Dr. Chad Abbey holds Master's and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University. He has more than 7 years of experience in distributed energy resources and smart distribution systems technologies. He is the author or co-author of more than 50 papers, has given dozens of talks, many times as an invited speaker, and numerous industry courses on subjects related to the integration of distributed energy resources and advanced distribution systems. He has been closely involved in laboratory testing at the IREQ distribution test system, the Hydro-Quebec Distribution Smart Zone, as well as activities related to technology transfer and industry workshops. He has a strong involvement in international working groups and standardization efforts, most notably the CIGRE C6 Study Committee and the IEEE 1547.x series of applications guides.
B. Sc. - Electrical Engineering degree University of Alberta in 2002 M. Eng. - Electrical Engineering from McGill University in 2004 Ph.D. - Eletrical Engineering from McGill University in 2009
Research Scientist in Electrical Equipment (Hydro-Québec Research Institute) since 2009 Research Engineer and Project Manager in Grid Integration of DER group (CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada) from 2004-2009
Fields of Expertise: Advanced Distribution Systems (Automation, monitoring, protection and control) Distributed Generation (Protection and control) Wind Energy (Modeling and control) Energy Storage (Modeling, control, and business cases)