Power Quality Issues in Contemporary and Future Power Networks

This course is designed to give industrial practitioners (technicians, engineers and managers), young academics and researchers a solid understanding of the major Power Quality issues facing customers and operators of modern electrical power systems with substantial penetration of distributed generation.

The following topics will be addressed:

• Power Quality - importance, terms and definitions 
• Overview of distributed generation technologies (renewable and conventional) and major power quality issues arising from their application 
• Sources, consequences and mitigation of voltage variations 
• Sources, consequences and mitigation of harmonics 
• Guidelines for monitoring Power Quality 
• Brief overview of major Power Quality standards 

Course presenters:

• Jovica V. Milanovic (Course Leader)
• Math Bollen
• Vladimir Katic 
• Alfredo Testa
• Zbigniew Hanzelka
• Peter Vaessen 

Course Venue

The University of Manchester,
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Ferranti Building,
Room C 18. Manchester,
M60 1QD United Kingdom