Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: Room 518BC
Date: Monday, 29/Sept/2025
2:00pm
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4:00pm
B4-1: HVDC/FACTS - Interaction and Coupling
Location: Room 518BC
This session explores the operational challenges and interaction phenomena introduced by HVDC, STATCOM, and other power electronics-based technologies in modern transmission systems. Presentations will cover real-world studies, safety considerations, advanced measurement methods, and innovative control strategies to enhance system stability and resilience.
 
2:00pm - 2:15pm

The experience of the Sub-Synchronous Torsional Interaction study based on the Real Time Simulator for the South Korea Power System

hyunkeun Ku, gumin Kwon, injoo Jeong, sehwan Joo, hyeonggeun Kim, jaekoon Kim, chulsoo Seo, jeonghoon Shin

KEPCO, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



2:15pm - 2:30pm

Overvoltage Considerations of coupled parallel DC transmission lines in terms of earthing and work safety

Volker Vahrenholt1, Felix Hamann2, Chandana Karawita3, Raveen Gunarath3

1: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Germany; 2: AFRY Deutschland GmbH; 3: TransGrid Solutions Inc.



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Power Oscillation Damping using Grid-Forming HVDC Converters

Saman Dadjo Tavakoli, Shahab Karrari, Ngoc Tuan Trinh, André Schön, Robert Renner

Siemens Energy, Germany



2:45pm - 3:00pm

Influence of HVDC Transmission on Parallel Underground Pipeline Infrastructure

Nicole Denboer1, Chandana Karawita1, Roshani Kaluthanthrige1, Volker Vahrenholt2

1: TransGrid Solutions Inc., Canada; 2: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Germany



3:00pm - 3:15pm

An Invasive Harmonic Impedance Measurement Approach for VSC-HVDC Systems

Shrinath Kannan1, Omar Fadhel Jasim2, Ceren Yurt1, Gearoid Oheidhin2

1: GE Vernova, Germany; 2: GE Vernova, United Kingdom



3:15pm - 3:30pm

Interactions of STATCOM controls with low order resonance of offshore transmission cables

Alyssa Jenkins, Kaitlyn Babiarz, Samantha Deeney

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., United States of America



3:30pm - 3:45pm

A Wide-band Active Damping STATCOM

Mojtaba Mohaddes, Chandana Karawita, Hiranya Suriyaarachchi

TransGrid Solutions, Canada



3:45pm - 4:00pm

Assessing the Extended MIIF Screening Method for Multi-infeed VSC-HVDC

Christopher Barclay Martin Engstrom, Par Samuelsson, Margareta Jansson

Hitachi Energy, Sweden

4:30pm
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6:00pm
B4-2: HVDC - Project Planning, Design and Testing
Location: Room 518BC
This session addresses the planning, design and testing aspects of HVDC projects.
 
4:30pm - 4:45pm

The UMEX HVDC System – A novel Solution for HVDC Modernization and future Upgrade

Carsten Bartzsch1, Marcus Haeusler1, Christian Winter2, Peter Schommer2, Joanne Hu3, Bruno Bisewski3

1: Siemens Energy; 2: Minnesota Power; 3: RBJ Engineering



4:45pm - 5:00pm

Kii Channel HVDC Control and Protection System Replacement Project

Shingo NAKANOTANI1, Ryosuke ITOTANI1, Ryota TOMOKANE1, Yoshihito TSUJI2, Mai SHIBATA3, Satoshi TAKEMURA4, Takahiro NAKAGAWA5, Taihei SATO6

1: Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc., Japan; 2: Shikoku Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Company, Inc., Japan; 3: J-POWER Transmission Network Co.,Ltd., Japan; 4: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan; 5: Hitachi, Ltd., Japan; 6: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan



5:00pm - 5:15pm

Design Verification Tests of VSC-HVDC Converter Valve for BorWin6

Zhiyuan HE1, Rong HU1, Sheng ZHANG1, Boya ZHAO1, Peter LEUSHUIS2, Yanny FU2, Christian RAUSCHER3

1: China Electric Power Research Institute, Co. Ltd., China, People's Republic of; 2: TenneT TSO BV, Netherlands; 3: TenneT TSO GmbH, Germany



5:15pm - 5:30pm

Design Verification Tests of Valves for DC Dynamic Braking System of the BorWin6 HVDC Project

Jianbo ZHOU1, Fuyue WEN1, Kefeng WANG1, Yuefeng YNAG1, Chong GAO2, Lingyu LIU1, Peter LEUSHUIS3, Yanny FU3, Christian RAUSCHER4, Bin XU2

1: C-EPRI ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING CO., LTD.; 2: China Electric Power Research Institute, Co. Ltd.; 3: TenneT TSO BV; 4: TenneT TSO GmbH



5:30pm - 5:45pm

HVDC Overhead Line and Converter Station Interdependency: A Framework for Streamlined Design

Sage Eliza Smith, Stephen Neuner Koch, Emma June Brown, Rajat Majumder

Invenergy LLC, United States of America



5:45pm - 6:00pm

Transient DC Voltage Control Functionality for Grid Forming Converters of Corinth-Kos HVDC

Georgios Tsourakis1, Panos Mandoulidis1, Raveen Gunarath2, Chandana Karawita2

1: Independent Power Transmission Operator, Greece; 2: TransGrid Solutions Inc.

Date: Tuesday, 30/Sept/2025
1:15pm
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3:30pm
B4-3: HVDC - Control, Protection and Performance
Location: Room 518BC
This session addresses the HVDC control and protection as well as performance related aspects.
 
1:15pm - 1:30pm

Evaluation of Fast Power Control Functionalities of Type 4 Wind Plants during Disturbances in VSC HVDC Systems Connected to Isolated Generation

Raveen Gunarath, Chandana Karawita, Hiranya Suriyaarachchi, Mojtaba Mohaddes

TransGrid Solutions, Canada



1:30pm - 1:45pm

Innovative Impedance Protection for HVDC AC Filters: A Case Study from Hydro-Québec

Pierre-André Chiasson, Sébastien Tremblay

Hydro-Québec, Canada



1:45pm - 2:00pm

Synchronous Grid Forming Control Concept for Point-to-Point HVDC

Taoufik Qoria1, Carl Barker2, Omar Jasim2, Fainan Hassan2

1: GE Vernova, Germany; 2: GE Vernova, United Kingdom



2:00pm - 2:15pm

A New Approach for HVDC Links DMR Line Supervision, Based on Real-Time Impedance Monitoring System

Ali Dariani

ATKINSREALIS, Canada



2:15pm - 2:30pm

Hybrid MMC-HCC Adaptability in Weak AC System Connections

Xiaoguang Wei, Zhixiang Zhang, Song Li, Taosha Jiang, Hui Du

Beijing Huairou Laboratory, China, People's Republic of



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Protection Coordination of the 100% Grid Forming Based Offshore Wind Farm Connecting to an Offshore Diode Rectifier Unit HVDC Substation for Renewable Hydrogen Production

Songda Wang1, Zheran Zeng2, Dongsheng Yang2, Yin Sun1, Benjamin Palethorpe1

1: Shell International Solutions B.V., Netherlands, The; 2: TU Eindhoven



2:45pm - 3:00pm

DC Fault Performance of HVDC-MMC Bipolar Configuration with DC overhead-line

HANI SAAD1, Isabelle GALARNEAU2, Laurent HOULE3, Martin FECTEAU4, Omar SAAD5

1: ACDC TRANSIENT; 2: Hydro-Quebec; 3: Hydro-Quebec; 4: Hydro-Quebec; 5: Hydro-Quebec



3:00pm - 3:15pm

Effects of AC cables between HVDC station and grid access point on HVDC system design: A case study of 2GW bipole systems

Sertkan Kabul1, Amit Singh3, Gagan Deep3, Md Tabish Ansari3, Amit Kumar2, Zameer Ahmad4, Ben Kox4

1: GE Vernova, Netherlands; 2: GE Vernova, UK; 3: GE Vernova, India; 4: TenneT, Netherlands



3:15pm - 3:30pm

Offshore HVDC switching station for connection of offshore wind farms

Bojan Pouckovic1, David Reid2, Ana Petrovic1

1: Mott MacDonald, Serbia; 2: Mott MacDonald, United Kingdom

4:00pm
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6:45pm
B4-4: Multiterminal HVDC
Location: Room 518BC
This session addresses topics related to multi-terminal HVDC systems.
 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

DC Line Fault Clearance and Recovery Schemes for VSC-MTDC System

Xiuda MA, Changjiang ZHAN, Yu LU, Yeyuan XIE

NR Electric Co.



