Claudio

With the rapid proliferation of distributed energy resources and the urgent need for resilientlow-carbon power systems, microgrids have become a cornerstone for localized generation, storageand control. This four-hour workshop (divided into two sessions) delivers a panoramic overview ofmicrogrid systems, starting with foundational definitions and illustrative cases, including theKasabonika Lake First Nation microgrid and the Canadian Solar Renewable Energy Lab. Then we delveinto six pivotal areas of microgrid research and development: 1) stability assessment, 2) voltage ancfrequency control, 3) energy management systems, 4) thermal energy systems, 5) optimal planningand 6)DC microgrids. Through exploration of theoretical frameworks, modeling approachestechnological innovations, and real-world case studies, the workshop aims to illuminate the historicaevolution, current advancements, and future directions of microgrids, inspiring new perspectives forresearch and application.

Biography:

Prof, Claudio Cafizares is a University Professor and Hydro One Endowed Chair in the electrical andcomputer engineering (ECE) department at the University of Waterloo, where he has held variousacademic and administrative positions since 1993. In 2021, he was appointed the Executive Directoof the Waterloo lnstitute for Sustainable Energy (WSE). His highly cited research focuses on modelingsimulation, computation, stability, control, and optimization of power and energy systems. He is aFellow of lEEE, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy ofEngineering, and a Fellow of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE). He was also theEditor-n-Chief of the lEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Prof, Carizares is the recipient of the 2017 lEEEPower & Energy Society (PES) Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, the 2016 lEEE CanadaElectric Power Meda, and multiple lEEE PES Technical Council and Committee awards anorecognitions, holding leadership positions in several lEEE-PES Committees, Working Groups, and TaskForces.