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SUMMARY:Paralleling Generators – When Two Perfect Machines Refused to Share
DESCRIPTION:The live presentation of this event has already taken place. \nPlease view the PDF slides here or watch the video recording below:\n \nEmeritus Professor Akhtar Kalam’s Electrifying Mysteries\nThis webinar series provides a structured examination of real-world engineering challenges. Each session will address specific\, technically focused topics relevant to professional engineers. \nWebinar details\nSynchronising and load-sharing between generators should\, in theory\, be a textbook procedure. Yet\, in practice\, “perfect” machines sometimes refuse to cooperate. This webinar unravels a real-world case where identical generators failed to share the load equitably. Participants will explore the subtle interplay between governor characteristics\, voltage regulators\, system impedance\, and control loops that can lead to instability or the generation of circulating currents. The discussion emphasises analytical reasoning\, control coordination\, and field calibration to achieve stable parallel operation. \n\nThe webinar will be recorded and will be sent out to registered attendees afterwards.\nA certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees who request one near the end of the live webinar session.\nPlease note: the time stated on this event is in UTC. You will need to convert this to your own time zone.\n\nKey takeaways from this webinar\n\nAnalyse the principles of generator synchronisation\, droop characteristics\, and reactive power sharing.\nIdentify root causes of unequal load sharing and voltage instability during parallel operation.\nLearn practical field-testing and tuning methods to ensure balanced generator performance.\nUnderstand the role of communication and control systems in coordinated power generation.\n\nRelated courses\nThis webinar/topic relates to our school of Electrical Engineering and is particularly found in the following courses: \n\n52892WA Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering in Mining\nProfessional Certificate of Competency in Circuit Breakers\, Switchgear & Power Transformers\nUET60222 Advanced Diploma of ESI – Power Systems (Australia & New Zealand Only)\nProfessional Certificate of Competency in Power Distribution\nOnline – Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering)\n\nTo learn more about tuition fees\, please click here. \nAbout the presenter\n \nEmeritus Professor Akhtar Kalam \nBSc\, BScEng\, MS\, PhD\, FIET\, CEng\, FAIE\, FIEAust\, CPEng\, NER\, APEC Engineer\, IntPE(Aus)\, PEV\, MCIGRE\, Life Senior Member of IEEE. \nProfessor Akhtar Kalam is a supervisor of EIT’s Doctoral students. He has worked at Victoria University since 1984 and recently associated with the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities. He is the Editor in Chief of Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Further\, he has Distinguished Professorship position in many national and international institutions. He has been recognized internationally and nationally for his research. He is regularly invited to deliver lectures\, work on industrial projects\, and examine external theses overseas. Professor Kalam is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Victoria (PEV)\, Fellow of EA\, IET\, AIE\, a life Senior Member of IEEE\, NER\, APEC Engineer\, IntPE (Aus) and a member of CIGRE AP B5 Study Committee.
URL:https://www.eit.edu.au/event/paralleling-generators-when-two-perfect-machines-refused-to-share/
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CATEGORIES:Technical Engineering Topics Webinar
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