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Fundamentals of Distributed Energy Resources
November 30, 2020 - December 3, 2020
Course Overview
Learn about Distributed Energy Resources including traditional and renewable energy sources, energy storage, impact of electric vehicles to power grid, microgrids.
Participants will:
- Learn various types of DER, including generators, solar, and wind power
- Understand the benefits of energy storage for residential and grid applications
- Learn integration of electric vehicles to the grid
- Define microgrids and its benefits in modern power system
- Understand how grid connected inverters work and interfaces to the power system
- Learn about protection and integration of DER and Smart Grids into the power system
Who Should Attend?
- Utility Engineers
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Engineers from Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Solar Power Engineers
- Wind Power Engineers
- Technical Professionals for DER
- System Integrators
- Project Engineers
- Technical Leaders
Course Outline
Introduction to DER
Generators
Solar Power Generation
- Components and systems
Wind Power Generation
- Components and systems
Energy Storage for Residential and Grid Applications
Grid Connected Inverters
Impact of Electric Vehicles to Grid, Charging, and Infrastructure
DER Interconnection Requirements Including IEEE 1547
Grid Control
- Grid following vs. grid making
- transient response
- differences between synchronous generation and GCI based control
Introduction of Microgrids
Microgrid Integration and Standards
DER and Microgrid Protection and Control
Microgrid Stability
Wireless Network and Cloud Computing for Microgrid Energy Management