4:15pm - 4:30pm

HVDC Measurement Processing Impact on Reliable Fully Selective Fault Protection

Pedro Miguel Baena Garcia, Geraint Chaffey, Dirk Van Hertem

Etch/EnergyVille/KU Leuven, Belgium



4:30pm - 4:45pm

New Concept for Classic/LCC Multi-Terminal HVDC

ABHAY KUMAR, Jan Wasborg

Hitachi Energy, Sweden



4:45pm - 5:00pm

Power sharing coordinated control for grid-forming MMCs in bipolar HVDC multi-terminal networks

Francisco Javier Cifuentes Garcia, Mudar Abedrabbo, Francesco Giacomo Puricelli, Jef Beerten, Dirk Van Hertem

KU Leuven, Belgium



5:00pm - 5:15pm

Fault Studies and Protection Strategies for Multi-terminal Energy Island HVDC Network

Asif Khan1, Nikhil Sharma1, Colin Foote1, Benjamin Marshall1, Jose Parackal2, Richard Poole2

1: The National HVDC Centre, United Kingdom; 2: National Grid Ventures, United Kingdom



5:15pm - 5:30pm

Optimal Power Flow Solver for Multi-Terminal HVDC Grids: Enhancing Stability and Contingency Management

Marco Giuntoli1, Lena Peter1, Firew-Z Dejene2, Ying-Jiang Hafner2, Neeraj Katiyar3

1: Hitachi Energy Germany; 2: Hitachi Energy Sweden; 3: Hitachi Energy Canada



5:30pm - 5:45pm

Interoperability of an MTDC system considering synchronous Grid-forming control

Taoufik Qoria1, Carl Barker2

1: GE Vernova, Germany; 2: GE Vernova, United Kingdom



5:45pm - 6:00pm

Towards control, protection and planning for future electrical energy hubs – intermediate outcomes of the DIRECTIONS project

Geraint Chaffey1,2, Jef Beerten1,2, Dirk Van Hertem1,2, Hakan Ergun1,2, Francesco Giacomo Puricelli1,2, Giacomo Bastianel1,2, Merijn Van Deyck1,2, Abolfazl Mohammadi1,2, Francisco Javier Cifuentes Garcia1,2, Jan Kircheis1,2, Dongyeong Lee1,2

1: KU Leuven; 2: Etch/EnergyVille



6:00pm - 6:15pm

Practical delivery of multivendor, multiterminal HVDC systems; the Project Aquilla experience.

Benjamin Marshall1, Perry Hofbauer2, Dong Chen3, Carl Barker4

1: National HVDC Centre, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission ltd, United Kingdom; 2: SSE Networks- Transmission, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission ltd, United Kingdom; 3: National HVDC Centre, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission ltd, United Kingdom; 4: GE Vernova, United Kingdom.

Date: Wednesday, 01/Oct/2025
10:30am
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12:15pm
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.
 
10:30am - 10:45am

Generalized AC/DC Power Flow Methodology including Opportunities offered by Converters

Lee Raiyan bin Zulkifli1, Josep Fanals i Batllori1, Titouan Delorme1, Santiago Peñate-Vera1, Oriol Gomis Bellmunt2

1: eRoots Analytics, Spain; 2: CITCEA-UPC, Spain



10:45am - 11:00am

Control and Operation of Parallel Interconnection of HVDC and HVAC Systems

Omar Fadhel Jasim1, Taoufik Qoria2, Farheen Chishti3, Fatima Amara1, Ameen Fayaz1, Senthooran Balasubramaniam1, Priyanka Mishra3

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

Mohammad Ghanbari1, Mohsen Zadeh1, Sina Driss1, Fatemeh Ahmadi-Gorjayi2

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

Mohtarima Begum Medha1, Luigi Vanfretti1, Supriya S. Tawde2, Jason Frasier2, Pradip Kumar2

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

Siyuan Li, Florian Freidinger, Aaron Hebing, Lukas Jung, Xiong Xiao, Jutta Hanson

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

Alexandre Christe1, Tobias Thurnherr1, Christoph Haederli1, Steve Aubert1, Wolfgang Kofler2, Andreas Hammer2

1: Hitachi Energy Ltd, Switzerland; 2: TIWAG Tiroler Wasserkraft AG

1:30pm
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3:30pm
B4-6: FACTS - Application, Design, Control and Performance
Location: Room 518BC
This session addresses various topics of FACTS devices.
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Riverton STATCOM: Grid-Forming Controls for a Robust Solution Under Changing System Conditions

Christian Winter1, Jessica Marshik1, Heinrich Von Geymueller2, Mateusz Gietz2, Joanne Hu3, Bruno Bisewski3

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.

