by Saifa Khalid | 2021, October, 28 | HVDC, Saifa Khalid
With a global increase in energy demand, there is an apparent trend shift in the power grid with emphasis on decarbonization and digitization. Consequently, we see the growth of intermittent distributed energy resources. This trend shift is causing HVDC to become one...
by Saifa Khalid | 2021, September, 21 | HVDC, Saifa Khalid
In 2020, coal production in the U.S. declined 24% year over year accounting for the lowest coal production since 1965 (per . Electricity generated from renewables has been growing and surpassed generation from coal in 2020. President Biden has set a target to install...
by Saifa Khalid | 2021, March, 24 | HVDC, Saifa Khalid
The imposition of global lockdowns to curtail the spread of pandemic in 2020 significantly reduced the electricity demand. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand dropped 2% making it the largest drop in demand in the last 50 years and far...
by Saqib Saeed, Hassan Zaheer | 2018, September, 11 | Hassan Zaheer, HVDC, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, Saqib Saeed, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Power Technology Research (PTR) had the opportunity to visit CIGRE 2018, held in Paris, France which took place from August 26-31. During the last CIGRE, PTR had followed four of the key trends: Eco design of equipment; maintenance, refurbishment, and life time; real...
by Saqib Saeed, Vinu Srinivasan | 2018, May, 9 | Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, Saqib Saeed, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Power Technology Research (PTR) had an opportunity to visit the IEEE PES T&D conference in Denver, Colorado which took place from 16th to 19th April. The event was divided into two parts: conference sessions and exhibition. The conference section included various...
