Smart Electric Grid Operational Control for Sustainable |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

This course offers training in smart electric grid operation management. The smart electric grid is crucial for creating a more sustainable and efficient electricity system. It allows utilities to monitor electricity production, transmission, and distribution in real-time, improving safety and security. In case of outages, the system can automatically reroute power, reducing potential damage.

A smart grid includes multiple networks and energy companies working together to supply electricity. Managing this complex system requires skilled operators and advanced technology. Smart grids can integrate various energy sources, including renewable ones, making them essential in modern life.

This technology modernizes aging energy infrastructure by detecting and isolating outages before they affect communities. It also optimizes energy use, reduces consumption, and increases efficiency. By promoting better energy awareness, the smart grid supports smarter renewable energy decisions.

Managing peak electricity demand is another key function of smart grid technology. Through tools like smart meters and energy storage, peak demand can be reduced, easing the strain on the grid. Smart grids also enhance coordination between operators, suppliers, and consumers, integrating renewable energy and electric vehicles efficiently.

Countries like China, Brazil, and India are leading smart grid adoption, recognizing the need for systems that reduce energy losses, improve reliability, and lower costs. Intelligent grid operation management ensures a more reliable and efficient energy network, helping utilities meet future challenges.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Experts in the following fields:

- Electric industry
- Electric vehicles
- Charging points installation
- Electric utilities
- Renewable energy sector
- Sustainable energy sector
- Generation sites
- Transmission system operator
- Distribution system operator
- Electric planners
- Energy workers in governmental utilities

Course Outline

Smart electric grid operation management is a critical part of a sustainable energy system, as power outages can impact the economy. This technology can help utilities manage their power consumption and avoid power outages by providing accurate and timely load control. It also allows utilities to plan demand response procedures and distribute energy loads on available generators. Smart electric grid operation management can also help consumers save money by participating in programs and generating their own electricity.

Increasing home-grown electricity can also increase national security. Electricity generated at home is more resilient to natural disasters and attacks.

Introduction to Power Systems

Electric power grids
Traditional power grids
Background and history
Traditional power grid components
Power plants
Switchgears
Transmission lines
Transformers
Power grid loads
Distribution network
Idea of SCADA
Trends for smart grids
Power electronic based devices
Basic concepts in power systems
Common terms
Power consumption calculations
Smart grid concepts
Per unit system
Power factor definition
Reactive and active power
Reactive power compensation
Complex and apparent power definition
Physical meaning of reactive power

Introduction to Smart Grid Systems

Trends for smart grids
Power electronic based devices
Smart grid concepts
Components of a smart grid
Distributed generations
Distribution networks in smart grids
Transmission networks in smart grids
Concept of energy in smart grids
Smart meters
Price and efficiency in smart grids
Smart sustainable energy sources
Communications in smart grids
Computer based monitoring
Information and communication technology (ICT) in smart grids
Load variations in smart grids
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
Market structure of smart grids
Energy management system in smart grids (EMS)
Reliability and economic operation in smart grids
Scheduled operation
Load variation in smart grids

Operators in Smart Grids

Energy management systems (EMS)
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
Operation planning in smart grids
Load forecast a vital part of smart grids
Independent system operator
Transmission operators
Distribution operators
Market structure of a smart grids
Sub-transmission systems in micro grids

Main Components of a Smart Grid

Distributed Generation (DG)
Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
Photovoltaics (PV)
Solar panels in smart grids
Solar inverters
Need to convert the DC energy to AC
Wind farms in smart grids
Effect of battery energy storages in smart grids
Fuel cell power generation station
Smart inverters
Micro inverters
Bidirectional inverters
Voltage source converters
Power electronic based loads
Pricing in micro grids and smart grids
Smart meters
Communication interactions in smart grids
Restoration topology in smart grids
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)
Offshore Windfarms

Smart Grid Control

Load frequency control (LFC)
Automatic generation control (AGC)
Network topology determination (NTD)
State estimation (SE)
On-line load flow and contingency analysis
Economic dispatch
Load management system
Operation reserve calculations
Primary and secondary droop control in smart grids
Active and reactive power sharing
DC link voltage control
Droop voltage control
Pulse width modulation (PWM)
Primary, secondary and tertiary control in Smart Grids
Communication delays in smart grid control
Peak shaving control
Load shedding
Load shifting
Black start capability of a Smart Grid
Islanded and grid connected control modes
Artificial synchronous generator effect in smart grids
Maximum power point tracking control (MPPT)
Proportional resonance control (PR)
Control of solar panels in smart grids
Control of wind farms based on doubly fed induction generators (DFIG)
Control of HVDC systems
Control of electric vehicles in smart grids
Control of battery energy storages

Operation of Smart Grids

Voltage support
Frequency compensation
Demand response events
Restoration topologies in smart grids
Economic dispatch in smart grids
State estimation in smart grids
Pricing and load factoring in smart grids
Communication interactions
Data loss in smart grids
Communication delays
Government regulations
System protection
IEC 61850
Market structure of smart grids
Secured smart grid
Operation and planning of smart grids
Independent system operators
Transmission operators
Distribution operators

Introduction to Energy Management in Smart Grids

What is energy management system?
Why should we have energy management system?
Energy management system components
EMS in generation (Generation management systems)
EMS in distribution networks
EMS in transmission and sub-transmission
Necessity of monitoring in EMS
Control and monitoring in EMS
Real-time SCADA in EMS applications
Data acquisition for events
Data historians
Data linking
Control sequences in monitoring and operation of smart grids
Cost of generation in smart grids
Open access transmission
Future developments in the economic operation of smart grids
Graphic displays
Computer communications in smart grids

Introduction to Smart Grid Security

Concept of security in power systems
Main domains in smart grids
Markets
Operations in smart grids
Service providers in smart grids
Bulk generations
Customers in smart grids
Transmission network in smart grids
Distribution networks
Household appliances
Renewable energy sources in smart grids
Electric utility operation center
Performance of smart meters
Home area network (HAN)
Wide area network (WAN)
wired, or wireless networks in smart grids
Bluetooth communications
Vulnerabilities in smart grids
Accessing the network
Breaking the confidentiality in smart grids
Integrity of transmitted data
Customer security
Number of intelligent devices
Physical security
Lifetime of power systems
Implicit trust between traditional power devices
Bad decision making in smart grids
Internet protocol (IP) security issues in smart grids

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

1 - 5 Nov, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

1 - 5 Nov, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

13 - 17 Dec, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

13 - 17 Dec, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

31 Jan - 4 Feb, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Jan - 4 Feb, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

14 - 18 Mar, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

14 - 18 Mar, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2 - 6 May, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

2 - 6 May, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

13 - 17 Jun, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

13 - 17 Jun, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

1 - 5 Aug, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

1 - 5 Aug, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

12 - 16 Sep, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

12 - 16 Sep, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Oct - 4 Nov, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

31 Oct - 4 Nov, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

12 - 16 Dec, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

12 - 16 Dec, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

Smart Electric Grid Operational Control for Sustainable Electricity

Overview

Why Attend

Course Objectives

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees