Ahmadreza Abazari

Power System Engineer @BBA Consultants

Montreal, QC, CA

Design an Islanded Microgrid by integrating a grid-forming battery energy storage system and wind turbine generator in PSCAD.• Transient Recovery Voltage studies for circuit breakers at 230 and 500 kV in EMTP-RV.• Load flow analysis, short circuit studies, and multiple contingencies on the Ontario Transmission System in PSAT.• Design battery energy storage systems connected to power systems in grid-forming mode.• Developing a 1MW wind turbine generator operating in islanded mode within a real microgrid in Ontario.• Conduct regional regulatory compliance studies according to IESO requirements and perform plant controller tuning to interconnect utility-scale battery energy storage systems and solar power plants in PSS®E and PSCAD. • Optimize control parameters to ensure grid code compliance and improve dynamic performance in PSS®E and PSCAD.• Integration of PV (grid-following) and BESS (grid-forming) systems in a microgrid study conducted for a real site in Ontario province using PSCAD.• Studying subsynchronous resonance (SSR) and subsynchronous control interaction (SSCI) in IBRs using frequency scanning methods in PSCAD.• Conducting insulation coordination studies for synchronous generators connected to the bulk power system, covering ground‐wall and turn‐to‐turn insulation levels, evaluation of surge arresters, and assessment of surge capacitors.• Performing static and transient stability studies using DSATools (PSAT, TSAT, UDM Editor) in compliance with IESO market rules.• Transmission Planning Studies in PSS®E and PSAT.