Objective:
The objective of this workshop is to examine the technical issues associated with Distributed generation (DG) systems including power quality. A further objective is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of DG from end-user and utility perspectives. DG systems deliver electric power through smaller-sized generators that are closer to the loads and distributed through the power system. Unlike the conventional distribution system, the DG delivers power from a multitude of sources to a multitude of loads. Thus, a number of technical issues including the power quality arise when there are multiple sources involved in the power system. Distributed Generation covers a wide range of non-renewable energy technologies, as well as renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaic, wind, fuel cell, and etc.
 

About your workshop leader:

Hugh Outhred, Professorial Visiting Fellow, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets and
School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales

Hugh is a Professorial Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales having retired in September 2007 as Presiding Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets and Head, Electrical Energy Research Group after a 35-year career at UNSW. He is also a Director of Ipen Pty Ltd, which provides advisory and educational services on stationary energy sector matters. He is a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy and Climate Change, which is
presently in preparation. Hugh has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy. He has been a Fulbright Senior Fellow at the University of California Berkeley, a member of the National Electricity Tribunal, a Board member of the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Renewable Energy, an Associate Director of UNSW’s Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems and a member of CSIRO’s Energy Flagship Advisory Committee. He has taught over 80 short courses on electricity industry restructuring and sustainability since 1988.Dr. Ahmad Zahedi has over 20 years tertiary teaching experience and 6 years experience working in various power plants. His renewable energy research has attracted more than $450,000 industry support, trained 16 P/G students, and has over 140 publications including 4 books.

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