Course Learning Objectives
-Explain the role and challenges of offshore wind transmission systems, including environmental, technical, and regulatory considerations -Describe the fundamental components and functions of HVAC and HVDC technology, onshore and offshore substations, and key high-voltage equipment -Compare AC and HVDC transmission solutions in offshore wind, including pros and cons, converter technologies, and typical system configurations -Analyze power flow, voltage levels, load balancing, and grid code compliance strategies for integrating offshore wind with onshore grids -Identify the types, functions, and maintenance considerations of export and array cables, and evaluate their importance in system reliability -Assess emerging technologies (e.g., floating substations, DC breakers, DC/DC converters), and discuss their impact on future offshore wind transmission systems
Instructor: Hongbiao Song
Global Technical Tender Leader for Offshore Wind, GE Vernova Hongbiao Song graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA with Ph. D degree in Electrical Engineering in Dec 2006. He worked in Bechtel between Oct 2006 and Jan 2014 as Senior Electrical Engineer involving in many large international and US Oil & Gas (O&G) projects such as LNG, refineries, petrochemical, gasification, pipelines, etc. He worked in GE since Jan 2014 with multiple technical and commercial roles involving large international and US projects such as power generation, utilities, O&G, O&G electrification, offshore wind. He had extensive system domain and equipment domain knowledge so he can lead and coordinate with GE internal teams and external partners from different regions and different organizations to win and execute large projects. He led multiple innovative R&D programs in GE such as Trailer Mounted HV Substation, Containerized HV Substation, Fast Power HV Substation Standardization, Floating Offshore Substation. Hongbiao is currently Global Technical Tender Leader for Offshore Wind in GE Vernova, living in Houston, Texas. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE, Cigre B4 Member for the US National Committee, and is active on Cigre B4.98 working group.
Instructor: Neil Kirby
Business Development Manager, HVDC, GE Vernova Neil Kirby graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1983, starting work with GEC in Stafford, England, which evolved over the years through GEC Alsthom to Alstom, to Areva, to Alstom and most recently to GE.He has held many roles in Control System Hardware and Software design, Site Commissioning and Project Engineering in HVDC systems worldwide. Neil is currently HVDC Business Development Manager, living in Port St Lucie, Florida. Neil is a Senior Member of IEEE, Cigre B4 Regular Member for the US National Committee, and is active on several IEEE and Cigre working groups.
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