CIGRE 2025 International Symposium
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Québec, Canada
From September 29 to October 2, 2025
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Wednesday, 01/Oct/2025 | |||||||||||
10:30am - 12:15pm |
A1-5: Asset management Location: Room 520C REPLACING DIAMOND COIL STATOR WINDINGS WITH ROEBEL HALF-BAR TYPE ARMATURE WINDINGS TO MITIGATE THE FREQUENT STATOR FAILURES CAUSED BY INTER-TURN FAULTS : NHPC EXPERIENCE NHPC LIMITED, India 10:45am - 11:00am Stator Windings Neutral Inversion Case Study DMI Energy, Canada 11:00am - 11:15am The Need for a Classification of Different Kinds of Partial Discharges to Provide Effective Reinvigoration of the Corona Effect Preventive System in Stator Winding Maintenance Process Trassínio Consultoria Ltda, Brazil 11:15am - 11:30am Assessment of the Stator Insulation System of Synchronous Compensators to Determine the Need for Modernization Eletrobras-Eletronorte, Brazil 11:30am - 11:45am Insulation Systems for Motors, Generators and Synchronous Condensers – Contributions to writing Specifications for Services and new Windings. WEG, Brazil 11:45am - 12:00pm Enhancing combined cycle power plant Efficiency Through Advanced Fogging Techniques: GE 13E2 gas turbine no.5 in Samra/Jordan as a case study. 1: Samra Electrical Power Company SEPCo., Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of; 2: Hussien technical university / Jordan 12:00pm - 12:15pm Méthode d’atténuation des dangers liés aux éclats d’arc de grande énergie Hydro Quebec, Canada |
A2-4: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Arcing Fault Containment Location: Room 520F Improvement and Strengthening Method for Local Structure of UHV Converter Oil Tank for Defense Against High-Energy Arc Faults China Electric Power Research Institute China, China, People's Republic of 10:45am - 11:00am Experimental Study on Explosion-Proof Strategy for On-Load Tap Changer 1: China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of; 2: National Engineering Research Center of UHV Technology, Haidian District, Beijing 100192, China; 3: China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing 11:00am - 11:15am Mitigation of Fire due to High Energy Internal Arc in Bushing Turrets: Additional New Test Results 1: EDF; 2: Siemens-Energy, Austria 11:15am - 11:30am Research on Pressure Characteristics of HVDC Transfomer Turret on Arc Fault State Grid Economic and Technological Research Institute Co., Ltd., China, People's Republic of 11:30am - 11:45am Arc Fault Detection in Transformers Using Optical Cable Sensors to Reduce the Risk of Explosion 1: Schering-Institute for High Voltage Engineering and Asset Management Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany; 2: Electrical Engineering Department K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran |
A3-6: Circuit breaker application Location: Room 519A Long-term measurements of switching transients with VCBs – intelligent data analysis and algorithms 1: OMICRON electronics, Germany; 2: OMICRON electronics, Switzerland 10:45am - 11:00am Integration of Digital Technologies in Medium Voltage Switchgears 1: Siemens, Canada; 2: Siemens AG; 3: Siemens, USA 11:00am - 11:15am Capacitive Current Switching Test on Vacuum Circuit Breaker and Evaluation of Voltage Factor on the Future Italian 36 kV Network Terna Rete Italia, Italy 11:15am - 11:30am 420 kV 30 MVAr reactive inductive compensation solutions and type tests in extreme low temperature -50C. 1: Statnett SF, Norway; 2: Equinor 11:30am - 11:45am Development of an Anomaly Detection System for Gas Circuit Breaker Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan 11:45am - 12:00pm A broad return of experience for Power Transformer Energization with Controlled Switching technique, based on more than forty cases. GE Vernova, France |
B3-5: EHV & UHV AC and DC Substation Topics Location: Room 520E Development of 1,000 kV Substation Equipment and Technological Advancements in Japan through Demonstration and Verification Test 1: TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., Japan; 2: Toshiba energy systems & solutions Co.; 3: The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan; 4: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; 5: NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 10:45am - 11:00am “Revolutionizing Substation Monitoring: Design and Development of AI integrated Autonomous Mobile Robot for Power Substation Inspection and Monitoring” 1: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Gurgaon, India; 2: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India 11:00am - 11:15am Challenge of High Ground Potential Rise in Transmission Substations having High Ground Fault Levels and Solving Approach Hydro One Networks Inc., Canada 11:15am - 11:30am Auxiliary Power System Design Approach for HVDC Converter Stations AtkinsRealis, Canada 11:30am - 11:45am Design concepts for compact air insulated substations 1: Cardiff University, United Kingdom; 2: National Grid, United Kingdom 11:45am - 12:00pm Seismic qualification of cylindrical electrical equipment in UHV substations University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, People's Republic of 12:00pm - 12:15pm Substation EHV/HV transformer circuit layout optimized for lightning protection National Transmission Company South Africa, South Africa 12:15pm - 12:30pm Predictive Power Flow Simulator for SCADA Systems—A Real-World Implementation Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., United States of America 12:30pm - 12:45pm Off-Load Bus Splitter arrangement in 400 kV Double Main Bus Bar Scheme to mitigate complete disruption of power supply during breakdown/repair Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India |
B4-5: Meshed AC/DC Systems Location: Room 518BC This session addresses control and operation as well as study methodologies of parallel or meshed AC/DC system.
