Power Engineering Research and Training at Waterloo Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Power & Energy Systems www.power.uwaterloo.ca
Power & Energy Systems One of the largest Power Groups in Canada and North America Broad expertise covering practically all areas in power engineering research Established international reputation of faculty members and program Unique research facilities Outstanding students (multiple awards and scholarships) Various large grants/contracts with OCE, NSERC and industry Multiple international collaborations (e.g. US, Europe, Middle-East) and industrial partners (e.g. Hydro One, ABB, Energent) 16-Dec-14 2
Members Kankar Bhattacharya (Professor) Ph.D. (IIT Delhi, India) MEng Program Director Expertise: Power system operations, economics and planning Electricity Markets Operations, management Ancillary services and congestion management Pricing of real and reactive power CDM/DR DG Smart Grid PHEVs & EVs 16-Dec-14 3
Members Claudio Canizares (Professor) Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison), P.Eng., Fellow IEEE Associate Director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) Hydro One Endowed Chair Expertise: Nonlinear systems theory (bifurcations, chaos) Power systems stability and security FACTS and HVDC systems Electricity market operations Multi-energy systems modeling and optimization, particularly hydrogen systems and storage Demand side management Renewables (wind/solar) system integration Microgrid analysis, modeling, simulation and control Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) Smart Grid PHEVs & EVs 16-Dec-14 4
Members Ehab El-Saadany (Associate Professor) Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng. Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Expertise: Power Quality Distribution system operation and control Distributed Generation Grid interfacing Micro-grid operation Mechatronics MEMS generator design Smart Grid 16-Dec-14 5
Members Ramadan El-Shatshat (Lecturer) Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng. Expertise: Power quality improvement in deregulated environment Power quality problems monitoring and mitigation Power electronic circuits and system design 16-Dec-14 6
Members Shesha Jayaram (Professor) Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng., Fellow IEEE Expertise: Insulation failure analysis, insulating materials High voltage engineering applications High voltage testing techniques Pulse power applications Biotechnology and nanotechnology applications of HV EVs 16-Dec-14 7
Members Mehrdad Kazerani (Associate Professor) Ph.D. (McGill), P.Eng. Expertise: Power Electronics Distributed Generation (wind, solar, microturbine, fuel cell) Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) Static Frequency Changers (Matrix Converter, Cycloconverter) Power Conditioning and Management in Vehicular Systems Power Quality, Active Power Filter Smart Grid PHEVs & EVs 16-Dec-14 8
Members Magdy Salama (Professor) Ph.D. (Waterloo), P.Eng., Fellow IEEE University Research Chair Expertise: Distribution Systems Analysis Asset Management Power Quality Wind and Solar Energy Artificial Intelligent System Smart Grid 16-Dec-14 9
Research Areas Distribution System Engineering Distribution system planning Distribution system automation (important part of smart grids) Load management and forecasting Distribution system operation Distribution system reliability Substation grounding design Distributed generation Smart Grid PHEVs and EVs 16-Dec-14 10
Research Areas Power Quality (PQ) Disturbance monitoring Feature extraction Detection, localization and classification of PQ disturbance Passive and hybrid filters design Disturbance mitigation Distributed generation Grid interfacing Smart Grid 16-Dec-14 11
Research Areas Power Electronics Modeling, control, and implementation of converters Current-sourced converter-based FACTS devices Photo-voltaic grid-connected inverters Fuel-cell inverter (residential & transportation) Microturbine-based distributed power generation Static frequency changers (cycloconverters and matrix converters) Power quality, active power filter Smart Grid PHEVs and EVs 16-Dec-14 12
Research Areas High-voltage Engineering Insulating materials under HV stress Polymeric insulation for outdoor applications. Nano-insulating materials. Inverter fed motor insulation designs. Development of diagnostic tools for insulation failure analysis Electrostatics applications to industrial processes, and development of power supplies High-voltage testing techniques EVs 16-Dec-14 13
