2019 News Archive
December 2019: Outstanding WA PES/PELS Engineer 2019 - Nominations Invited
Nominations are invited for the 2019 Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award. This award is organized by the IEEE joint Power and Energy Society & Power Electronics Society Western Australia Chapter. It recognizes the outstanding contributions of a local engineer to the power engineering profession. The winner will be selected according to the following criteria:
- Outstanding technical contributions to the power & energy and/or power electronics profession.
- Outstanding professional and leadership contributions to the power & energy and/or power electronics profession.
- Significant contributions to the local community representing the power & energy and/or power electronics profession.
- Outstanding contributions in the area of power & energy and/or power electronics education.
- Service to the Power & Energy Society and/or Power Electronics Society and/or IEEE.
The achievements can be from the 2019 year and/or for a longer sustained period of achievement. In addition to receiving an IEEE plaque, the recipient of the award will be nominated for other IEEE Awards at regional and society level by the Western Australian Chapter.
Nominations citing the candidate's contributions can be made in writing (*) and sent to the following committee member:
S M Muyeen: s.m.muyeen@ieee.org or sm.muyeen@curtin.edu.au
(*) Up to 2 pages and this may be expanded if the nomination progresses to regional and/or society level. Self or proposer nominations are permitted. Closing Date: 20 December 2019
November 2019: IEEE Tech talk on Distribution Grid 2030 – A Vision For The Future Of The SWIS Power System
On 4 November 2019, Dean Sharafi presented the last PES/PELS technical event for 2019 to a reasonably sized audience of around 80 people at the Central Park Building theatre. Normally Dean would present as an AEMO group manager, however on this occasion he was presenting a very interesting and wide ranging technical talk and discussion as an IEEE PES board member.
About the Talk
Dean outlined the evolution of the electricity systems and markets. Current trends in uncertainty, resiliency and variability were cause for concern. Extremes were the norm with current market reaching it limit of control. Generation mix changes and rigidity of the current electricity systems and rules were unable to match the new drivers for change. He highlighted the drivers for change and posed some multidiscipline areas that could help to manage these challenges. To name a few these covered big energy data, the energy internet of things, focussing on a ‘distribution market’ with more trading flexibility and market power. Overall the presentation was stimulating and incorporated some tongue in cheek analogies. A few interesting questions were raised by the audience and Dean was comfortable in responding to these.
Event Recording
The full recorded stream of the event can be accessed from the following link:
June 2019: IEEE Tech talk on Integrated electricity-gas-hydrogen system modelling: UK Experiences and potential applications to Australia
This event was held on 6 June 2019 at the Lecture Theatre, Central Park Building, Perth, WA Australia. Prof. Pierluigi Mancarella from the University of Melbourne was the presenter.
About the Talk
The aim of this talk is to provide an overview of the integrated modelling of electricity-gas-heat-hydrogen systems developed in several UK projects, which started with a PhD research activity sponsored by National Grid Gas in the UK, and discuss ideas about potential applications in Australia. Topics that will be covered, with case study applications on the Great Britain electricity-gas transmission systems, include:
- Context and background
- Integrated electricity-gas transmission system operation modelling (steady-state and transient analysis)
- Impact of deep penetration of renewables on the gas system
- System-level heat modelling, hybrid heating technologies, and electricity-gas network impact
- Integrated electricity-gas network flexibility analysis and security constraints under different scenarios of renewables penetration and electrification of heating
- Power-to-gas for energy network arbitrage and seasonal storage flexibility
- FCAS (including Fast Frequency Response) from Power-to-X options
- Whole-system resilience applications
- Possible applications to and ongoing work in Australia
Event Recording
The full recorded stream of the event can be accessed from the following link:
April 2019: IEEE Tech talk on Operating the Electricity Grid with Low Inertia
This joint IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and Sustainable Energy Now (SEN) event was held on 29 April 2019 at the Lecture Theatre, Central Park Building, Perth, WA Australia.
About the Speaker
Julius Susanto is a Power Systems Specialist and a Chartered Electrical Engineer (CPEng MIEAust) with over 17 years of extensive practical and modelling experience and postgraduate qualifications in electrical (power) engineering and economics. His area of expertise extends to power system studies and analysis, utility-scale solar PV development and grid integration, hybrid microgrid design, software development for electrical engineering, techno-economic and regulatory analysis of electricity supply systems. He is currently completing his PhD in Stability of Microgrids and Weak Networks at Murdoch University. He graduated from Curtin University in 2013 in Master of Science (MSc), Electrical Utility Engineering; and completed his Bachelor of Engineering, (Electrical) with first class honour at Curtin University in 2001. Julius also holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Economics from the University of Western Australia. He is a member of IEEE PES and Sustainable Energy Now (SEN).
Event Recording
The full recorded stream of the event can be accessed from the following link:
February 2019: IEEE Tech talk on Electricity Market Rules and Regulations in Western Australia
The event was held on 28 February 2019 at the Lecture Theatre, Central Park Building, Perth, WA Australia. As part of the event, the Australasian Committee for Power Engineering (ACPE) 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to the family of Professor Kit Po Wong and the IEEE 2018 Outstanding Engineer Award was presented to Tyrone Fernando.
About the Speaker
Dr. Kostecki [PhD BA (Hons)], received her doctorate (Political Science) from the University of Western Australia in 2005. She has worked in the agriculture, transport and energy portfolio areas developing policy and implementing projects that delivered on Western Australian Government imperatives. Her energy work experience includes Project Leads for the Network Connect and Access project, the Power System Security and Reliability project and the Institutional Arrangements project, Electricity Market Review Reform Program (2014 – 2017), Public Utilities Office; Acting Assistant Director Markets (2013-2014) and Project Lead Gas Services Information Project (2011-2013), Office of Energy.
Natalia joined AEMO in September 2017 with a brief to facilitate improvements to market and system operation. This includes provision of subject matter expert advice on Wholesale Electricity Market regulation, operation and access to support rule development and the implementation of the McGowan government’s proposed reforms for the South-West Interconnected System and the Pilbara. Dr.Kostecki also advises on special projects such as distributed energy resource integration and the Kalgoorlie virtual power plant trial.