Generalized AC/DC Power Flow Methodology including Opportunities offered by Converters 1: eRoots Analytics, Spain; 2: CITCEA-UPC, Spain 10:45am - 11:00am Control and Operation of Parallel Interconnection of HVDC and HVAC Systems 1: GE Vernova, United Kingdom; 2: GE Vernova, Germany; 3: GE Vernova, India 11:00am - 11:15am Resilience-Oriented Evaluation of Static Var Compensators in Hybrid AC-HVDC Power Systems 1: Jacobs Engineering Group, Canada; 2: Jacobs Solutions, United States 11:15am - 11:30am Modeling dispatch scenarios of an embedded HVDC link using historical NYISO data 1: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States of America; 2: New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) 11:30am - 11:45am Frequency Stability in Hybrid AC/DC Transmission Systems: Evaluation of Grid Forming and Grid Following Converter Controls with DC Momentary Reserves Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany 11:45am - 12:00pm Enhancing Grid Stability: The Role and Design of Static Frequency Converters in the Kühtai 2 Variable Speed Pumped Storage Power Plant 1: Hitachi Energy Ltd, Switzerland; 2: TIWAG Tiroler Wasserkraft AG |
C1-4: PS1: Congestion, Curtailment, Reliability, Adequacy & Uncertainty Location: Room 519B Analysis of the Impact of Curative Congestion Management Measures on System Stability RWTH Aachen University, Germany 10:45am - 11:00am Energy Curtailment Analysis in Alberta 1: Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada; 2: ARUP, Canada 11:00am - 11:15am Weather Synchronizations - The key Consideration for System Simulation and Reliability Assessment AESO, Canada 11:15am - 11:30am Power System Reliability Models and the Characterization of Equipment Outage Durations 1: Consolidated Edison Co. of NY, United States of America; 2: Risk Research Group, USA 11:30am - 11:45am Strathclyde European Electricity Market Model: a 14-Zone disaggregated GB model for adequacy and cost assessment of future decarbonisation pathways University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom 11:45am - 12:00pm Adaptive Power System planning for integration of new Technologies 1: Jacobs, United Kingdom; 2: Jacobs, UAE |
C4-4: ADVANCED SIMULATION MODELS FOR ANALYSIS OF IBR DOMINATED SYSTEMS Location: Room 521ABC A Data-Driven Aggregated Model of IBR-based Networks for EMT Simulations; Accuracy and Performance Analysis 1: Laval university, Canada; 2: Institut de recherche de Hydro-Québec, Canada 10:45am - 11:00am Detailed Circuit-Based Model of Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System for Electromagnetic Transient Studies 1: Polytechnique Montreal, Canada; 2: IREENA Laboratory of Nantes University; 3: EDF-R&D, Électricité de France 11:00am - 11:15am Research on Transient Characteristics of 300MVar Air-cooled Cylindrical Rotor Synchronous Condenser 1: Harbin Electric Machinary Company Limited, China, People's Republic of; 2: China Electric Power Research Institute Company Limited, China, People's Republic of 11:15am - 11:30am On the Effect of Tap Changers on Voltage Stability with Polynomial Loads 1: University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland; 2: Swissgrid Inc. 11:30am - 11:45am Impact of IBR Equivalent Negative Sequence Impedance on Overvoltages on Healthy Phases during Faults Hydro-Québec, Canada 11:45am - 12:00pm Leveraging specialized utility testing facilities for rigorous evaluation and de-risking of PMU solutions: two comprehensive case studies 1: New York Power Authority, United States of America; 2: Electric Power Group |
C5-4: C5 Flexibility integration into electricity markets Location: Room 518A Independent Power Supply: Balancing Self-Consumption and Grid Connection – A New Challenge for Emerging Renewable Energy in Thailand's Energy Landscape Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Thailand 10:45am - 11:00am Demand Response Impact on the South African Network 1: Eskom, South Africa; 2: CSIR, South Africa 11:00am - 11:15am Demand Response (DR) as a key enabler for System Flexibility in power systems with high VRE resources National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Ltd, South Africa 11:15am - 11:30am Accelerating the Uptake of Electric Vehicles in the Logistics Industry by Contributing to the Power Grid Laval university, Canada 11:30am - 11:45am Integrating Electric Vehicles to the Power Grid: A Proposed Framework University of Sao Paulo |
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10:30am - 1:00pm |
