Event Date
January 26, 2026
Event Time
3:30 pm CET
Event Location
Mitwit (4th floor)
Building upon the success of the previous four sessions set up in 2024 and 2025, CRESYM offers an upgraded edition of the course on Power system dynamics, control and stability, in the same spirit: a practical workshop, with deep participation of the attendees, and many opportunities to raise questions.
Detailed training program:
| Training title | Power system dynamics, control and stability: hands-on workshop based on case studies |
| Instructor | Prof. Thierry Van Cutsem
Consultant to Transmission System Operators & freelance researcher, previously Research Director FNRS and adjunct professor at University of Liège, Belgium |
| Target audience | Young engineers, junior researchers, more advanced engineers who wish to strengthen their knowledge |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of power systems (operation principles, components, etc.). |
| Date and duration | January 27th -28th 2026
13.5 hours of workshop. Attendance time: 9:00-17:00 & 09:00-16:15 In addition, trainees are welcome to attend an additional two-hour training session on “signal processing & metering” taught by Mr. Patrick Panciatici from 16:00 to 18:00 on January 26th, 2026 |
| Number of attendees | Maximum 12 (hopefully from various companies or academia) in order to foster interactions between the instructor and the audience |
| Location | Square de Meeûs 38/40 1000 Brussels
@ Mitwit, 4th floor |
| IT | Each attendee must bring his/her own laptop with the STEPSS software pre-installed (Easy procedure that will be communicated ahead of time) |
| Language | English |
| Program / description | This course illustrates various notions of power system dynamics, control, and stability through case studies of simple systems.
The modelling of a 5-bus system is presented in detail, on which the attendees perform various simulations using STEPSS. Simulation results are discussed all together. Additional slides provide explanations and broaden the scope. The course focuses on angle, frequency, and voltage dynamics. It also aims at interpreting the results of dynamic simulations, cross-checking them with basic notions such as droop, phasor diagrams, control principles, non-linear models, etc. After an in-depth study of the 5-bus system, the workshop deals with a somewhat more involved 70-bus 20-machine IEEE test system. Simulations of a well-known 4-machine system are also presented. |
| Logistics | Lecture notes, refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Travel, meal & accommodation expenses will not be included but the attendees are invited to attend the dinner offered by CRESYM on the evening of January 26. All details about the venue, the procedure to install STEPSS and advice for accommodation will be provided prior the scheduled date |
| Price | 500 €/attendee for CRESYM members
900 €/attendee for other organisations |
| Contact | CRESYM (Square de Meeûs, 38-40 B-1000 Brussels BELGIUM)
Sebastien Lepy (Phone: +33 6 66 54 36 54 Email: sebastien.lepy@cresym.eu) |