Load Flow Calculation and its Application.- Modelling of Transmission Systems under Unsymmetrical Conditions and contingency analysis using DIgSILENT PowerFactory.- Probabilistic load flow module for PowerFactory.- Unbalanced Power Flow in Distribution Systems using TRX Matrix: Implementation using DIgSILENT Programming Language.- Primal-dual interior point algorithm applied to DC optimal power flow using DIgSILENT Programming Language.- Indices to Assess the Integration of Renewable Energy Resources on Standard Test Networks through DIgSILENT's Programming Language.- Modelling of automatic generation control in power systems.- Gas Turbine Modelling for Power System Dynamic Simulation Studies.- Implementation of Simplified Models of DFG-Based Wind Turbines for RMS-Type Simulation in DIgSILENT Power Factory.- Parameterized modal analysis using DIgSILENT Programming Language.- Probabilistic Approach for Risk Evaluation of Power System Oscillatory Stability.- Mean-Variance Mapping Optimization Algorithm for Power System Applications in DIgSILENT Power Factory.- Application and Requirement of DIgSILENT PowerFactory to Matlab/Simulink Interface.- Advanced applications of DPL language: Simulation automation and management of results.- Interfacing PowerFactory: co-simulation, real-time simulation and controller hardware-in-the-loop applications.- PowerFactory as a software stand-in for Hardware-In-Loop Testing.- Programming of simplified models of Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) devices using DIgSILENT Simulation Language.- Active and Reactive Power Control of Wind Farm based on Integrated Platform of PowerFactory and Matlab.- Implementation of Simplified Models of Local Controller for Muti-terminal HVDC Systems in DIgSILENT Power Factory.- Estimation of Equivalent Model for Clusters of Induction Generators based on PMU Measurements.
Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a Lecturer in Electrical Power System at Electrical Power System en School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering en Loughborough University, United Kingdom. His academic qualifications include first Class Electrical Engineering of Instituto Universitario Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1994), Master of Business Administration (Honors) of Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Venezuela (1999), Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Professional Practice of Coventry University, UK (2013) and PhD in Electrical Power Engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008). He is former associate professor (1995-2009) and Head (1999-2001) of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Universidad Nacional Politécnico de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, Venezuela (1995-2009).
He is a former academic staff of Department of Aerospace, Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Coventry, UK, where he started as Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2012 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in 2013. He was formerly with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK, as Postdoctoral Research Associate (2009-2011).
He is Vice-President of Venezuelan Wind Energy Association, Senior Member of the IEEE, member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology - The IET (UK) and member of International Council on Large Electric Systems -CIGRE. His research interest includes innovative (operation/control) schemes to optimize the performance of future energy systems.
José Luis Rueda Torres was born on March 26th, 1980 in Ecuador. In August 2004, he received the Electrical Engineer diploma from Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador, with cum laude honors. From September 2003 till February 2005, he worked in Ecuador, in the fields of industrial control systems and electricaldistribution networks operation and planning. In November 2009, he received the Ph.D. degree from the National University of San Juan, obtaining the highest mark Sobresaliente (Outstanding). He has been with the Institute of Electrical Engineering at University Duisburg-Essen as postdoctoral research associate since August 2009. Dr. Rueda will join the staff of the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy at Delft University of Technology as Assistant Professor of Intelligent Electrical Power Grids from March 2014.
He is member of Colegio de Ingenieros Eléctricos y Electrónicos de Pichincha (CIEEPI), Ecuador, and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). His current research interests include smart grids, power system modeling, power system planning, power system stability and control, system identification, probabilistic and artificial intelligent methods, and renewable energy technologies.