B2-8: AI-Driven Inspection and Monitoring for Overhead Transmission Systems Location: Plenary Room AI based Automation in Thermovision scanning of Overhead EHV Lines using Geo fencing technology. The Tata power Company Limited, India 10:45am - 11:00am Development of AI powered anomaly detection for Power Transmission Towers and Powerlines using Drone captured data 1: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc, Japan; 2: SENSYN ROBOTICS, Inc. 11:00am - 11:15am Development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the Maintenance of Overhead Lines 1: Cemig GT, Brazil; 2: UFMG, Brazil; 3: SCCON Geospatial, Brazil; 4: SENAI-SC, Brazil; 5: Imagem, Brazil; 6: Trixel, Brazil 11:15am - 11:30am Computer vision and AI for powergrid automated inspection 1: RTE, France; 2: Picsellia France 11:30am - 11:45am Detection of Construction Sites Near Infrastructures Using Satellite Technologies 1: RTE, France; 2: Orbital Eye, Netherlands 11:45am - 12:00pm Artificial Intelligence and Drones for the Inspection and Fault Detection of Transmission Line Component National Electric Power Company/ Jordan, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 12:15pm - 12:30pm Mapping Of The Near-Surface Oxidative Pollution From Space Using Machine-Learning Techniques 1: RTE, France; 2: Thales Services Numériques France 12:30pm - 12:45pm Research on Tree Obstacle Satellite Monitoring Method for Overhead Lines Based on Fusion of Tower Features State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute, China, People's Republic of 12:45pm - 1:00pm On the use of IA for accelerated defects detection in the case of UAV transmission tower audit. 1: CIMA+, Canada; 2: University of Namur, Belgique |
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
EHV & UHV: Operation and Maintenance of EHV Equipment Location: Room 522A Advancements in Power System through Onsite repair Techniques of Power Transformer and Reactors: Reducing Downtime and Costs 1: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India; 2: BHEL 1:45pm - 2:00pm Vibro-acoustic Mechanism and Characteristics of Converter Transformer Windings under Valve-Side DC Bias China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of 2:00pm - 2:15pm Increased cable availability through online assessment 1: HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden GmbH, Germany; 2: Polycentrum S Solutions SL,Spain; 3: Technische Universität Dresden, Germany 2:15pm - 2:30pm Research on Oil-immersed Reactive Power Compensation Device for UHV AC Project in High-altitude Areas CEPRI, China, People's Republic of 2:30pm - 2:45pm Analysis of Disconnection Fault on a 1000KV UHV Line 1: State Grid Shandong Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of; 2: State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company, China, People's Republic of 2:45pm - 3:00pm Maintenance Experiences for UHV overhead lines in Japan TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., Japan |
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1:30pm - 3:30pm |
A1-6: Asset management Location: Room 520C STRATEGIC PLANNING & CHALLENGES FOR INSTALLATION OF GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS (GCBs) TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF THE GENERATING UNIT, BY CLEARING POTENTIAL HARMFUL SHORT-CIRCUIT FAULTS IN THE HYDRO POWER STATIONS NHPC LIMITED, India 1:45pm - 2:00pm Design And Analysis of New Bladeless Vortex Wind Turbine Hatch, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Dynamic State Estimation of Doubly Fed Induction Generator based on Robust Particle Filtering 1: Power System Consultant (PSC), Canada; 2: FortisAlberta Inc., Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm CMS support in preventive maintenance actions to extend the useful life of direct drive turbine main bearings 1: AQTech Power Prognostics, Brazil; 2: CEMIG 2:30pm - 2:45pm Case study: supporting the maintenance management of wind turbine fleets with gearbox defect patterns using condition monitoring systems 1: AQTech Power Prognostics, Brazil; 2: CGN Brazil Energy, Brazil 2:45pm - 3:00pm Practical Applications of Electrical and Current Signature Analysis in DFIG Wind Generator and Powertrain Reliability Evaluation MotorDoc LLC, United States of America 3:00pm - 3:15pm Digital twin model for predicting the energy generation from the wind turbine Monenco Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of |
