Prof. Ehab EL-Saadany of The Petroleum Institute, A part of Khalifa University

The electricity distribution is moving to a new era with the restructuring of the electricity systems and the move towards smarter grids. Embedded Generation or what is commonly known as Distributed Generation (DG), especially the renewable ones, are considered as pivotal elements in this vision. This presentation defines distributed generation and highlights the numerous advantages that DG can bring to the electricity systems. Yet, the challenges and problems that DG can bring to the utility systems will be presented. The effects of DG units on different distribution systems operational aspects such as voltage profile, losses, protection, reliability and stability will be highlighted.

Biography:

Dr. El-Saadany received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 1986 and 1990, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree, also in electrical engineering in 1998 from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Dr. El-Saadany joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2000 where currently he is a full Professor. Dr. El-Saadany is currently a full professor with Khalifa University, Petroleum Institute. Dr. El-Saadany’s main research is in the areas of distribution system operation and control, distributed generation, microgrids, smart grid applications, self-healing mechanisms, power quality and MEMS micro power generators. His research was supported by different governmental agencies and utilities such as Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada Foundation of Innovation (CFI), Ontario Research Fund (ORF), Ontario Center of Excellence (OCE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Hydro One Network and ABB. Dr. El-Saadany is a Fellow in the IEEE and registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Dr. El-Saadany graduated 39 students (21 PhD and 18 MASc) and currently supervising 8 PhD students. Dr. El-Saadany published over 390 articles in journal and international conference proceedings.

As recognition of his excellent research, Dr. El-Saadany received the prestigious Early Research Award (ERA) from the Government of Ontario in 2007. In 2009 Dr. El-Saadany received one of the highest research recognition in Canada and became a Canada Research Chair in Energy Systems in recognition of his contributions to the areas of Distributed Generation and Micro Grids. In 2014, Dr. El-Saadany received a second Canada Research Chair is Smart Distribution Systems for his contributions in smart grids.