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: Monday, 29/Sept/2025 | ||||||
8:00am - 10:30am |
B2-1: Transmission Tower Innovations and Engineering Challenges Location: Room 520AD Optimization of Cross-rope due to servitude restrictions 1: NTCSA, South Africa; 2: enginering consultant 8:15am - 8:30am Increasing the strength of steel tower materials by attaching Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics(C-FRPs) 1: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc., Japan; 2: TOMOE Corporation, Japan 8:30am - 8:45am Research On Intelligent Transmission Line Tower Lifting And Disassembling Construction Equipment Based On Multi-Modal Data Fusion 1: China Southern Power Grid Energy Development Research Institute Co., Ltd.; 2: South China University of Technology; 3: Guangdong Power Grid Energy Development Co., Ltd.; 4: Northeast Electric Power University 8:45am - 9:00am Design of Outrigger Pads for Safe Operation of Mobile Plant used for Overhead Line Maintenance 1: Transgrid, Australia; 2: Aurecon 9:00am - 9:15am An Overview of the Evolution of Overhead Power Line Crossing Systems in South Africa Eskom NTCSA (National Transmission Company South Africa), South Africa 9:15am - 9:30am Parallel Giants: The Twin Steel poles in Heart of National Capital Region Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 9:30am - 9:45am Evaluation of Stresses in Critical Members of Transmission Line Towers During Prototype Testing Using Wired and Wireless Strain Gauges POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD, India 9:45am - 10:00am Novel Aluminium Connections: Structural Behavior and Application in Transmission Towers Université de Sherbrooke, Canada 10:00am - 10:15am Innovative Steel tubular Pole-Lifting Techniques: Addressing Clearance Violations in Transmission Lines Ampjack Industries Ltd, Canada 10:15am - 10:30am Design Philosophy on Uprating/Upgrading of Ground wires on Transmission Lines National Transmission Company South Africa, South Africa |
C6-1: Microgrid applications in active Distribution Systems Location: Room 520B Real-time Simulation Study of Thermal-electrical Interactions in a CHP-based Microgrid RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada 8:15am - 8:30am Short-Circuit Fault Detection and Protection Coordination in Inverter-Based Microgrids 1: TEPCO Holdings, Inc.; 2: TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; 3: MEIDENSHA Corp. 8:30am - 8:45am Evaluation of distribution system protection for the “Serra da Saudade Microgrid” project Cemig Distribuição, Brazil 8:45am - 9:00am Isolated Microgrid Asset Sizing ATCO Electric, Canada 9:00am - 9:15am OasisTwin: A Digital Twin Platform for Microgrid Resilient Operation 1: Simon Fraser University, Canada; 2: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada 9:15am - 9:30am Study on Microgrid Services for Colombian Power Grids: Potential and Advances Universidad del Valle, Colombia 9:30am - 9:45am Innovative Approaches to DER Integration in Brazilian Scenarium : Business Models and Microgrid Implementation 1: OPAL-RT; 2: Federal University of Paraná; 3: CEMIG; 4: FITec 9:45am - 10:00am Autonomous Microgrid Resilience Enhancement Using Coordinated Preemptive Load Shedding and Battery Control Huawei Montreal Research Centre, Canada 10:00am - 10:15am Enhancing live PV Production Estimates in Isolated Microgrids: A Sample Selection and Estimation Approach Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A., Greece 10:15am - 10:30am Using Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) as a Dispatchable Load for Microgrids at a Community Scale University of Wyoming, United States of America 10:30am - 10:45am Resilient Microgrids by using Grid Forming Inverters with Rooftop Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) POWERGRID, India |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