A2-5: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Materials and Environment Location: Room 520F The Role of Nitrogen Additives and Meta-Aramid Fibres in Water Migration for Optimized Transformer Operation Hydro-Québec, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Determination of Low Molecular Weight Acids in Power Transformer Mineral Oil Hydro-Quebec, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Explore The Use Of Synthetic Ester In Transformers Beyond Fire and Environmental Safety Benefits 1: Shell; 2: Newfoundland Power 2:15pm - 2:30pm Carbon Footprint Analysis of Various Insulating Fluids used in Power Transformers EDF Electricité de France, France 2:30pm - 2:45pm Study on Thermal Expansion Characteristics and Limit Values of Dry-type Bushings for 750 kV Transformers under Extreme Environments 1: Xi'an Jiaotong University, China; 2: State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Research Institute, China 2:45pm - 3:00pm On Load Tapchangers for low temperature and harsh environmental applications CTR Manufacturing Industries Private Limited, India 3:00pm - 3:15pm Standard Approach Towards Power Transformers’ Sustainability through a Joint Industrial Project 1: dnv; 2: Siemens Energy |
A3-7: Instrument transformers Location: Room 519A Low-Power Instrument Transformers for Control, Protection and Metering Applications 1: ABB Inc,, Canada; 2: ABB s.r.o., Czech Republic 1:45pm - 2:00pm Optical Current Transformers: Bridging Measurement Accuracy and Predictive Maintenance 1: PowerOpticks, Brazil; 2: AQTech, Brazil; 3: ENGIE, Brazil 2:00pm - 2:15pm New test and commissioning tools and concepts for low power instrument transformer 1: SecuControl Inc, United States of America; 2: Siemens Energy Germany; 3: Siemens AG Germany 2:15pm - 2:30pm Test voltage investigations on wide-bandwidth accuracy behaviour of medium voltage LPVTs using sweep frequency response analysis 1: OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria; 2: ABB s.r.o, Czech Republic; 3: OMICRON, Switzerland; 4: ABB, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm Recommendations for the Low – Power Passive Instrument Transformers testing 1: ABB, Brno, Czech Republic; 2: OMICRON electronics Corp., USA; 3: ABB Inc., Canada; 4: ABB Inc., USA 2:45pm - 3:00pm Development and Testing of a 110 kV 10000 pF Dry Type Capacitive Voltage Transformer (CVT) RHM International 3:00pm - 3:15pm Frequency-Dependent Validation of an Electromagnetic Control-Oriented Current Transformer Model 1: OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria; 2: Graz University of Technology, Austria 3:15pm - 3:30pm Development of an optimised Fibre Optics Sensor for Laboratory and Substation non-invasive Calibration of Current Transformers 1: INRIM Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica; 2: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB; 3: METAS Federal Institute of Metrology; 4: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd; 5: RSE Ricerca Sistema Energetico; 6: TUBITAK The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye |
B2-9: HTLS Conductor and Smart Installation for Grid Resilience Location: Plenary Room Development of new equipment to install Aircraft Warning Markers in overhead lines 1: Cemig GT and Cigre Brasil, Brazil; 2: Cemig D, Brazil; 3: Grupo ICTS, Brazil; 4: MB Wellworks, Brazil; 5: Berkan 1:45pm - 2:00pm A new method to carry out the thermal cycling test on splice connectors of overhead lines Hydroquebec, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Predictive Modelling of Zinc Coating Corrosion in ACSR Conductors Integrating Environmental Exposures 1: McGill University, Canada; 2: L'Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm LineCore Technology to Detect Corrosion in ACSR Overhead Line Conductors 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: Nucleom, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm From Single to Multistrand Carbon Core Conductors: A Deep Dive into the Advanced PMC HTLS Conductors 1: Exel Composites, Finland; 2: De Angeli Prodotti, Italy 2:45pm - 3:00pm Grid enhancing Technologies: advanced Conductor Design Considerations POWER Engineers, Inc., Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm The evolution of design and industrial standards: the Italian experience on stranded core polymeric matrix composite HTLS conductors TERNA, Italy 3:15pm - 3:30pm Increasing Grid Capacity with Giga-Strength Steel Bekaert, United States of America |
B3-6: EHV & UFV AC and DC Substation Topics Location: Room 520E Theoretical Analysis of Corona-Induced High-Frequency Interference Caused by 315 kV Substations Located in the Vicinity of an Airport Hydro-Québec, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm DG Set Replacement with BESS TATA Power Co. Ltd, India |
B4-6: FACTS - Application, Design, Control and Performance Location: Room 518BC This session addresses various topics of FACTS devices.
