Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: Room 522A
Date: Wednesday, 01/Oct/2025
1:30pm
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3:00pm
EHV & UHV: Operation and Maintenance of EHV Equipment
Location: Room 522A
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Advancements in Power System through Onsite repair Techniques of Power Transformer and Reactors: Reducing Downtime and Costs

ALOK KUMAR1, MADHAN KUMAR SUBRAMANI2, PANKAJ SHARMA1, YUGESH KUMAR DIXIT1

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

Xiaolin Zhao, Yuwei Zhong, Peng Li, Shuqi Zhang, Ke Wang, Huiwen He

China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of



2:00pm - 2:15pm

Increased cable availability through online assessment

Christoph Steiner1, Iaroslav Shevchenko1, Muhammad Arif3, Denis Tsvetkov2, Mikhail Babenkov2, Peter Birkholz3, Ekatarina Podolska2, Uwe Kaltenborn1, Thomas Steiner1

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

Yan Du, Jiangbo Chen, Minfeng Shao, Hui Li

CEPRI, China, People's Republic of



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Analysis of Disconnection Fault on a 1000KV UHV Line

Hui Liu1, Jun Yong2, Chao Zhou1, Rong Liu1, Ran Jia1

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

Tomoaki KAWAMURA, Shohei TAKAHASHI, Keigo TANAKA, Noriyuki TAKADA, Yoichi TSUCHIDA, Tomonori SHIRAISHI

TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., Japan

4:00pm
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6:00pm
EHV: Geomagnetic Induced Currents (GIC) and A2 tutorial: Effects of DC Bias on Power Transformers
Location: Room 522A
 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

Geomagnetically induced currents in Alberta during space weather events of 2024: A comparison to extreme storm statistics

Darcy Raymond Cordell1, Ian Mann1, Hannah Parry1, Ryan MacMullin2

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

Aline Guimarães Carvalho1, Leonie Pick1, Alexander Grayver2, Stefan Tenbohlen3

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

Stefan Tenbohlen1, Patrick Picher2, Afshin Rezaei Zare3

1: University of Stuttgart, Germany; 2: Hydro Quebec, Canada; 3: York University, Canada

Date: Thursday, 02/Oct/2025
10:30am
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12:15pm
D1-1: Innovative Solutions for PD Mitigation and Eco-Friendly Insulation in HV Systems
Location: Room 522A
 
10:30am - 10:45am

A novel insulating gas mixture : PMVE-based solutions for environmental and technical challenge.

Hyun Jae JANG1,2, Yeon Ho OH1, Ki Dong SONG1, Jin Gyu KIM2

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

William Larzelere1, Mathieu Lachance2

1: Evergreen HV LLC, United States of America; 2: Omicron Canada

1:30pm
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3:30pm
D2-1: Cybersecurity and Smart Communications for Resilient Power Grids
Location: Room 522A
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Open Innovation and Technologies for Artificial Intelligence in Power Systems

Alexandre Parisot

Linux Foundation Energy, United States of America



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Towards demonstrating the win-win Cohabitation of Open Source and Standardization

Alexandre Parisot1, Laurent Guise2, Boris Dolley3

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

Amira Dems1, Jai kumar Drave2

1: Hydro-Quebec Research institute- IREQ, Canada; 2: HEC Montreal, Canada



2:15pm - 2:30pm

A Review of SCADA Considerations for HVDC Projects

Frida Ceja Gomez, Hung Tran

AtkinsRealis, Canada



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Bridging the Data Management Gap

Christopher Johnson1, Maria McMurtry (Hydro One)2, Kristen Loney (Hydro One)2

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

Jayson Brian Shiau1, Thomas Flanagan1, Arien Majette2, Michael Morgan2

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

Philip Andrew ZInck1, Bruce Albright2

1: Tampa Electric; 2: Burns & McDonnell



3:15pm - 3:30pm

Passive Optical Network Deployments for Enhanced Grid Communications

Juan Ornelas1, James Conway2, Michael Morgan1, Hugo Castaneda2

1: Exelon, United States of America; 2: Commonwealth Edison, United States of America

4:00pm
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5:30pm
D2-2: AI-Driven Innovation and Cybersecurity in Modern Power Grids
Location: Room 522A
 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

Cryptographic Algorithm to Improve Cybersecurity for High-Voltage Direct Current Technologies

Kholofelo Hope Halefose1, Topside Mathonsi2, Kgomotso Manyapetsa3, Thuthukani Biyela4

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

Kholofelo Halefose1, Kgomotso Setlhapelo2, Nompumelelo Khumalo3, Thuthukani Biyela4

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.

Walid Ali, Adriano Pires, Shobhit Mehta, Emad Chamas

GE Vernova, Canada



4:45pm - 5:00pm

Data Exfiltration through PTP Covert Channels in the Smart Grid

Olivier Cabana1, Amr Youssef1, Mourad Debbabi1, Marthe Kassouf2, El-Nasser S. Youssef2

1: Concordia University, Canada; 2: Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec



5:00pm - 5:15pm

Towards Zero Trust Architectures for IEC 61850 MMS Communication

Hugo Genesse, Hossam ElHussini, John Castellanos

Hitachi Energy, Canada



5:15pm - 5:30pm

Anomaly detection in distribution automation systems: a load-specific Federated Learning solution to data heterogeneity

Dhiaa Elhak Rebbah, Mohammad Ali Sayed, Mourad Debbabi

Concordia University