Research Areas Power Systems Stability and security analysis and improvements of power systems in a deregulated environment Optimal and secure energy management, and load and electricity price forecasting in competitive electricity markets Power system planning in a competitive environment Simulation and analysis of energy systems with multiple energy carriers Modeling, simulation, analysis and control of microgrids Demand side management Simulation, modeling and analysis of FACTS controllers and HVDC in power systems Network/distributed and web-based programming applications in power systems Smart Grid PHEVs and EVs 16-Dec-14 14
Research Areas Electricity Markets Operational issues in a competitive electricity market environment (e.g. reactive power markets) Market design and auction mechanisms Ancillary service management Pricing models Development of dispatch tools for demand-side power management (CDM/DR) including DG and price uncertainties Probabilistic and stochastic OPF problems Load and price forecasting Smart Grid PHEVs and EVs 16-Dec-14 15
Resources Power Quality Lab: Micro-controller circuit for driving PQ improvement equipment Digital Scope with storage/printing capabilities 16-Dec-14 16
Resources High Voltage Engineering Lab FEM used in Electric Field Computation 800 kv 60 kj Impulse Generator Use of thermal images in diagnosis 16-Dec-14 17
Resources Power Electronics Lab: Experimental Setup of a Current-Sourced Converter-Based STATCOM 16-Dec-14 18
Resources Electricity Markets Simulation and Optimization Laboratory (EMSOL): Multi-processor servers Wide variety of commercial and research software packages for power systems analysis and optimization, e.g.: PSCAD/EMTDC GAMS AMPL DSA PowerTools PowerWorld SCA PSIM ETAP UWPFLOW (Waterloo) PSAT (Waterloo) 16-Dec-14 19
Power Engineering Programs Levels (OCGS approved Nov. 05) : Certificate of Competence: Awarded after successful completion of a course Postgraduate Diploma: Awarded after successful completion of 6 courses M.Eng.: Awarded after successful completion of 9 courses Hydro One has provided funds to get the program started and guarantee continuity 70+ students registered, and approximately 25 MEng grads as of June 09 On-line delivery 16-Dec-14 20
Power Engineering Programs SOME COURSES TAUGHT COORDINATOR INSTRUCTOR Power system analysis Claudio Canizares Claudio Canizares Power system management & electricity markets Electromagnetic compatibility & power system quality Kankar Bhattacharya Ehab El-Saadany Kankar Bhattacharya Ehab El-Saadany High voltage engineering applications Shesha Jayaram Shesha Jayaram Power Electronics Converters: Design and Applications Mehrdad Kazerani Mehrdad Kazerani Distribution System Engineering Magdy Salama Magdy Salama Electric Machines and Motor Drives Mehrdad Kazerani Mehrdad Kazerani Distributed Generation Ehab El-Saadany Ehab El-Saadany Power System Protection Magdy Salama Tarlochan Sidhu (Western) Operation & Control of Restructured Power Systems Kankar Bhattacharya Kankar Bhattacharya Dielectrics and electrical insulation Shesha Jayaram Ed Cherney (Adjunct) FACTS: Models, Controls & Applications Claudio Canizares Rajiv Varma (Western) 16-Dec-14 21
Hydro One UG Support Eight/year $ 2,000 scholarships for students taking 4th year power engineering elective courses: ECE 462 Electrical Distribution Systems (new) ECE 463 Design and Applications of Power Electronic Converters ECE 464 High Voltage Engineering and Power System Protection (new) ECE 467 Power System Analysis, Operations and Markets Two/year $ 8,000 (Hydro One) + $1,500 (UofW) co-op positions for undergraduate students to work in our power engineering research labs. 16-Dec-14 22
Graduate Program MEng program certificate on Sustainable Energy, which is one of the most popular ones with the students. 50+ graduate students (mostly PhD), Post-docs, and research visitors. Regularly offered grad courses: ECE 662 Power Systems (R. El-Shatshat) ECE 663 Energy Processing (M. Kazerani) ECE 664 Power System Computer Applications (C. Cañizares) ECE 665 High Voltage Engineering Applications (S. Jayaram) ECE 667 Sustainable Distributed Generation (E. El-Saadany) ECE 669 Dielectric Materials (S. Jayaram) ECE 760 Power System Management & Electricity Markets (K. Bhattacharya) ECE 765 Distribution Systems Engineering (M. Salama) 16-Dec-14 23
Hydro One Research and Grad Support $ 1,500,000 endowment for Research Chair $ 500,000 endowment for grad student scholarships $ 500,000 administered by WISE for research projects in smart grids, transmission and distribution systems, and policies and planning 16-Dec-14 24