Dear all,

We are thrilled to invite you to an insightful webinar on “Power System Inertia and Contingency Management in Evolving Grids with High Penetration of Inverter-based Renewable Resources.” This session is part of the international lecture series organized by IEEE PES Kerala Chapter and the YP Team.

🗓️ Date: April 25, 2024 ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM IST

🔗 Registration Link: https://bit.ly/PESKC_LS1

🎙️ Resource Person: Dr. K.M.S.Y. Konara,

Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Abstract: Historically, electric power grids are supplied by conventional synchronous generator-based large power plants such as fossil, nuclear, and hydropower plants. Thus, frequency control and contingency management is not very challenging as such systems have abundant mechanical inertia. However,  as the grid evolves with increasing penetrations of inverter-based renewable resources that do not inherently provide inertia, innovative techniques must emerge to maintain the system's stability and reliability in evolving grids. Although growth in inverter-based resources effectively reduces the amount of grid inertia, multiple solutions have been effectively tested and implemented in some parts of the world to maintain the system's reliability. Therefore,  this lecture provides an overview of the role of grid inertia in handling contingencies and maintaining system reliability and how the system reliability is improved in the evolving grid with the increasing deployment of inverter-based renewable energy resources.

Brief profile of the Speaker: Dr. (Eng.) K.M.S.Y. Konara is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna. Dr. Konara graduated from University of Ruhuna in 2013 and completed the M.Sc. Degree in Renewable Energy at University of Agder (UiA), Norway in 2016. His master’s thesis was awarded as the best master’s thesis in renewable energy at UiA, in 2016. Dr. Konara earned his PhD Degree in Renewable Energy from the same university, UiA, Norway in 2023. His PhD research was on the enhancement of charging resource utilization of a fast-charging station with the help of renewable energy resources. He has involved and contributed for several renewable energy industrial projects carried and supported by Agder Energy Nett AS, Teknova As, Eltek AS, Norway, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India and Research Council of Norway etc. His research interests are renewable energy systems, charging coordination of electric vehicles and smart grid. His peer reviewed research publications cross to over 30 in international indexed journals and conference proceedings and some of his research works presented at the conferences have been awarded as the best papers. He has been an active member of the organizing committee, advisory committee, program committee of various international conferences including IEEE and Springer conferences. Dr. Konara is an awardee of the President’s Award for Scientific Publications in 2020.

Feel free to reach out to us for any queries:

• Sujith Kumar A S (sujithasok2023@ieee.org)
• Hari Krishnan A (hari2255@ieee.org)

Don’t miss out! Mark your calendars and join us on April 25th at 8:00 PM IST. Let’s explore the fascinating world of power systems together! 🚀🔌