Future power systems will need to accommodate a high penetration of renewables, new loads, and increased interconnections, which can make the system less resilient to changes and faults. However, traditional power system stability analysis methods may not be sufficient to ensure stable and robust operations in these new environments. To address this, network science is emerging as a promising area for developing new solutions. This seminar proposes a new framework for power system stability analysis that integrates network-based models with traditional power system theory. The focus will be on understanding how power network topology impacts the stability of the system, shedding new light on instability mechanisms.
Professor Tao Liu received his B.E. degree from Northeastern University, China, in 2003 and his Ph.D. degree from the Australian National University (ANU), Australia, in 2011. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at ANU, the University of Groningen, and the University of Hong Kong (HKU), respectively. He became a Research Assistant Professor in 2015 at HKU and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2019. His research interests include power system analysis and control, complex dynamical networks, distributed control, and event-triggered control.
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