6 August - 6 August, 2025
August 6 at 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM UTC+0
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Webinar details
Australia has the highest per capita penetration of roof-top solar generation systems in the world. Most of these solar generation systems are connected to the low voltage distribution networks, causing significant reverse power flow during high solar generation period. Compounding this situation is the steady increase in peak electricity demand caused by electrification of domestic gas appliances and uptake in electric vehicle charging. Optimal power flow techniques can be used by distribution utilities to model and forecast the import and export capacity of each supply connection point, allowing applications such as dynamic operating envelopes to be used to maximize the utilization of the distribution networks.
- The webinar will be recorded and will be sent out to registered attendees afterwards.
- A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees who request one near the end of the live webinar session.
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Key takeaways from this webinar
- Understand the motivation behind optimal power flows.
- Use cases of optimal power flows in Australian electricity distribution networks.
- Areas to benefit from further research activities.
Related courses
This webinar/topic is multidisciplinary and covers the Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering schools and is particularly found in the following courses:
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Power Distribution
- Professional Certificate of Competency in Electrical Power System Protection
- 52883WA Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Electrical Systems)
- 52888WA Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)
- 52894WA Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Renewable Energy)
- Online – Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering)
- Graduate Certificate in Power Engineering
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About the presenter
Dr. Peter Wong, EIT lecturer and Director & Principal Consultant, Eagles Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd
Peter is currently director and principal consultant of Eagles Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd, providing consulting services to utilities, industry and governments on electricity distribution engineering and renewable energy integration. Prior to that, Peter was with Jemena (a multi Australian utility operating in electricity, gas and water areas) for 25 years in various asset management roles, including the last seven years championing new network technologies and DER integration.
Peter is a chartered professional engineer, a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Senior Member of IEEE. He has a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, post graduate diploma in leadership and management from University of Western Australia, and a PhD degree from Victoria University, Melbourne. His PhD thesis is on smart distribution voltage control in the presence of intermittent PV generation.
Peter has a distinguished career as a professional engineer. He received the Energy Networks Association Overseas Study Tour Award in 2011 which he used to study smart grid developments in Asia, Europe and the U.S. He was awarded the John Madsen medal for the best paper published in the Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 2015, and received the Lifetime Achievement in Energy Award from the Electrical Energy Society of Australia in 2017.