, UK

Power quality measurement and monitoring

• Power quality troubleshooting techniques
• New techniques for disturbance sensing and diagnosis
• Hardware and algorithms for disturbance analysis
• How do you take results and apply them to a simple model?

Andrew Bower, EA Technology, UK

Lunch networking break

Emerging topics in power quality: Power quality improvements for LV networks

E Zacharis, A M Cross, Aston University, UK
B Godfrey, Western Power Distribution, UK

Poster 2

Technologies for power quality improvement

• Novel passive/active filters and disturbance compensators
• Mitigation of harmonic resonance in power systems
• Planning and operating strategies for PQ management
• Customer side disturbance mitigation initiatives

Jon Clews, Principal Engineer, Power Electronics Division, ABB Ltd, UK

Power quality issues when integrating new technologies on to the network

Jonathan Berry, Innovation and Low Carbon Networks Engineer, Western Power Distribution, UK

Improving power quality and reliability in developing African countries

• Monitoring faults using fault passage indicators
• Automatic sectionalising schemes for radial feeders
• Automatic start-up for heavy inductive loads
• Reliable communications system/infrastructure
• Importance of earthing for equipment reliability and safety
• System integration (steps to upgrade existing secondary distribution network automation system)

Muhammad Iqbal, Systems Team Leader, Lucy Switchgear

Afternoon coffee and networking

Power quality monitoring: Combined power quality and condition monitoring of offshore network cabling systems and installations

S. Djokic, The University of Edinburgh, UK
L. Renforth, M. Seltzer-Grant, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, UK
P. McKeever, Narec, UK

Poster 3

Power quality monitoring for utilities and industry

M.Waterton, B&S Group Limited – Metrum UK Distributor, UK
D. Ferguson, Metrum Sweden AB, Sweden

Poster 4

Case study: Harmonic reduction in a large industrial application

• Requirement: connection of electrical turbine train for as distribution subject to G5/4 and P28
• Assessment of PQ and mitigation approaches considered
• Application and project issues encountered

Tahar Taouaga , Siemens, UK