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: Thursday, 02/Oct/2025 | |||||||
10:30am - 12:15pm |
A2-7: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Modelling Location: Room 520F Comparative Study of Temperature Rise Test Using Cooling Curve Analysis for Liquid-Filled Transformers 1: HITACHI Energy, Germany; 2: HITACHI Energy, USA 10:45am - 11:00am Methodology to Increase Capacity of Power Transformers based on the Temperature-Rise Test Results Margins Prolec GE, Mexico 11:00am - 11:15am Simplification of Radiator Modelling for Transformer Complete-Cooling-Loop CFD Simulation 1: The University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: Weidmann Electrical Technology AG, Switzerland; 3: SGB-SMIT Group, Netherlands 11:15am - 11:30am Enhancing Top-Oil Temperature Predictions Using LSTM Neural Networks and the IEC 60076-7 Thermal Model 1: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec 11:30am - 11:45am Physics-based thermal model of Shunt Reactors 1: Hitachi Energy, United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy, Sweden; 3: Hitachi Energy, Spain 11:45am - 12:00pm Research on the Impact of Non-Uniform Temperature Distribution Inside Large Power Transformers on Insulation Margin 1: China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of; 2: Zhejiang Huayun Information Technology Co., LTD 12:00pm - 12:15pm Analytical Derivations and Physics-based Modelling of a Deformed Winding and its FRA features 1: The University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: SSE Renewables, United Kingdom; 3: Scottish Power Renewables, United Kingdom |
B1-1: Smart Diagnostics and Climate-Resilient Strategies for Cable Systems Location: Room 518A Quantifying Risk of VLF Cable Testing and Comparison to Alternative Approaches 1: Osmose, United States of America; 2: American Wire Group, USA 10:45am - 11:00am Advanced Soil Drying for Accurate Ampacity Calculations ELEK Software, Australia 11:00am - 11:15am Behaviour of Cable Systems under Large Disturbances 1: Convener WG B1.54; 2: Secretary WG B1.54; 3: Member WG B1.54; 4: Corresponding Member WG B1.54 11:15am - 11:30am Investigating Overvoltage Phenomena and Partial Discharge Characteristics in Medium Voltage Underground Cables for Enhanced Reliability and Performance Jordanian Electrical Power Company JEPCO, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 11:30am - 11:45am Power grid predictive monitoring through continuous surveillance of transient phenomena 1: Altrans Energies, France; 2: GIPSA-Lab, UMR 5216 CNRS, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France; 3: Telecommunications and Information Technology Department, Military Technical Academy “Ferdinand I”, Bucharest, Romania; 4: Land Forces Academy "Nicolae Balcescu" Sibiu, Romania 11:45am - 12:00pm A new Early Warning System for Partial Discharge in MV-HV Cable Grid 1: Holmgren Institute Stockholm; 2: Swedish Neutral AB |
B2-11: Innovative Foundations and Materials for Resilient Transmission Towers Location: Plenary Room Development of precast materials for power transmission towers 1: Tohoku Electric Power Network co., inc., Japan; 2: Tohoku Pole Co., Ltd., Japan; 3: Nippon Hume Corp, Japan 10:45am - 11:00am The Effects of Climate Change Flooding on Overhead Powerline Foundations in South Africa NTCSA, South Africa 11:00am - 11:15am From Weakness to Strength - Innovating Soil Strength and Corrosion Solutions for Renewable Energy infrastructure in creek salt pan area Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 11:15am - 11:30am Innovative Solutions for the Refurbishment of Grillage Foundation while the Transmission Line is Loaded Nation Transmission Company South Africa, South Africa 11:30am - 11:45am Advance Design Solution for Transmission Tower Foundations on Steep Slopes Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 11:45am - 12:00pm Emergency Interventions for Transmission Tower Stability: The Tamsa River Challenge POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India 12:00pm - 12:15pm A Study On Tower Earthing Substitution Material For Corrosion Mitigations Solutions In Inundated Area Within Grid System In Malaysia. 1: Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia; 2: TNB Research Malaysia |
B4-8: Application of Realtime simulation and Hardware in Loop in HVDC/FACTS/IBRs Location: Room 518BC This session addresses the application of real-time simulation and hardware in loop (HIL) in HVDC, FACTS and IBRs projects.
