Francisco of Loughborough University

The transition to a net-zero energy system requires a massive change in the way that electricity is produced, transported, and used; the power electronic converters are the core of this paradigm-shifting, and the control techniques used on them have a primary influence in the power system dynamic behaviour. The most recent advances in more flexible commutation devices and sophisticated control mechanisms, together with appropriate practices and grid codes, are making the voltage source converter (VSC) interfaced technologies a precious component of the operation of modern and future power systems and pavement the secure transition to a zero-carbon society. The so-called grid forming control technique applied to the VSC of inverter-based resources emerged as a promising element to accelerate the growth to the net zero energy system. However, there are plenty of positions regarding the definitions of grid forming control and their types. The keynote starts by presenting the main features of the synchronous machine and the services that the machine can naturally offer; then, the power electronic converter is introduced, showing the main features. Then, the functionality and services of grid gorming are presented, and the most representative control techniques presented in the literature are presented. The keynote shows some of the implementations of grid-forming control techniques using offline simulation (DIgSILENT PowerFactory) and then accurate time simulation (OPAL-RT and Typhoon HIL). The keynote finished by presenting the current specification of grid forming control shown in the grid code of Great Britain and the proposed aspects in Australia.

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Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a senior lecturer in Electrical Power Systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) at Loughborough University and invited professor in electrical power engineering at Institutt for elektro, IT og kybernetikk, Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Norway. Founder and leader of the DIgEnSys-Lab = Digital Energy Systems Laboratory and a global research initiative for digital energy systems.
His academic qualifications include first Class Electrical Engineering from Instituto Universitario Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1994), Master of Business Administration (Honors) from Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Venezuela (1999), PhD in Electrical Power Engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008) and Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Professional Practice from Coventry University (2013) and Diploma in Leadership and Management (ILM Level 3), Loughborough University (2018).
He is a former Lecturer in Electrical Power Systems at Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) at Loughborough University, UK. He is a former academic staff of the Department of Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Coventry University, where he started as a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2012 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2013. He was formerly with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2009-2011). He is a former associate professor (1995-2009) and Chair (1999-2001) of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Universidad Nacional Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1995-2009).

He is the author or editor of several books (Spanish and English), including: "Power Factory Applications for Power System Analysis'', Springer;"Advanced Smart Grid Functionalities Based on PowerFactory" Springer, and "Dynamic Vulnerability Assessment and Intelligent Control for Sustainable Power Systems", Wiley.

He has written 20+ book chapters,50+ journal and magazine papers and 100+ conference papers. His work has over 4.5k+ citations, and his h-index is 33 (May 2023), according to Google Scholar. He has been invited as a professor at the Master of Renewables at the University of Seville, Spain, the Master of Renewable at the University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, and many other universities worldwide. He has been invited speaker at several top universities: KTH-Sweden, Leuven-Belgium, TU Delft-The Netherlands, etc.; keynote speaker at several important conferences, including session chair at very well-known IEEE conferences. He is an associate editor in several top-ranked scientific journals in the area of power systems.
He is Vice-President of the Venezuelan Wind Energy Association, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), a member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology - the IET (UK), a member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems -CIGRE. He received professional recognition as FHEA – Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in January 2014. His research interest includes innovative (operation/control) schemes to optimise the performance of future energy systems. His research is or has been supported by the Royal Society, British Council, UK India Education Research Initiative (UKIERI) –UK. He has been collaborating on European
research projects, including: "Integration of Offshore wind power into the Spanish Power System using HVDC", at Universidad Carlos III, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
Spain.
Two special research projects financially supported by the Royal Society and British Council deserve mention: "Exploring beyond the Frontiers to Build a Smarter Grid (EBF2BSG)" and "Smart Multi-Terminal DC micro-grids for autonomous Zero-Net-Energy Buildings". More recent projects include Newton-Bhabha India UK Advanced Training School (IUATS), Optimal Design and Control of Smart Community: New Ideas for Off-grid Communities.

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Francisco of Loughborough University

Biography:

Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a senior lecturer in Electrical Power Systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) at Loughborough University and invited professor in electrical power engineering at Institutt for elektro, IT og kybernetikk, Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Norway. Founder and leader of the DIgEnSys-Lab = Digital Energy Systems Laboratory and a global research initiative for digital energy systems.
His academic qualifications include first Class Electrical Engineering from Instituto Universitario Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1994), Master of Business Administration (Honors) from Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Venezuela (1999), PhD in Electrical Power Engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008) and Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Professional Practice from Coventry University (2013) and Diploma in Leadership and Management (ILM Level 3), Loughborough University (2018).
He is a former Lecturer in Electrical Power Systems at Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) at Loughborough University, UK. He is a former academic staff of the Department of Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Coventry University, where he started as a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2012 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2013. He was formerly with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (2009-2011). He is a former associate professor (1995-2009) and Chair (1999-2001) of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Universidad Nacional Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1995-2009).
He is the author or editor of several books (Spanish and English), including: "Power Factory Applications for Power System Analysis'', Springer; "Advanced Smart Grid Functionalities Based on PowerFactory" Springer, and "Dynamic Vulnerability Assessment and Intelligent Control for Sustainable Power Systems", Wiley.

He has written 20+ book chapters,50+ journal and magazine papers and 100+ conference papers. His work has over 4.5k+ citations, and his h-index is 33 (May 2023), according to Google Scholar. He has been invited as a professor at the Master of Renewables at the University of Seville, Spain, the Master of Renewable at the University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, and many other universities worldwide. He has been invited speaker at several top universities: KTH-Sweden, Leuven-Belgium, TU Delft-The Netherlands, etc.; keynote speaker at several important conferences, including session chair at very well-known IEEE conferences. He is an associate editor in several top-ranked scientific journals in the area of power systems.
He is Vice-President of the Venezuelan Wind Energy Association, a Senior Member of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), a member of The Institution of
Engineering and Technology - the IET (UK), a member of the International Council on
Large Electric Systems -CIGRE. He received professional recognition as FHEA – Fellow of
the Higher Education Academy in January 2014. His research interest includes innovative
(operation/control) schemes to optimise the performance of future energy systems. His
research is or has been supported by the Royal Society, British Council, UK India
Education Research Initiative (UKIERI) –UK. He has been collaborating on European
research projects, including: "Integration of Offshore wind power into the Spanish Power System using HVDC", at Universidad Carlos III, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
Spain.
Two special research projects financially supported by the Royal Society and British
Council deserve mention: "Exploring beyond the Frontiers to Build a Smarter Grid
(EBF2BSG)" and "Smart Multi-Terminal DC micro-grids for autonomous Zero-Net-Energy
Buildings". More recent projects include Newton-Bhabha India UK Advanced Training
School (IUATS), Optimal Design and Control of Smart Community: New Ideas for Off-grid
Communities.

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