Riverton STATCOM: Grid-Forming Controls for a Robust Solution Under Changing System Conditions 1: Minnesota Power, United States of America; 2: Siemens Energy, Germany; 3: RBJ Engineering, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm First Hybrid STATCOM Reactive Compensator on Hydro-Québec 735 kV Transmission System. Design, EMT Studies and Special Control Features. 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: Siemens Energy, Germany; 3: Siemens Energy, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Engineering Experience of MMC based Static Synchronous Condenser (MMC-SSC) with Grid Forming Capability NR Electric Co., Ltd., China, People's Republic of 2:15pm - 2:30pm A new STATCOM topology equipped with short-time energy storage and Grid Forming control for HV network voltage and frequency regulation Nidec Conversion, Italy 2:30pm - 2:45pm Genetically Optimised Feedback Linearizing Control for STATCOM 1: Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia; 2: University Tunku Abdul Rahman; 3: Siksha “O” Anusandhan University 2:45pm - 3:00pm Application of STATCOM as a countermeasure for increasing the number of Switchgear openings and closings for the Reactive Power Supplier in the Hida-Shinano FC TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., Japan 3:00pm - 3:15pm Improved STATCOM Ride-Through Performance in presence of GIC 1: Dominion Energy, United States of America; 2: MEPPI, United States of America; 3: MELCO, Japan 3:15pm - 3:30pm Analytical Modelling and Measurement of Magnetic Flux in SVC Installations: A Case Study from Konjsko Substation 1: The independent Transmission System Operator in Croatia, Croatia (HOPS); 2: University of Split, Croatia (FESB) |
B5-1: Fault Location, autoreclosing, controlled switching, wide-area measurements Location: Room 520B Fault location for three-ended and mixed lines using synchronized measurements 1: Hitachi Energy, United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy, India; 3: Hitachi Energy, Sweden 1:45pm - 2:00pm Implementation of a Scalable Multi-Breaker Synchronization Scheme for Switching Stations in SaskPower 1: siemens canada limited, Canada; 2: Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Synchronised Data enabled detection and localisation of high impedance earth faults. 1: Applied IQ, Ireland; 2: Applied IQ, UK; 3: Applied IQ, Poland 2:15pm - 2:30pm Use of Most Advanced Controlled Switching Techniques to Mitigate the Widespread Regional Impacts of a Power Transformer’s Energizations 1: VIZIMAX Inc., Canada; 2: ELES, d.o.o., Slovenia; 3: VIZIMAX Inc., Slovenia 2:30pm - 2:45pm Advancing Wide Area Measurement Systems: Insights from Global Applications and Industry Trends George Mason University, United States of America |
C1-5: PS1/2: Hydrogen, Heat, Multi-energy systems & Planning Location: Room 519B Global sustainable energy system coupling electricity and hydrogen 1: EDF, France; 2: University College Cork; 3: Hitachi Energy; 4: Electric Power Development Research Institute 1:45pm - 2:00pm Hydrogen Production from Thermal Electricity Constraint management 1: Arup, United Kingdom; 2: National Energy System Operator (NESO), United Kingdom; 3: National Gas, United Kingdom 2:00pm - 2:15pm Economic Evaluation of energy-flexible Heating and Holding Phases of Melting Furnaces 1: Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP) University of Stuttgart, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer IPA, Germany 2:15pm - 2:30pm Quantifying the Industrial Heat Electrification Potential for Grid Planning NRCAN 2:30pm - 2:45pm Investigation of the Influence of Energy policy framework conditions on the Development of Municipal Multi-energy systems 1: RWTH Aachen, IAEW, Aachen, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer FIT, Aachen, Germany 2:45pm - 3:00pm Railway Multi-Energy Hub for a Resilient Integrated Energy System SP Energy Networks, United Kingdom 3:00pm - 3:15pm Strategic planning of network expansion by considering different constraints and factors Gilytics AG, Switzerland 3:15pm - 3:30pm Enhancing Grid Utilization: A Case Study on Dynamic Line Rating and Advanced Power Flow Control for Long Term Planning EPRI, United States of America |