Method for Estimation of Fault Location in the Dedicated Metallic Return Line of HVDC Transmission System: Validation Using Real-Time HIL Simulation Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 10:45am - 11:00am Dynamic Performance Assessment of FPGA-based MMC Systems Integration on Real-time Simulator RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada 11:00am - 11:15am De-Risking Grid Forming Battery Energy Storage Projects - Grid Code Compliance testing of a 50 MW Storage System using Control-Hardware-in-the-Loop 1: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; 2: Fluence Energy GmbH; 3: Statkraft UK Ltd.; 4: OPAL-RT Germany GmbH 11:15am - 11:30am Enhancing Tuning and Testing of Grid-forming IBRs with Real-time Simulators RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada |
C2-3: Operational Strategies and Tools for Enhancing Grid Resilience and Management Location: Room 519B Cold load pickup management behind the meter: enhancing resilience in low-voltage networks 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada 10:45am - 11:00am Innovative Approach for the Cold Load Pickup Management at the Meter Hydro-Quebec, Canada 11:00am - 11:15am Implementing SCADA-EMS for Microgrid Management: A Case Study of the Greek DSO Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A., Greece 11:15am - 11:30am System Operation Strategy for Grid Enhancement and Prevention of Sumatera Power System Blackout pt pln, Indonesia 11:30am - 11:45am Operational management of digital electric networks 1: JSC "Rosseti Scientific & Research Center", Russia; 2: SPE “Dynamics”, Russia; 3: National Research University MPEI , Russia 11:45am - 12:00pm Operational and organizational alarm management support by integrating machine learning, metrics, and user interface design 1: Hitachi Energy Research, Canada; 2: Hitachi Energy Research, Germany |
C3-1: Technology innovation, studies, and solutions for a more sustainable and resilient power system Location: Room 520E Risk assessment and mitigation of natural hazards for overhead lines in in Austria Austrian Power Grid AG, Austria 10:45am - 11:00am Meteo-Hydrological Analysis of Climate Change on the Volta River, Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam Volta River Authority 11:00am - 11:15am Design Inlet Micro Hydro from Mixing Outlet Cooling Tower Hot Water and RainWater Gunung Salak Geothermal Power Plant 1: PT PLN Indonesia Power Salak Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia; 2: PT PLN Indonesia Power Salak Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia; 3: PT PLN Indonesia Power Salak Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia; 4: PT PLN Indonesia Power Head Office HSE, Indonesia; 5: PT PLN Indonesia Power Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia; 6: PT PLN Indonesia Power Head Office HSE, Indonesia 11:15am - 11:30am 11041_C3_PS1_SINGH_IN_Green Substation - 100% Green Captive Power using GH2 POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India 11:30am - 11:45am Environmentally sustainable Green Circuit Breakers (SF₆ Free) POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India 11:45am - 12:00pm Reduction of Vulture Electrocution risk on Powerlines in high Concentration Areas Eskom, South Africa |
D1-1: Innovative Solutions for PD Mitigation and Eco-Friendly Insulation in HV Systems Location: Room 522A A novel insulating gas mixture : PMVE-based solutions for environmental and technical challenge. 1: Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); 2: Kyungpook National University 10:45am - 11:00am High Voltage filters for partial discharge level reduction from factory or field test voltage sources 1: Evergreen HV LLC, United States of America; 2: Omicron Canada |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
