A Future with Inverter-Based Resources and Operational Challenges
IBRs)
The IEEE Alabama Section eagerly anticipates an illuminating joint presentation by Sudip Manandhar and Joseph Marcrum on "A Future with Inverter-Based Resources and Operational Challenges".
The generation fleet in North America, much like in other parts of the world, is undergoing significant changes. In North America alone, the number of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) has increased dramatically compared to 10-12 years ago. Southern Company's generation fleet is also gradually transitioning from synchronous machines to inverter-based technology. Between 2017 and 2023, Southern Company significantly transformed its generation fleet by converting to natural gas, with a corresponding increase in Inverter-Based Resources. Projections indicate a substantial rise in Inverter-Based Resources by 2030, making them a predominant part of our generation resource mix. In this presentation, we will discuss about Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) and the system challenges associated with increased IBR penetration.
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- Date: 02 Dec 2024
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- Starts 23 October 2024 12:00 AM
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Speakers
Sudip Manandhar, PE of Southern Company Services
A Future with Inverter-Based Resources and Operational Challenges
Supervisor, Generator & Large Load Integrations
Bulk Power Operations
Southern Company Services
Biography:
Sudip Manandhar is the Generator & Large Load
Integration Supervisor within the Bulk Power
Operations group at Southern Company, one of the
largest energy producers in the United States. In this
position, Sudip leads a team responsible for managing
operations-related activities to reliably integrate new
generators—both traditional and inverter-based—into
the Southern Company Bulk Transmission system.
Additionally, his team ensures that these resources
provide grid services essential for reliability and
efficient operations.
With over a decade of experience in the power
industry, Sudip specializes in renewable generation
integration at both the transmission and subtransmission
levels, protection and operations, and transmission-level
evaluations related to the reactive power capability and
performance of generators, including both synchronous
and inverter-based resources. Before assuming his current
role, he was a Protection and Controls (P&C) Engineer, where
he focused on relay settings for the transmission and
distribution systems, overseeing transmission system
relay operations, and reporting misoperations to NERC/SERC.
Sudip holds a bachelor's degree in electrical
engineering from the Institute of Engineering in Nepal
and a master's degree in electrical engineering from
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is also
a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.
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Joseph Marcrum, PE of Southern Company Services
A Future with Inverter-Based Resources and Operational Challenges
Biography:
Joseph began his career with Southern Company in 2007 as an intern for Power Delivery Contract Services (APC). As a full-time employee, he progressed through the engineering ranks in the APC Transmission Maintenance Support organization and finally to that of Senior Engineer in the SCS Transmission Design and Maintenance Support group. From there, he moved on to the Generation Fleet Strategy, Maintenance and Reliability team, where he spent a couple of years before transitioning to the PCC in 2021.
In his current role, Joseph provides floor support for the Balancing Authority and serves as a representative on the NERC Resources Subcommittee. Joseph also serves as a data scientist to enhance Southern Company’s ability to assess and navigate the continued evolution of the grid with the addition of more solar generation, bulk storage systems-batteries, large variable loads and distributed resources at the distribution level.
Joseph holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from UAB, as well as a Master’s Degree in Analytics from Georgia Tech.
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Joseph Marcrum
Principal Engineer
Bulk Power Operations
Southern Company Services
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Agenda
4:00 PM Presentation
5:00 PM - Adjourn