Marc-Antoine Légaré1, Dany Fortin1, Mohamad Alawie1, Georg Pilz2, Lukas Friess2, Daniel Paul2, Colin Clark3

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

Nannan Wang, Rundong Lv, Chong Wang, Shunke Sui, Xiuda Ma

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

Gianluca Postiglione, Massimiliano Andreotti, Moreno Ripamonti, Claudio Finotti, Giovanni Borghetti, Oriol Gomis, Eduardo Prieto, Vinicius Albenraz Lacerda

Nidec Conversion, Italy



2:30pm - 2:45pm

Genetically Optimised Feedback Linearizing Control for STATCOM

Boniface CHIA1, Stella MORRIS2, P.K. Dash3

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

Yuji Aihara, Shigenori Kakuno, Masahito Kaneko, Masanori Takechi

TEPCO Power Grid, Inc., Japan



3:00pm - 3:15pm

Improved STATCOM Ride-Through Performance in presence of GIC

Ardavan Mohammadhassani1, Mark McVey1, Zhibo Wang2, Sugiyama Hironori3, Seo Hiroki3

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

Ante Soldo1, Silvestar Šesnić2, Tonko Garma2, Boris Avramović1

1: The independent Transmission System Operator in Croatia, Croatia (HOPS); 2: University of Split, Croatia (FESB)

4:00pm
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5:30pm
B4-7: HVDC/FACTS - Reliability, Performance Monitoring and Cybersecurity
Location: Room 518BC
This session addresses HVDC reliability, performance reporting and monitoring, and Cybersecurity.
 
4:00pm - 4:15pm

Development of a Push-Based Alert System for an HVDC Link Using a Data Diode

Jean-Mathieu Dubois

POWER Engineers, Canada



4:15pm - 4:30pm

HVDC & STATCOMs, Not Your Typical IBRs

Michael Podbesek, Joe Warner

POWER Engineers, United States of America



4:30pm - 4:45pm

Performance of SVC and FACTS Systems around the World in 2021-2022

Hiranya Suriyaarachchi

TransGrid Solutions, Canada



4:45pm - 5:00pm

Enhancing Cybersecurity in HVDC and FACTS Systems: A Comprehensive Approach to Standards Integration and Intrusion Detection

Walid Ali, Mohamed Atia, Emad Chamas

GE Vernova, Canada



5:00pm - 5:15pm

HVDC System Reliability – Investigation of Bipole Outages

Phaedra Victoria Ines Taiarol1, Josh Burroughs2, John Graham3, Xin Li4

1: Stantec Consulting; 2: Velco; 3: Graham e Graham; 4: Manitoba Hydro



5:15pm - 5:30pm

HVDC Digital Twin - Concepts and Roadmap

Arkadiusz Burek1, John Birnie2, Heater Spain3, Annes Jeddy4, Stelious Christou5

1: Hitachi Energy; 2: Hatch Ltd; 3: EriGrid; 4: ISO; 5: EDF Renewables

Date: Thursday, 02/Oct/2025
10:30am
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12:15pm
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.
 
10:30am - 10:45am

Method for Estimation of Fault Location in the Dedicated Metallic Return Line of HVDC Transmission System: Validation Using Real-Time HIL Simulation

Soumyadeep Banerjee, Pradeep Tanaji Patil, Sudhir Kumar Basia, V.P. Srivastava, M. Srinivasa Rao

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India



10:45am - 11:00am

Dynamic Performance Assessment of FPGA-based MMC Systems Integration on Real-time Simulator

HUI DING, Xianghua Shi, Yuan Chen, Yi Zhang

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

Andreas Bammes1, Timo Wagner1, Anushi Tripathi1, Gert Mehlmann1, Matthias Luther1, Albiona Lalinovci2, Benjamin Braun2, Stefan Henninger2, Jason Hill3, Sebastian Hubschneider4

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

Luo Liu, Yi Qi, Christian Jegues, Sumek Elimban

RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada