Parallel Dynamic and Transient Simulation of Large-Scale Power Systems: A High Performance Computing Solution

This textbook introduces methods of accelerating transient stability (dynamic) simulation and electromagnetic transient simulation on massively parallel processors for large-scale AC-DC grids – two of the most common and computationally onerous studies done by energy control centers and research laboratories for the planning, design, and operation of such integrated grids for ensuring the security and reliability of electric power. Simulation case studies provided in the book range from small didactic test circuits to realistic-sized AC-DC grids, and special emphasis is placed on detailed device-level multi-physics models for power system equipment and decomposition techniques for simulating large-scale systems.

Parallel Dynamic and Transient Simulation of Large-Scale Power Systems: A High Performance Computing Solution is a comprehensive state-of-the-art guide for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in power systems engineering. Practicing engineers, software developers, and scientists working in the power and energy industry will find it to be a timely and valuable reference for solving potential problems in their design and development activities. 

• Detailed device-level electro-thermal modeling for power electronic systems in DC grids;
• Provides comprehensive dynamic and transient simulation of integrated large-scale AC-DC grids;
• Offers detailed models of renewable energy system models.

Venkata Dinavahi, PhD, is a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta. He received the B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), the M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. His research interests include real-time simulation of power systems and power electronic systems, electromagnetic transients, device-level modeling, large-scale systems, and parallel and distributed computing. Professor Dinavahi was the founding chair of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Task Force on Interfacing Techniques for Simulation Tools from 2006-2014, and actively participates in several IEEE PES committees, notably in the Working Group on Modeling and Analysis of System Transients. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and over 60 articles in international conference proceedings. His research works have been cited over 7,000 times with an h-index of 44. He is a Fellow of IEEE and was the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Engineer Award from the IEEE PES/IAS Northern Canada Chapter. He is a member of CIGRÉ (International Council on Large Electric Systems) and a Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta.

Ning Lin, PhD, is a Power Systems Engineer at Powertech Labs Inc. in Surrey, British Columbia. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, and his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta in 2018. Dr. Lin was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta in 2018 and worked as an engineer on power system automation, flexible AC transmission system (FACTS), and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) from 2011 to 2014. He is a Member of the IEEE. His research interests include electromagnetic transient simulation, transient stability analysis, real-time hardware-in-the-loop emulation of integrated AC/DC grids, massively parallel processing, heterogeneous high-performance computing of power systems, and power electronics.