Microgrid for Data Centre: Architecture, Modelling, and Dynamic Performance Analysis
The increasing power demand, reliability requirements, and sustainability targets of modern data centres are driving the adoption of microgrid-based energy systems. This presentation presents a comprehensive data centre microgrid architecture integrating utility supply, renewable energy sources, battery energy storage systems (BESS), backup generators, and critical/non-critical loads. A detailed modelling framework is developed using both Root Mean Square (RMS) and Electromagnetic Transient Program (EMTP) approaches to capture system behaviour across different time scales and operating conditions. RMS models are utilized for steady-state and electromechanical dynamic studies, while EMTP models provide detailed analysis of fast electromagnetic transients and converter-level interactions. The dynamic performance of the data centre microgrid is evaluated under various operational scenarios, including grid-connected operation, islanded operation, renewable intermittency, load variation, fault disturbances, and grid restoration events. The study provides valuable insights into the design, control, and secure operation of future sustainable data centre microgrids.
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- School of Engineering
- CADET
- Geelong, Victoria
- Australia 3216
- Building: KE building
- Room Number: KE3.206
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- Starts 09 October 2026 01:00 PM UTC
- Ends 19 November 2026 01:00 PM UTC
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Jahangir
Dr Jahangir Hossain
PhD (UNSW), Senior Member- IEEE
Professor in Power Systems and Renewable Energy and ARC Future Fellow
School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
University of Technology Sydney
Group Leader-Sustainable Power and Energy Systems (SPES)
Associate editor-IEEE Trans. on Sustainable Energy and IET GTD
Building 11, Level 8, Room 214, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW-2007 (PO Box 123)
Phone: 02 95142460, Mobile:0432155461
Email: jahangir.hossain@uts.edu.au
Renewable Energy | Energy Storage | Smart Grids | AI for Energy Systems.
Biography:
Jahangir Hossain (M’10-SM’13) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Eng. degrees from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Bangladesh, in 2001 and 2005, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of New South Wales in 2010, Australia, all in electrical and electronic engineering.
He is currently a Professor in the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Before joining there, he served as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Senior Lecturer and a Lecturer in the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia for five years and as a Research Fellow in the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He worked as lecturer and assistant professor for more than six years at RUET. He is a senior member of IEEE and AE of two IEEE Trans.
His research interests include renewable energy integration and stabilization, voltage stability, microgrids and smart grids, robust control, electric vehicles, building energy management systems, and energy storage systems.
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