For today and tomorrow’s decision makers and strategists.

This course gives deeper insights into the complex interconnected power system, which is increasingly accommodating more and different technologies, each of which have security and reliability implications. We show how to balance competing tensions where the traditional is generally safe but the new and innovative is cheaper – and why electricity is so political. We provide attendees with the knowledge and tools to make more effective decisions and understand the likely impacts of their strategies.

What does this course cover?

• The increasing demand for security, how attitudes to reliability have changed and why electricity is so political.
• Hydrology influence on supply balance, including using the hydro simulator.
• Providing redundancy, and an introduction to system operation, including a Minicitiopolis demonstration – n-1, voltage, cascade failure and economics of capacity and reliability.
• System operation – frequency, stability, reactive power and power quality, loop ­flows, with demonstrations.
• Distribution – moving from the mesh to radial networks.
• The influence of technology – problems and solutions.

Course Overview

  9-10 Hours of preparation 

Upon registration participants gain access to the online resource centre where they can access 10-15 minute videos, plus read case studies about the 1992 Supply Crisis and 1998 Auckland CBD blackout.

  2 full day in-class sessions

With everyone up to speed on the basics, these sessions consist of group discussions, case studies, simulations and demonstrations delivered by our two expert industry trainers.

  12 months access to the Online Resource Centre

Plus, all attendees are automatically registered for the Whiteboard Alumni to get regular newsletters and invites to exclusive networking events.

Learning Outcomes

• Appreciate the different aspects and practical application of security and reliability.
• Appreciate how we can invest in and build secure and reliable systems.
• Understand how to balance delivered energy price with security and reliability.
• Develop critical thinking skills to apply to the real world problems that threaten electricity markets.
• Understand in more detail how a secure and reliable power system evolves with new technology.

Contact david@whiteboardenergy.co.nz to attend this course.