IEEE PES Distinguish Lecture: Modern Grid and Dynamic Systems: Resilience, Sustainability, Protection and Operation

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Electric energy systems are undergoing profound changes as they become increasingly interdependent with other infrastructures. The most vital foundational system that enables almost all other services. The changes originate from within (new key components, such as inverters and storage), from the expanding system boundaries (transportation), and strengthened connections with other societal infrastructures, communications, water, and gas.

The electric grid has been getting reimaged and a deeper understanding of the anatomy of power system stability is essential.  Resilient grid is a paradigm shift which requires a new line of thinking in the engineering, infrastructure, managing reliable operation and maintenance of the grid. 

The number and variability of transient events with the advent of new technologies related to renewable sources and electronic loads has increased. Recent events, such as the 2025 blackout in Spain and Portugal, the 2016 event in Australia, and the 2020 event closer to home (in San Fernando, CA) underscore the need for a deeper understanding of hybrid systems that combine traditional (electromechanical) with new sources and loads (electronic).

A changing environment requires a transformed grid.  Advancements in Artificial Intelligence have helped in growth and in acceptance of digital platforms, and more efficient energy-management.  These processes have implications for education to meet the industry needs with a broad understanding of rapidly evolving fields, like AI and power semiconductors as well.

The need for new robust and well tested solutions has never been more acute.  When properly implemented, advanced portfolio of sensors, timing technologies, services and solutions enable us to build more reliable systems.

 This lecture will cover challenges that industry is addressing and tested solutions to manage operational aspects of the grid system, assets over life cycle, security, and exposes us to the new skillsets required.    

About the Speaker:

Dr. Vahid Madani, Executive Engineer at GridTology, LLC., an international advising corporation and training institution in advanced power systems. Madani is a member of US National Committee Board for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) a US National Spaced-Based Program.

Dr. Madani is a Fellow of IEEE and a Distinguished Lecturer, adjunct faculty in accredited U.S. and abroad universities, and a Board Certified practicing Electrical Engineer in multiple States, and holds U.S. and international patents. Dr. Madani’s experience spans across system planning, operation, protection, and control engineering at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E). For a decade, he served as the chair of the reliability committee of the western interconnected power system. He has also served as Industry Advisor to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Madani’s collaborations with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in testing of synchrophasor systems has led to many national and international wide-area monitoring and control system deployment. He is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the North American Synchrophasor Initiative.