B5-3: Commissioning, Testing, Setting and Configuration Location: Room 520B Synchronous Machine Protection of the Future for Large Hydro Hydro-Québec, Canada 10:45am - 11:00am Essentials of Renewable Energy Protection and Monitoring GE Vernova, United States of America 11:00am - 11:15am Digital Substation Application Concepts for IBR Renewable Energy Plants GE Vernova, Canada 11:15am - 11:30am Comprehensive Protection Philosophy for BESS in Distribution Networks (33kV & 11kV) Supporting Weak Infeed, LVRT & HVRT Scenarios IndiGrid Limited, India 11:30am - 11:45am Resiliency of the Protection System for Capacitive Compensation Banks after a Real Event Learning ISA INTERCOLOMBIA, Colombia 11:45am - 12:00pm Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of Transmission Capacitor Banks for Training and Analysis Dominion Energy, United States of America 12:00pm - 12:15pm Data Sources for AI Based Applications in Digital Substations OMICRON electronics, United States of America 12:15pm - 12:30pm Real-Time Field Implementation of Adaptive Single-Phase Auto-Reclosing for EHV Transmission Lines: Lessons Learned. POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India |
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12:15pm - 1:30pm |
B2-12: AI and Smart Grid Solutions: From Live Working to Wildfire Detection Location: Room 521ABC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven Knowledge Management for Sustained Expertise in Electrical Transmission Line Engineering 1: RecognAIse Technologies, Canada; 2: BME, Hungary AI-Augmented Systems for Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Live-Line Maintenance of Electrical Transmission Lines 1: RecognAIse Technologies, Canada; 2: BME, Hungary A new topology named Synergic Overhead Lines suitable for extreme weather events 1: Cemig GT, Brazil; 2: CPQD; 3: UFJF In pursuit of Extinguishing Wildfire Risk ATCO Electric, Canada Detection of Forest Fire Outbreaks based on Corelation between Electrical Signals Signature Analysis and Image Processing 1: OMEXOM TTE, France; 2: OMEXOM, France; 3: SDEL contrôle commande |
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1:30pm - 3:30pm |
B1-2: Innovations and Monitoring in HV/MV Cable Systems Location: Room 518A Finding Damage and Failures in HV Cables using Passive Sensing Synaptec, United Kingdom 1:45pm - 2:00pm Development and qualification of the world’s first pluggable rigid cable joint for HVAC subsea cables up to 170kV 1: PFISTERER Kontaktsysteme GmbH; 2: Tennet TSO GmbH; 3: PFISTERER CSU UK Ltd. 2:00pm - 2:15pm B4_PS1_Italy_Corsaro_MVDC Superconducting MgB2 based Cables Systems supporting Decarbonization and Energy demanding Industry 1: C&G Agency GmbH, Switzerland; 2: ASG Superconductors SpA, Italy 2:15pm - 2:30pm Test Recommendations of CIRED WG 2017-1 for Screen Connections of MV Cables and new Conclusions University of Applied Sciences Zittau / Görlitz, Germany 2:30pm - 2:45pm Decision Support System for Transmission Underground Cable Projects Hydro One, Canada 2:45pm - 3:00pm Mitigating risk and costs for Offshore Wind Farms with advanced DES cable monitoring Megger, Canada |
B5-4: Line Protection Location: Room 520B Time-domain based protection for transmission lines: secure and reliable solution for complex networks 1: Hitachi Energy, United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy, Sweden; 3: Hitachi Energy, India 1:45pm - 2:00pm Experience of piloting travelling wave protection relay on ATCO’s transmission line ATCO, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Transforming Differential Relay Communication by Several Strategies for Optimal Fiber Utilization and Reliability: Experiences From Recent Pilot Installation POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD, India 2:15pm - 2:30pm Setting load encroachment and power swing blocking functions to comply with PRC-026-05 Hitachi Energy, United States of America 2:30pm - 2:45pm Bridging the gap between protection and planning for holistic analysis of transmission system performance 1: Quanta Technology, Canada; 2: Consolidated Edison, USA; 3: Quanta Technology, USA 2:45pm - 3:00pm Design Criteria for the Monitoring and Protection Schemes of Submarine Cables 1: AtkinsRéalis, Canada; 2: Independent Consultant 3:00pm - 3:15pm Mitigating Overreaching in Distance Relays and Addressing Mutual Coupling in Double-Circuit Transmission Lines POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA, India 3:15pm - 3:30pm Investigation of Operational Detection of Vegetation Contacts with Medium Voltage Conductors Texas A&M University, United States of America |
