Modern Power Systems + 2022 Victorian Chapter AGM

Victorian Chapter AGM. Join us for an update on your Victorian Chapter and learn about the exciting changes happening.  Fantastic technical presentation covering critical power system topics and a brief touch on the AEMO 2022 ISP to follow the AGM.

Members can find the EOFY report here: Victorian Chapter Consolidated Report

Event Topic: Emerging Power System Concepts in the Modern World

• Power system characteristics and phenomena in an inverter-dominated power system
• Emerging concepts, technologies and applications including macro grids, offshore grids, grid-forming inverters, modern HVDC links, offshore wind farms and electrolysers
• Analysis tools, techniques and principles

Features

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Now Closed)

Nominations for the positions on the 2023 EESA VIC Chapter committee are now open. Nomination Form

Please consider nominating to assist the EESA VIC Chapter committee in coordinating and delivering a great continuing professional development program for 2023.  For a detailed look at our committee structure, see: Roles & Responsibilities Summary

Nominations are requested from EESA Vic members by Friday 9 September 2022.

The EESA Vic chapter will elect the 2023 EESA VIC Chapter committee before the 2022 EESA VIC AGM.

The AGM will precede the technical presentation.

Speakers

Babak Badrzadeh – Technical Director, Power Systems, Aurecon

Babak is a Technical Director of Power Systems with Aurecon Group in the Melbourne office, and an adjunct Professor with Monash University.  Prior to joining Aurecon, he spent his career at Mott MacDonald Transmission and Distribution (UK), Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark), and the past nine years with Australian Energy Market Operator as the Manager of Operational Analysis and Engineering team.

He is a recognised worldwide expert in the areas of power system modelling and analysis, impacts of grid-connected and distributed inverter-based resources from operational, connections and planning perspectives, and power system restoration.  This is backed by strong knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks in Australian power system having led many rule changes and guidelines development.

Throughout his career, Babak has have been involved in more than 300 power system modelling and analysis works in four continents including design, grid integration, planning and operational impact assessments, and generator connections, commissioning, and model validation projects.
He has led some of the most interesting and challenging tasks including South Australian black system event analysis, development of NEM power system EMT model, and ongoing management of NEM system security with increased uptake of inverter-based resources including the development of necessary technical requirements and guidelines.

Babak has served as keynote and invited speaker in several international events, and chaired multiple conference sessions, and is a recipient of 2019 ESIG Engineering excellence award.  He is also the chief editor of CIGRE Green Book on ‘’Power system dynamic modelling and analysis in evolving networks’’.