Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

As power systems rapidly evolve, traditional analysis tools are no longer sufficient on their own. High penetration of power electronics–based technologies, HVDC links, FACTS devices, inverter-based generation, battery energy storage, and EV infrastructure has fundamentally changed system dynamics.



Advanced EMT platforms have matured significantly, not only in modelling fidelity but also in usability and data handling. A powerful example is the PSOUT functionality in #PCAD version 5.1.0.



PSOUT provides a structured and efficient way to extract simulation results from EMT studies.



Have you seen the new video at the PSCAD #Youtube channel: lnkd.in/emUAjcx5



#PowerSystems #EMTSimulation #ElectromagneticTransient #PowerSystemAnalysis #GridDynamics #PowerElectronics #InverterBasedResources #IBR #HVDC #FACTS #GridStability #LowInertiaSystems #PowerSystemModeling #SimulationTools #DigitalPowerSystems #SystemStudies #EngineeringWorkflow #PCAD #PSOUT #EMTTools #SimulationEfficiency #EngineeringProductivity #EnergyTransition #FutureGrids #SmartGrids #Decarbonization #GridModernization #fglongatt #fglongattLTD #modelling #simulation #consultancy #services

2 months ago | [YT] | 27

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

⚡📢 Call for Papers – Deadline Extended! 📢⚡



Great news for the power and energy systems community!

The 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 & 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) has extended the paper submission deadline.



🗓 New Deadline: 𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 & 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻



If you are working on cutting‑edge research or innovative applications in:

- Power and energy systems

- Smart grids and digitalisation

- Renewable integration and flexibility

- Power electronics, control, and stability

- AI and data-driven methods for energy systems

- Energy transition and sustainability

…this is an excellent opportunity to share your work with a global IEEE audience, receive high‑quality peer feedback, and connect with leading researchers and practitioners.



A conference fully focused on the future of smart energy systems

Submission details & guidelines: 👉 ieeeisse.org/2026



𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.



If your draft is almost ready, this extension might be exactly what you need.



Feel free to share this post with colleagues, PhD students, and research groups who should not miss this opportunity.



#IEEEISSE #CallForPapers #PowerSystems #SmartGrids #EnergyTransition #Renewables #PowerEngineering #IEEE #Research #PhDLife #EnergySystems #fglongattlife #fglongatt

2 months ago | [YT] | 5

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

🔔 Reminder: The 𝗗𝗜𝗴𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗡𝗢 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is starting very soon! 🔔



📅 21 April 2026

⏰ 09:00 (UK time)



Join industry experts, practitioners, and fellow users to exchange insights, best practices, and real‑world experiences using DIgSILENT PowerFactory in DNO applications.



This year’s meeting is a great opportunity to:

- Learn about the latest developments and use cases

- Engage with the DIgSILENT community

- Network with professionals facing similar challenges



Full agenda here:

lnkd.in/eiUNp68u



Looking forward to a great discussion and knowledge-sharing session!



#DIgSILENT #PowerFactory #DNO #UserGroupMeeting #PowerSystems #EnergyTransition #SmartGrids #EngineeringEvents #fglongatt #fglongattLife



Image credits lnkd.in/eiUNp68u

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

Saludos a todos los miembros de la comunidad. Es un tremendo placer invitarlos a participar en el 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿í𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗤𝗛 (14-16 de agosto de 2026, San Pedro de Sula, Honduras).
Este congreso se ha consolidado como el evento técnico más importante del gremio en Honduras, convirtiéndose en una plataforma estratégica para la actualización profesional, el intercambio de conocimientos y la articulación entre el sector productivo, la academia y el Estado.
Ejes clave del Congreso:
🔹 Energía para el desarrollo productivo
🔹 Industria 4.0 y digitalización
🔹 Infraestructura y competitividad
🔹 Sostenibilidad y economía circular
🔹 Innovación y talento
💡 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝘂𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼!!! Es una plataforma de actualización profesional, una conexión directa con la industria y una oportunidad para ser parte activa del desarrollo del país.
📅 Cupos limitados (500 participantes)
💰 Descuento por pronto pago disponible
🌐 Inscripciones en: congresocimeqh.org/portal/
👉 Marca la fecha, comparte con tu equipo y asegura tu lugar.
El futuro de la ingeniería se diseña hoy… y se vive en el IX Congreso de Ingeniería CIMEQH 2026.
#CIMEQH2026 #IngenieríaHonduras #Industria40 #Energía #Sostenibilidad #IngenieríaQueTransforma #Networking #CongresoDeIngeniería
#fglongatt #fglongattLife

2 months ago | [YT] | 4

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

Today, we are surrounded by powerful simulation tools, digital relays, synchrophasors, AI-driven analytics and bla...bla... bla!!!

It is so easy to forget something fundamental: 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.

𝗠𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, protection, and measurement did so using pure physics, classical mechanics, and electromagnetism, nothing more!!!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 derived:
- Power flow relationships 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 matrix solvers.
- Fault analysis without 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 engines.
- Protection principles 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 digital sampling.
- Measurement systems 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 DSP or microprocessors.

