Demands for Bridging Power Electronics and Power System Engineering Concepts

Power electronics are becoming an underpinning technology for development of future electric energy systems. Proliferation of power converters will affect the dynamic and static performance of power systems. Thus, design, planning and operation of power systems should take into account the converter dynamics and also static models. Moreover, control, design and manufacturing of converters require considering their interactions with the entire power system performance. This paper highlights the importance of bridging power electronics and power system engineering concepts in future power systems. First, different concepts of power electronics and power system engineering is discussed. Afterwards, the necessity for bridging these two areas are explained. Finally, numerical case studies on a DC microgrid are provided for illustrating the needs for bridging these concepts.