Sponsor: San Diego Section
Speaker: Dr. Ali Moshref, Principal Power Systems Engineer, BBA

Meeting Date: 13 Nov 2024
Time: 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
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Reservations: IEEE
Summary:
Power quality is extremely important to electrical engineers since it can greatly affect power system performance, design requirements, and project costs. Power system engineers have dealt with power quality issues for decades, and yet, despite this knowledge and experience, power quality still poses a challenge to daily system operations. The Power System Harmonics and Power Quality presentation should help attendees understand the causes, effects, and methods of addressing various power quality problems. The presentation introduces methods of modeling and simulating power systems for study purposes, and these methods are demonstrated using case studies. The effects of harmonics on various power system components and methods of reducing excessive harmonics will also be addressed. Power quality and harmonics standards such as IEEE 519 and 2800 requirements are also emphasized.

Bio: Ali Moshref has over 42 years of experience in consulting, research, and software development. Ali served the power industry in the following positions: Researcher at Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ), Cofounder and Director of System Engineering, at CYME International T&D (where he designed and developed more than twelve computer programs for power system analysis. Under his system engineering direction with responsibility for product and business development, within three years of start-up had clients in over 70 countries); Manager, Power System Studies, Powertech Labs Inc.; Senior Director, Transmission West Region, Quanta Technology. He is a partner and Principal Engineer at BBA Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada. His technical activities include power system planning and operation, development of operating guidelines, and computer applications in power system analysis. He has performed numerous reviews /studies related to NERC compliances including MODs and PRCs. His recent publication on arc flash hazard assessment for HV transmission was selected as the best paper presented at the IEEE PES General Meeting in August 2020