Full Name
Andros Cadavid
Job title
Strategic Development Manager
Organisation
SMA Australia Pty Ltd
Speaker bio
With over 15 years as an experienced Electrical Engineer in the solar PV industry, Andros Cadavid currently leads the SMA APAC region as Strategic Development Manager, identifying and facilitating the latest technological trends to the market needs of today, and tomorrow. Andros started his career with SMA in 2008 as a Technical Support Specialist in Spain. In 2012, he transferred to SMA Australia, taking on the role as Technical Lead for Off-Grid and Hybrid systems across the APAC region. From there, Andros progressed within SMA Australia as Head of Customer Project Management, primarily focusing on managing large-scale grid-connected PV projects.
Grid stability and high-quality power supply has always been a keen interest for Andro’s, throughout his professional commitment to large-scale PV and BESS. With his expertise, Andros can identify challenges in the Australian energy market and provide leading solutions from inverter-based technology to enable Developers, Grid Operators, and Government bodies to achieve the highest efficiency in energy systems.
Grid stability and high-quality power supply has always been a keen interest for Andro’s, throughout his professional commitment to large-scale PV and BESS. With his expertise, Andros can identify challenges in the Australian energy market and provide leading solutions from inverter-based technology to enable Developers, Grid Operators, and Government bodies to achieve the highest efficiency in energy systems.
Speaking At
Presentation title
Using Advanced Grid Forming Inverters to Replace Alternators
Presentation summary
This presentation explores how advanced functionality from grid forming inverters can deliver the services traditionally provided by alternator-based generation. Grid forming technology offers a more flexible and often more cost effective solution than alternator-based generators or synchronous condensers, and are rapidly becoming a key element in ensuring power system resilience by efficiently providing frequency and voltage regulation as well as fault current.
