Course Prospectus
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
| Dates | City | Language | Fees | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 - 8 Oct, 2026 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 4 - 8 Oct, 2026 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 22 - 26 Nov, 2026 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 22 - 26 Nov, 2026 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant |
2027 Schedule & Fees
| Dates | City | Language | Fees | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 - 7 Jan, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 3 - 7 Jan, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 21 - 25 Feb, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 21 - 25 Feb, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 4 - 8 Apr, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 4 - 8 Apr, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 23 - 27 May, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 23 - 27 May, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 4 - 8 Jul, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 4 - 8 Jul, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 22 - 26 Aug, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 22 - 26 Aug, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 3 - 7 Oct, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 3 - 7 Oct, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 21 - 25 Nov, 2027 | English | USD 3,400 Per participant | ||
| 21 - 25 Nov, 2027 | Arabic | USD 3,400 Per participant |