Everything was grounded in Maxwell’s equations, Newtonian mechanics, and physical intuition. Carbon neural networks!

- Synchronous machines were understood by 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 torque, flux, and rotational inertia.
- Protection systems were designed by 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 about currents, forces, and time delays.
- Measurement relied on electromechanical 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆; moving iron, rotating disks, magnetic fields.

No black boxes!
No “just run the software”!

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴!

My tribute to 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 includes my personal collection of original electrical equipment 😉 ... I just got this Wattmeter below...

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦...) ❓❓❓

#fglongatt #fglongattreflections #fglongattLife #engineering #electricalengineering #wattmeter

By the way, I just tested the device earlier today, and it is working 😊!

2 months ago | [YT] | 7

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

... and later today (2nd April 2026 @5:10 pm Peru Time -Spanish Language)!!!



Our Chief Scientist & Co-Founder, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt will be sharing time and experiences "F̳r̳o̳m̳ ̳G̳r̳i̳d̳ ̳F̳o̳l̳l̳o̳w̳i̳n̳g̳ ̳t̳o̳ ̳G̳r̳i̳d̳ ̳F̳o̳r̳m̳i̳n̳g̳".



Thanks to the IEEE PES Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos for the invitation and the people who make this happen Sue-Ellen Gonzales Quispe and Jose Manuel Hermoza Ordoñez



#fglongattLTD #GridForming #GBGFI #NetZero #RenewableEnergy #PowerSystems #consultancy #services #innovation #InverterTechnology #GridStability #EnergyTransition #SustainableEnergy #SmartGrid #CleanTech #ElectricitySystem #PowerElectronics #FutureGrid #Decarbonization #fglongatt #fglongattLife

3 months ago | [YT] | 8

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

More practical examples coming soon...

#keepworking!!!



The #energy that moves the #future...



#energy #power #fglongatt #fglongattLife #MATLAB #scripts #humanneuron #carbonneuron

4 months ago | [YT] | 24

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

(English version coming on Monday 😊 )

Una breve y simple introducción a los entornos de desarrollo (IDE en inglés) basados en la web para el lenguaje de programación #Python.



🌐 Online Python: lnkd.in/d4PsdQik

🌐 PyScript: pyscript.net/



Especial enfasis en:

🌐 Google Colab: lnkd.in/ebEczSA



Este video está dedicado a todos los amigos que incursionan en Python ya sea para el uso en sistemas de potencia o ciencia de datos.



Pronto mas...#PandaPower #PowerFactory #TyphoonHIL #OPALrt



#Youtube #Video #4K lnkd.in/eq7AN3WX



#Python #GoogleColab #DesarrolloWeb #Programación #IDE #AmbientesDeDesarrollo #Tecnología #EducaciónDigital #CienciaDeDatos #MachineLearning #AprendizajeEnLínea #TransformaciónDigital #Desarrolladores #InnovaciónTecnológica #FormaciónTecnológica #PythonParaPrincipiantes #IngenieríaDeSoftware #CloudComputing #HerramientasDeDesarrollo #AprenderProgramación #fglongatt #fglongattLife #fglongattLab #fglongattLTD

4 months ago | [YT] | 3

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 is no longer optional; it is essential in modern power systems.
One of the most powerful enablers of the system's visibility is the Synchrophasor data collection network.
It is crucial to define the appropriate architecture and operational requirements for Phasor Data Concentrators (PDCs) to enable situational awareness in large power systems, leveraging the adventages of the end‑to‑end synchrophasor data flow and ensuring interoperability across PMUs, PDC layers, and control-centre applications.
#Synchrophasors #PMU #PDC #IEEE #GridModernization #WAMPAC #SmartGrid #PowerSystems #DigitalUtility #PhasorTechnology #fglongatt #fglongattLife #fglongattLtd

5 months ago | [YT] | 11

Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

The evolution of synchrophasor standardisation is a remarkable story of innovation in modern power systems. What began with 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝟭𝟯𝟰𝟰‑𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱, the first formal definition of a synchronised phasor, has grown into a sophisticated framework that now underpins wide‑area monitoring, grid stability, and digital substations worldwide.



Over the years, successive revisions—culminating in the harmonisation with 𝗜𝗘𝗖 𝟲𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬‑𝟭𝟭𝟴‑𝟭—have delivered major advances in measurement accuracy, interoperability, and real‑time data exchange.



This progression reflects the industry’s commitment to building a smarter, more resilient, and more secure grid.



Keep working!!! #fglongatt #fglongattLife #phasors #Synchrophasors #PMU #WAMS #PowerSystems #GridModernization #SmartGrid #DigitalSubstation #IEEE1344 #consultancy #services #advisory #IEEEc37118 #IEC61850 #GridStability #PowerEngineering #EnergyInnovation #UtilityIndustry #GridResilience #ElectricalEngineering #PowerSystemProtection #WideAreaMonitoring #FutureOfEnergy #fglongatt #fglongattLife

5 months ago | [YT] | 14