C2-4: Advanced Methods for Stability and Reserve Management in Renewable Power Systems Location: Room 519B Reserve Requirements Estimation and Pooling Methods for Intermittent Energy Resources in GCC Grid GCCIA, Saudi Arabia 1:45pm - 2:00pm A Remedial Action Scheme to Prevent Short-Term Voltage Instability in Presence of WECC Generic Photovoltaic System Model 1: Laval University, Canada; 2: IREQ, Hydro-Quebec, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Automatic Generation Control of a solar power plant in the Indian power system Grid Controller of India Limited, India 2:15pm - 2:30pm Solar Photovoltaic Power Penetration Estimation on Distribution Load Feeders for Black Start 1: INTERGRID LTD., Taiwan; 2: Tungnan University, Taiwan 2:30pm - 2:45pm Recommended Electrical Grid Operational Technologies for Cities Running on 100% Renewable Energy ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia 2:45pm - 3:00pm Recommended Electrical Grid Innovation Technologies for a Sustainable and Reliable 100% Renewable Energy Grid ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia |
D2-1: Cybersecurity and Smart Communications for Resilient Power Grids Location: Room 522A Open Innovation and Technologies for Artificial Intelligence in Power Systems Linux Foundation Energy, United States of America 1:45pm - 2:00pm Towards demonstrating the win-win Cohabitation of Open Source and Standardization 1: Linux Foundation Energy, United States of America; 2: EnergySemantic.com, France; 3: RTE, France 2:00pm - 2:15pm Forecasting Customer Demands in Distribution Service Operations at Hydro-Québec 1: Hydro-Quebec Research institute- IREQ, Canada; 2: HEC Montreal, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm A Review of SCADA Considerations for HVDC Projects AtkinsRealis, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm Bridging the Data Management Gap 1: Amidyne Solutions, Canada; 2: Hydro One 2:45pm - 3:00pm Utility Hybrid PLTE and Fiber Network Deployment in Support of Grid Modernization Use-Cases 1: ComEd, United States of America; 2: Exelon, United States of America 3:00pm - 3:15pm The Need for a Comprehensive Communications Strategy to Support the Evolving Utility Grid: Tampa Electric – A Case Study 1: Tampa Electric; 2: Burns & McDonnell 3:15pm - 3:30pm Passive Optical Network Deployments for Enhanced Grid Communications 1: Exelon, United States of America; 2: Commonwealth Edison, United States of America |
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4:00pm - 5:30pm |
B5-5: Renewable Energy and Apparatus Protection Location: Room 520B User-centric Tools for Engineering, Commissioning and Operation Of Protection and Automation Devices SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm Performance Based Protection Relay Commissioning Hydro One, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm Centralized Relays version and settings management Tata Power Company, India 4:45pm - 5:00pm Enhancing Digital Substation delivery: The Role of Laboratory Testing in IEC 61850 Projects BBA Consultants 5:00pm - 5:15pm Hidden Failure Detection via Dynamic State Estimation and Hypothesis Testing Georgia Tech, United States of America 5:15pm - 5:30pm Comparison of Processes for Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Methods - Digital Versus Conventional Substations GE Vernova, Canada 5:30pm - 5:45pm Digital Protection learnings, challenges and improvements with Integrated FAT Setup, evaluation methodology & multiple solutions 1: THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED, India; 2: TOSHIBA T&D TTDI |
D2-2: AI-Driven Innovation and Cybersecurity in Modern Power Grids Location: Room 522A Cryptographic Algorithm to Improve Cybersecurity for High-Voltage Direct Current Technologies 1: NTCSA (Eskom); 2: Tshwane University of Technology; 3: NTCSA (Eskom); 4: Siphulathuthu 4:15pm - 4:30pm Implementation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools to Enhance Cybersecurity in a Smart Grid 1: NTCSA (Eskom); 2: NTCSA (Eskom); 3: NTCSA (Eskom); 4: Siphulathuthu 4:30pm - 4:45pm Streamlining Non-Operational Data Access: Enhancing Cybersecurity, Efficiency, and timelines through Automated System Integration. GE Vernova, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Data Exfiltration through PTP Covert Channels in the Smart Grid 1: Concordia University, Canada; 2: Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec 5:00pm - 5:15pm Towards Zero Trust Architectures for IEC 61850 MMS Communication Hitachi Energy, Canada 5:15pm - 5:30pm Anomaly detection in distribution automation systems: a load-specific Federated Learning solution to data heterogeneity Concordia University |