ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING (VILT)
Electrification of the transportation sector will impact the power system in
several ways. Besides the additional load, local impact on the grid needs to be
managed by the grid operators. Simultaneously charging of many electric vehicles
(EVs) might exceed the limits in specific locations. On the other hand, EVs can
provide flexibility and other ancillary services that will help grid operators.
This 3 half-day VILT course will provide a complete overview of integrating
electric vehicles (EVs) into the power grid. It will cover the whole value chain
from grid operations to the car battery. This includes the control room,
possible grid reinforcement, demand side management and power electronics.
This course will demonstrate the impact on the grid and solutions for a safe &
cost-effective grid plan and operation, with examples of successful integration
of EVs.
The course will also provide vital knowledge about technology used for EVs such
as power electronics, demand side management, communication and batteries. In
this context, the focus will be on power electronics as it has the highest
impact on the grid. The grid planning tool, pandapower, is introduced as an open
source tool for power system modelling.
The set-up of the training course allows for discussion and questions. Questions
can be formulated by the participants upfront or during the training.
This course is delivered in partnership with Fraunhofer IEE.
Training Objectives
At the end of this course, the participants will:
* Understand the charging options for EVs and its impact on the grid and
batteries
* Identify system services for EVs with regards to voltage quality at the point
of common coupling
* Discover what are the 'grid friendly' and grid supporting functions in EVs
* Uncover the different applications, standards and data researched on EVs
* Examine the application of a grid planning tool (pandapower) for power system
modelling
* Be able to develop code snippets with pandapower
* Apply and execute a code example for power system modelling with pandapower
Target Audience
* EV and grid project developers and administrators
* Power grid operators and planners
* EPC organisations involved in grid development
* EV/ battery manufacturers and designers
* EV transport planners and designers
* Government regulators and policy makers
Training Methods
The VILT will be delivered online in 3 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per
day, with 2 x 10 minutes breaks per day, including time for lectures,
discussion, quizzes and short interactive exercises.
Additionally, some self-study will be requested. Participants are invited but
not obliged to bring a short presentation (10 mins max) on a practical problem
they encountered in their work. This will then be explained and discussed during
the VILT. A short test or quiz will be held at the end of every session/day.
Trainer
Our first course expert is Head of Department Converters and Electrical Drive
Systems at Fraunhofer IEE and Professor for Electromobility and Electrical
Infrastructure at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. He received
his engineering degree in automation in 2008 by the THM Technische Hochschule
Mittelhessen (FH Giessen-Friedberg). Afterwards he studied power engineering at
University of Kassel and received his diploma certificate in 2010. In 2016 he
received the Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) from the University of Hannover. The title of his
dissertation is Optimized multifunctional bi-directional charger for electric
vehicles. He has been a researcher at the Fraunhofer IEE in Kassel since 2010
and deals with power converters for electric vehicles, photovoltaics and wind
energy. His current research interests include the bidirectional inductive power
transfer, battery charger and inverter as well as new power electronic
components such as SiC MOSFETs and chokes. Additionally, our key expert is
Chairman of the IEEE Joint IAS/PELS/IES German Chapter and a member of the
International Scientific Committee of the EPE Association.
Our second course expert is deputy head of energy storage department at
Fraunhofer IEE. Prior to this he was the Director of Grid Integration department
at SMA Solar Technology AG, one of the world's largest manufacturers of PV power
converters. Before joining SMA, our course expert was manager of the Front
Office System Planning at Amprion GmbH (formerly RWE TSO), one of the four
German transmission system operators. He holds a degree of electrical
engineering of the University of Kassel, Germany. In 2003 he finished his Ph.D.
(Dr.-Ing.) on the topic of wind power forecasting at the 'Institute of Solar
Energy Supply Technology' (now Fraunhofer IEE) in Kassel. In 2004 he started his
career at RWE TSO with main focus on wind power integration and congestion
management. Our course expert is chairman of the IEC SC 8A 'Grid Integration of
Large-capacity Renewable Energy (RE) Generation' and has published several
papers about grid integration of renewable energy source and forecasting systems
on books, magazines, international conferences and workshops.
Our third course expert is Research Associate at Fraunhofer IEE. He is actively
working on different projects related to the integration of electric vehicle
charging into the electric distribution grid. The focus of this work concerns
time series based simulations for grid planning and operation in order to
investigate the effect of a future rollout of electric vehicles and charging
infrastructure on economics e.g. costs for grid reinforcement. He completed his
master degree (MSc.) in Business Administration and Engineering: Electrical
Power Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Our trainers are experts from Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and
Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer, IEE), Germany. The Fraunhofer IEE
researches for the national and international transformation of energy supply
systems
POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL)
To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer
individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can
help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your
learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your
capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be
delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers.
They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help
you achieve your goals faster.
Request for further information about post training coaching support and fees
applicable for this.
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