Live support chatThe Energy Control Center of the Future (Video on Demand)
Credit: 2 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Ahmed Mousa, PhD
In The Energy Control Center of the Future (Video on Demand), you'll learn ...
- Various system operations’ challenges
- Familiarization with transmission and distribution systems
- Familiarization with distributed energy resources at a high level
Overview
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Credit: 2 PDH
The energy system is going through a massive transformation and digitalization phase, to meet political and customer demands, such as:
- Building smart grids,
- Transportation electrification (electric vehicles, vehicle 2 home grid),
- Building electrification (converting gas heating to electric heating),
- Cybersecurity,
- Transactive energy,
- And accommodating distributed energy resources, i.e. solar, onshore, offshore wind, and energy storage.
Several governors, commissioners, cities, states, and the U.S. as a whole have set goals to achieve 100% clean or renewable energy by 2050 or sooner.
The utility world is split on the stability and reliability of the future grid, where senior engineers and energy control center operators argue that the future system is not promising due to the lack of large power plants. This lack results in a much weaker system inertia when compared to the current system.
Also, the intermittent nature of renewables is another major issue that must be addressed. The importance of advanced system operations for the success of the future grid cannot be overstated.
Various energy storage types, stacking options, the difference between DSOs and TSOs, and various management systems, i.e. GMS, EMS, DMS, DERMS, ADMS, etc, will be discussed.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Various energy storage types
- Energy storage stacking options
- Various critical energy control center functions
- Difference between an energy control center operator and an advanced system operator
- System operations vs. planning
- Load forecasting and system capabilities
- Restoring the system after a transmission feeder and substation transformer failure
- Grid changes, i.e., smart grid, microgrids, electric vehicles, etc.
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of the video before you purchase it.
Credit: 2 PDH
