The Role of Microgrids in Enhancing Power System Resilience Against Natural Disasters
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Abstract
Power system resilience is defined as the ability of power grids to anticipate, withstand, adapt and recover from high-impact, low-probability (HILP) events. System operators can apply long-term and short-term measures to enhance resilience.
Long-term measures include infrastructure hardening and resilient planning, while short-term operational measures are applied in the pre-event, during-event and post-event phases. Due to their ability to operate in a controlled, coordinated manner when connected to the primary power grid and when islanded, microgrids (MGs) can effectively enhance transmission and distribution system resilience.
In this presentation, Nikos D. Hatziargyriou, Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), will cover MG-based operational measures for power system resilience enhancement. Topics covered in the lecture include MG-based resilient operational planning, the systematic formation of MGs after natural disasters and the role of MGs in power system restoration.
About the speaker
Nikos D. Hatziargyriou is Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He has been an NTUA faculty member of the faculty since 1985 and has been a professor of power systems since 1995. He is also a part-time professor at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He has over ten years of industrial experience as Chairman and CEO of the Hellenic Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) and as Executive Vice-Chair and Deputy CEO of the Public Power Corporation (PPC).
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This event is organized by the CEMSE Division.