C2-1: Advanced Control, Optimization, and Resilience in Modern Power Systems Location: Room 520AD Robust Model Predictive Control for Fast Frequency Control in Low-Inertia Grids Using Box-Jenkins Identified Models of Grid-Forming Inverters Laval University, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Quantifying Inertia Contributions of Inverter-Based Resources: Method Comparisons and GFM vs GFL Electric Power Engineers (EPE), United States of America 2:00pm - 2:15pm Advanced use of Battery Energy Storage System in the scope of SINCRO.GRID – the EU role model smart grid project ELES, d.o.o., Slovenia 2:15pm - 2:30pm Cyber-Attack-Induced False Load Data Recovery with Dynamically Constrained Go Decomposition for Unit Commitment Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, People's Republic of 2:30pm - 2:45pm Mixed-Integer Second-Order Cone Programming for Multi-Period Scheduling of Flexible AC Transmission System Devices 1: polytechnique Montréal, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:45pm - 3:00pm Data-Driven MPC of Secondary Load Frequency and Voltage of Power Systems Laval University, Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm Impact Analysis of a Capacitive Ladder Fully Electronic Voltage Regulator on the IEEE 39-Bus System Under Fault Conditions 1: RMS Energy; 2: PTI Transformers LP |
C4-5: ADVANCED STABILITY SUPPORT CAPABILITIES FOR IBR DOMINATED SYSTEMS Location: Room 521ABC New classification of converter-driven stability phenomena and risk assessment methods 1: ELIA GRID INTERNATIONAL, Belgium; 2: ELIA GRID INTERNATIONAL, Germany 1:45pm - 2:00pm Assessment of Transient Stability in the IEEE 39-Bus System with Variable Levels of Grid-Forming Inverters Integration 1: OPAL-RT technologies, Canada; 2: Natural Resources Canada, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Impact of BESS grid-forming in Power Grids highly dominated by IBRs 1: Huawei LATAM Digital Power; 2: Huawei Canada - Montreal Smart Grid Technology Lab 2:15pm - 2:30pm Stability Enhancement in Weak Grids with High Renewable Penetration: Synchronous Condenser vs. Converter-based Technologies 1: Hitachi Energy, Sweden; 2: Hitachi Energy, US 2:30pm - 2:45pm Comparative Analysis of Virtual Impedance and Current Saturation Methods for IBR Fault Current Limiting Against IEEE 2800 Requirements 1: Polytechnique Montreal, Canada; 2: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 3: EPRI 2:45pm - 3:00pm Enhancing Grid-Forming Converter Dynamics with a DFT-Based Phase-Locked Loop Electranix Corporation, Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm Transient stability enhancement using converter-interfaced synchronous condenser at LCC-HVdc terminals 1: University of Manitoba, Canada; 2: TransGrid solutions Inc., Canada |
C5-5: C5 Wholesale market settlement and pricing Location: Room 518A Bidding zones as an instrument for setting regional price incentives for the capacity allocation of flexible consumers in the transmission grid RWTH Aachen University, Germany 1:45pm - 2:00pm How potential grid investments can decrease price spreads in the European Single Day-Ahead Flow-Based Market Coupling 1: MAVIR Ltd., Hungary; 2: M-IT Services LLC., Hungary 2:00pm - 2:15pm Energy Storage Opportunity Cost Guidance for System Operators PJM Interconnection, LLC, United States of America 2:15pm - 2:30pm Enhancing deliverability of reserves through market price signals NYISO, United States of America 2:30pm - 2:45pm Influence of Forecast Errors on the Market-Based Allocation of Cross-Zonal Capacity for the Exchange of Balancing Capacity RWTH Aachen University, Germany 2:45pm - 3:00pm Colombia's evolving electricity market XM S.A. E.S.P, Colombia |
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B4-7: HVDC/FACTS - Reliability, Performance Monitoring and Cybersecurity Location: Room 518BC This session addresses HVDC reliability, performance reporting and monitoring, and Cybersecurity.
Development of a Push-Based Alert System for an HVDC Link Using a Data Diode POWER Engineers, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm HVDC & STATCOMs, Not Your Typical IBRs POWER Engineers, United States of America 4:30pm - 4:45pm Performance of SVC and FACTS Systems around the World in 2021-2022 TransGrid Solutions, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Enhancing Cybersecurity in HVDC and FACTS Systems: A Comprehensive Approach to Standards Integration and Intrusion Detection GE Vernova, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm HVDC System Reliability – Investigation of Bipole Outages 1: Stantec Consulting; 2: Velco; 3: Graham e Graham; 4: Manitoba Hydro 5:15pm - 5:30pm HVDC Digital Twin - Concepts and Roadmap 1: Hitachi Energy; 2: Hatch Ltd; 3: EriGrid; 4: ISO; 5: EDF Renewables |
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4:00pm - 6:00pm |
A2-6: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Monitoring, Testing and Diagnostics Location: Room 520F Mitigation and Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) Analysis for Dissolved Gas in a 500 kV/16 kV Generator Step-Up (GSU) Transformer BC Hydro, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm Insights in Condition Assessment of Power Transformers Using SOT and DGA Data for End-of-Life Estimation 1: University of Applied Science Zittau/Görlitz , Germany; 2: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH 4:30pm - 4:45pm Determining Abnormal Behaviour of Loaded Tap Changers using a DGA 4-simplex. Delta-X Research, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Software for applying the DGA interpretation method of CIGRE TB 771 using gas limits specific for each type of fault 1: Hydro Québec, Canada; 2: EDF, France; 3: Electropomiar Elektryka, Poland 5:00pm - 5:15pm Evaluation of Water Content in Solid Insulation Using Online Monitor Data Vaisala Oyj, Finland 5:15pm - 5:30pm Partial Discharge Based Root Cause Analysis for a 33 kV Cast Resin Transformer 1: University of La Plata, Argentine Republic; 2: Megger; 3: Megger 5:30pm - 5:45pm Impact of Accelerated Thermal Aging on Power Transformer Insulation: An FRA-Based Assessment 1: Hitachi Energy India Limited, India; 2: Hitachi Energy Germany AG, Germany 5:45pm - 6:00pm Analysis of on-line vibroacoustic monitoring of On-Load Tap Changers in Power Transformers 1: Hitachi Energy Research, Sweden; 2: Hydro-Québec, Canada |
B2-10: Advances in Insulator Design and Diagnostics for High Voltage Transmission Location: Plenary Room Optimizing Maintenance Operations and Insulation Selection through Insulator Monitoring in polluted Environments 1: Verescence La Granja Insulators, Spain; 2: EPRI; 3: REE 4:15pm - 4:30pm Intelligent Insulator Defect Identification and Reporting: A Synergistic Approach Using Deep Learning and Language Models Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa 4:30pm - 4:45pm Numerical Model Analysis of Laboratory Corona Tests of High Voltage Insulators and Hardware K-LINE INSULATORS LTD, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Application of a Novel Test Method to Assess Hydrophobicity Transfer of Naturally Aged Composite Insulators 1: Independent Insulation Group, Sweden; 2: RTE, France; 3: 50hertz, Germany; 4: Statnett, Norway; 5: Fingrid, Finland; 6: TenneT, Germany; 7: APG, Austria; 8: Energinet, Denmark; 9: Red Eléctrica, Spain; 10: E.ON, Germany; 11: Amprion, Germany; 12: Svk, Sweden 5:00pm - 5:15pm New implementation of 500kV lines on the South African network NTCSA, South Africa 5:15pm - 5:30pm Methodology of Risk Assessment of Important Overhead Lines 1: State Grid Eelectric Power Engineering Research Institute, China, People's Republic of China; 2: Anhui Electric Power Company Limited, Hefei, Anhui, China 5:30pm - 5:45pm Assessment of damage, lead time and costs for rebuilding distribution systems as part of a risk analysis in the event of a major ice storm Hydro-Québec, Canada 5:45pm - 6:00pm Sustainable solutions for ground-line decay prevention in wooden utility poles Polesaver, United Kingdom |
B5-2: Experience with fully digital PACS Location: Room 520B Experiences in the commissioning of IEC 61850 digital busbar protection systems. 1: GE VERNOVA, Canada; 2: Engie Energia Peru; 3: Luz del Sur, S.A.A. 4:15pm - 4:30pm Two real cases of IEC-61850 user-profile implementation that improves sustainability while cutting project-times and costs: Enel Colombia (utility) and ISA (TSO). 1: Ingenieros Emetres, Americas and Colombia; 2: Enel Colombia 4:30pm - 4:45pm Implementation of Non-Conventional Protection Automation and Control Schemes and IEC61850 communication System in the Expansion of a 500kV/138kV Substation for Transmission-Generation Application EPCOR, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Secondary Injection Testing in Merging Units Considering Low Power Instrument Transformer Technology 1: SecuControl Inc, United States of America; 2: Conprove Engenharia, Brazil 5:00pm - 5:15pm Challenges and their remedies for integration of edition-2 IEDs with lower edition SAS for health monitoring of grid assets. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 5:15pm - 5:30pm Future of Digital Substations: An Analysis from Conventional Systems to Centralized Protection and Virtualized PAC for Scalability and Efficiency 1: Independent consultant; 2: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia; 3: Enterprise Innovation; 4: IM3 - Ingenieros Emetres 5:30pm - 5:45pm FLISR and IEC 61850 GOOSE communications over an LTE/5G network using QoS and IP/MPLS: Meeting latency requirements for protection in the electrical distribution grid Nokia, United States of America 5:45pm - 6:00pm Integrating PTP for IEC 61850 Process Bus Applications with Multi-Vendor Ethernet Switches 1: EPCOR; 2: Hitachi Energy |
C1-6: PS2/3. Asset management, PMUs, VPPs & Climate change Location: Room 519B ReLife: an open-source Python library for survival analysis and asset renewal decisions for infrastructure managers. 1: RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité, France; 2: Artelys 4:15pm - 4:30pm Probabilistic Life Cycle Costing Approach for Physical Assets: Application to Grounding Devices. Hydro Québec, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm Leveraging Virtual Power Plants to Enhance Data Centers Reliability and Sustainability 1: Quanta Technology; 2: Meta Platforms 4:45pm - 5:00pm Computing of Power Networks in Quantum Era - PMU Data Encoding in Quantum Circuit WAPCOS LIMITED, India 5:00pm - 5:15pm The Brazilian Interconnected Power System Experience with Energy Transition under Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and Outdated Regulation Paulo Gomes PSQ Brazil pglinha@gmail.com Nelson Martins 1: PSQ, Brazil; 2: Brazilian National Academy 5:15pm - 5:30pm Enhancing Climate Resilience in Power System Planning: An Integrated Framework 1: EPRI International, Canada; 2: EPRI, US; 3: EPRI Europe 5:30pm - 5:45pm An analytical methodology to evaluate the outage return periods for substations subject to floods 1: Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A., Italy; 2: Terna S.p.A |
C2-2: Resilient Grid Operations: From Control Strategies to Intelligent Decision Support Location: Room 520AD Enhancing The Stability Of Jordan’s Electricity Grid: Challenges and Practical Solutions "SEPCO Case Studies" Samra electric power company SEPCO, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 4:15pm - 4:30pm The Role of Self-Limiting Facilities in Enhancing Grid Reliability GridAxon, Inc. 4:30pm - 4:45pm AI-Driven DVR Control for Enhancing Power System Resilience in Hybrid Energy Systems SEPCO., Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 4:45pm - 5:00pm A Simplified Damping Control Strategy for Black-Box Virtual Synchronous Generator Models University of Manitoba, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Simulation-Based Training for System Operators: Adapting to Dynamic Grid Conditions with DTS Grid Controller of India Limited, India 5:15pm - 5:30pm Artificial Intelligent (AI) Algorithms to Optimize Multi-objective Economic and Emission Dispatch Problems National Electric Power Company/ Jordan, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 5:30pm - 5:45pm Optimal Network Partitioning for Large Power Systems Using Impedance and Generator Coherency University of Manitoba, Canada |
C5-6: C5 Schemes to support the energy transition Location: Room 518A Green Transformation for decarbonization in Japan 1: Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc., Japan; 2: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,Inc., Japan 4:15pm - 4:30pm Study of all options and regulations to finalize the strategy to meet decarbonization target of meeting consumption through renewable energy Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, India 4:30pm - 4:45pm Impact of Policy Framework Revamp on Facilitating Renewable Energy Integration with India's Transmission Network Powergrid Corporation of India Limited, India 4:45pm - 5:00pm Renewable Hydrogen Certification: Ensuring Sustainability in the Global Energy Market Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEólica), Brazil 5:00pm - 5:15pm Energy attribute certificate as a robust mechanism for the renewable energy development. 1: Instituto de Pós-Graduação & Graduação, Brazil; 2: Independent consultant 5:15pm - 5:30pm Enhancing Additionality to accelerate renewable Energy Investments through EACs and Carbon Offsets in emerging Markets, in the case of the Russian Electricity Market 1: NP Market Council; 2: Carbon Zero LLC; 3: SKM.PRO 5:30pm - 5:45pm CFDs: A Discussion for Future Application in Brazil POLI-UPE, Brazil |
EHV: Geomagnetic Induced Currents (GIC) and A2 tutorial: Effects of DC Bias on Power Transformers Location: Room 522A Geomagnetically induced currents in Alberta during space weather events of 2024: A comparison to extreme storm statistics 1: University of Alberta, Canada; 2: AltaLink L.P. 4:15pm - 4:30pm Identification of At-Risk Substations in the German Transmission Grid from Space Weather 1: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany; 2: University of Cologne, Germany; 3: University of Stuttgart, Germany 4:30pm - 4:45pm A2 tutorial: Effects of DC Bias on Power Transformers 1: University of Stuttgart, Germany; 2: Hydro Quebec, Canada; 3: York University, Canada |