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Smart grid
A
seminar on Smart Grids was organized by the IEEE Sri
Lanka Central Region Subsec on in collabora on with IEEE PES Sri Lanka Chapter. It was conducted
successfully with the par cipa on of many students from all batches in the Department of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
The seminar consisted of lectures from three guest lecturers. A lecture on 'Renewable energy policies
India' was conducted by Prof. K. Raghavan from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India. He went
on to explain about India's focus on renewable energy, and
how it has affected the power genera on, and also the benefits
obtained.
The global shi of energy paradigm towards carbon-
free technologies has intensified the importance of power
electronics in future Power Electronic-based Smart Grids
(PESGs). Power electronic converters play a main role in the
energy conversion stage of next genera on of power systems
affec ng the overall system availability, reliability and
efficiency. Meanwhile, micro grid and smart grid are the key
enabling technologies to integrate various types of energy
resources
associated
with smart control approaches in order to enhance the system
reliability, availability and efficiency.
Addressing these areas, a lecture on 'MicroGrid in Brazil'
was conducted by Prof. Dionizio Paschoreli from University of Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Then, Dr. Ajith H. Wijenayake from Imagen Energy,
USA, conducted a lecture on 'Next Genera on Power Electronics
for Smart Grid', concluding the seminar.
Asith Devinda & Kalani Samarasinghe
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Peradeniya
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