Advanced Microgrids Design, Standards and Modeling

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between islanded and grid-tied microgrid configurations and DER typologies
• Apply regulatory and interconnection standards such as IEEE 1547, IEEE 2030.7/8/10, and IEC codes
• Use leading software tools (HOMER Pro, ETAP, PowerFactory, OpenDSS, MATLAB/Simulink) for design and modeling
• Forecast energy growth in underserved areas using AI tools like LSTM, Prophet, and MATLAB
• Establish load profiles for residential, commercial, and industrial applications, considering demand-side strategies
• Select and size key equipment including inverters, BESS, controllers, and protection systems
• Interpret single-line diagrams and design AC vs DC coupling schemes
• Compare and implement communication protocols including IEC 60870-5, DNP3, Modbus, and UIOT
• Develop EMS control logic using programming languages such as Python, C, and C++
• Implement cloud-based EMS functions such as DER dispatch, load prioritization, and black start coordination

This course is designed for professionals involved in the planning, design, and operation of microgrids and distributed energy systems, including:

• Microgrid and power system engineers
• Utility planners and distribution network operators
• Energy project developers and renewable system integrators
• SCADA, EMS, and automation specialists
• Energy consultants, researchers, and technical advisors
• Government agencies and regulators involved in DER standards and rural electrification programmes

• Advanced

This course combines expert-led lectures with hands-on software demonstrations, real-world case studies, and interactive discussions. Emphasis is placed on practical application of standards, design tools, and EMS control strategies. Participants will engage with actual modeling and system design scenarios throughout the training.

Your expert course faculty is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in power system operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight. She consults on energy markets integrating renewable resources from planning to operation. She led complex projects in operations and conducted long term planning studies to support planning and operational reliability standards. Specializing in Smart Grids, Operational flexibilities, Renewable generation, Reliability, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets and Power System Integration, she was recently engaged by the Inter-American Development Bank/MHI in Guyana. She was the Operations Expert in the regulatory assessment in Oman. She is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada. She is also a contributing member to the IEEE Standards Association, WG Blockchain P2418.5.

With over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion CAD, I/S 16 GW), she served as Canadian representative in CIGRE, committee member in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), and Senior Member IEEE and Elsevier since the 90ties. Our key expert chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book on Reliability and Security of Nuclear Power Plants, contributed to IEEE and PMAPS and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy, Canada. She delivered seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE plus seminars to power companies worldwide, including Oman, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, Romania, and Guyana.

Our Key expert delivered over 60 specialized seminars to executives and engineers from Canada, Europe, South and North America, Middle East, South East Asia and Japan. Few examples are:

• Modern Power System in Digital Utilities – The Energy Commission, Malaysia and utilities in the Middle East, GCCIA, June 2020
• Assessment of OETC Control Centre, Oman, December 2019
• Demand Side management, Load Forecasting in a Smart Grid, Oman, 2019
• Renewable Resources in a Smart Grid (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, GCCIA, Saudi Arabia)
• The Modern Power System: Impact of the Power Electronics on the Power System
• The Digital Utility, AI and Blockchain
• Smart Grid and Reliability of Distribution Systems, Cyme, Montreal, Canada
• Economic Dispatch in the context of an Energy Market (TNB, Sarawak Energy, Malaysia)
• Energy Markets, Risk Assessment and Financial Management, PES, IEEE: Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Portugal, South Africa, Japan. Provided training at CEO and CRO level.
• Enterprise Risk methodology, EDP, Portugal
• Energy Markets: Saudi Electricity Company, Tenaga National Berhad, Malaysia
• Reliability Centre Maintenance (South East Asia, Saudi Electricity Company, KSA)
• EUSN, ENERGY & UTILITIES SECTOR NETWORK, Government of Canada, 2016
• Connected+, IOT, Toronto, Canada September 2016 and 2015
• Smart Grid, Smart Home HomeConnect, Toronto, Canada November 2014
• Wind Power: a Cautionary Tale, Ontario Centre for Public Policy, 2010

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