B2-2: Conductor Dynamics and Environmental Impact of Towers Location: Room 520AD Comparison of the environmental impacts of aluminum and steel transmission towers in Quebec. Université de Sherbrooke, Canada 11:15am - 11:30am An updated equivalent oscillator model for VIV reproduction on transmission line conductors Politecnico di Milano, Italy 11:30am - 11:45am Laboratory Validation and Testing of a Transmission Line Monitoring System for Vibration Phenomena Detection and Analysis 1: Preformed Line Products, Canada; 2: Statnett SF, Norway 11:45am - 12:00pm New technology using a smartphone to measure and monitor guy wires tension in transmission line Hydro-Québec, Canada 12:00pm - 12:15pm Damaging of conductors on stringing blocks Hydro-Québec, Canada 12:15pm - 12:30pm Numerical and experimental study of the relationship between the inverted bending amplitude and the bending amplitude of transmission line conductors 1: University of Sherbrooke, Canada; 2: Hydro Québec |
C6-2: Innovative uses of battery storage to manage distribution systems Location: Room 520B EV Managed Charging Strategies for Transmission & Distribution Planning 1: McGill University, Montrea, QC, Canada; 2: MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA 11:15am - 11:30am A Novel Deep-learning Model for Optimal Integrating of BESSs in Power Grids Niroutrans Co., Iran, Islamic Republic of 11:30am - 11:45am Optimal sizing of battery energy storage in a grid-connected PV system: A comparative study of three optimisation algorithms 1: UniLaSalle Amiens; 2: UniLaSalle Beauvais 11:45am - 12:00pm Electric Thermal Storage as a Tool for Peak Shifting Yukon University, Canada 12:00pm - 12:15pm Deep Reinforcement Learning Agent for Tuning Controller Parameters of an Energy Storage System Using Real-time Simulations 1: University of Manitoba, Canada; 2: Manitoba Hydro, Canada 12:15pm - 12:30pm Implementation, Field Operation and Standardization Consideration for Use of Mobile Battery Energy Storage in Temporary Power Applications 1: Innoversa, Canada; 2: Eversource Energy, USA; 3: Sunbelt Rental, USA; 4: Quanta Technology |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
A1-1: Partial discharge, AI and ML applications Location: Room 520C Pulse Shape Analysis and Advanced Techniques for Partial Discharge Measurement in Rotating Machines CEPEL, Brazil 2:15pm - 2:30pm Locate Hydrogenerator Stator Failure by Partial Discharge Monitoring, Dielectric Test and Corona Inspection Eletrobras Eletronorte, Brazil 2:30pm - 2:45pm Evaluation of the high-frequency electrical behavior of stator windings of 18 kV by measuring partial discharges and complement analysis using the EMTP/ATP Cepel, Brazil 2:45pm - 3:00pm Evaluation of the Discharges Criticality in the Stator Winding End Corona Protection Region 1: Eletrobras Eletronorte, Brazil; 2: Trassínio Consultoria Ltda, Brazil 3:00pm - 3:15pm Machine Learning Techniques for Identifying Partial Discharge Sources from Phase-Resolved Partial Discharge Patterns Hydro-Quebec, Canada 3:15pm - 3:30pm Applicability of AI Tools to Analyze Phase-Resolved Partial Discharge from Motor and Generator Stator Windings 1: Stone Dielectrics, Canada; 2: Iris Power L.P., Canada 3:30pm - 3:45pm AI-Driven Fault Detection in Hydroelectric Generators: Integrating Variational Autoencoders with Stray Flux Analysis 1: Ecole de technologie supérieure, Canada; 2: Hydro Québec Research Institute (IREQ) 3:45pm - 4:00pm Software Design of Turbine Generator Shaft Earthing-Brush Fault Types Diagnosis System Based on Deep Learning 1: Eskom RT&D, South Africa; 2: Eskom NTCSA, South Africa |
A3-1: Reliability Location: Room 519A Use of Gasket Eliminator to prevent flange corrosion and prevent gas leakage National Grid, United Kingdom 2:15pm - 2:30pm Multi-modal Machine Learning Prediction of Fleetwide Switchgear SF6 Escape from Historical Maintenance Records, Online Monitors and Domain Expertise 1: University of Strathclyde, UK; 2: SSEN, UK; 3: ScottishPower, UK; 4: NGET, UK 2:30pm - 2:45pm Statistical Method for Gas Leak Detection for SF6 Circuit Breaker Based Only on Gas Temperature and Absolute Pressure Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:45pm - 3:00pm Implication of maintenance practices on the reliability on equipment such as CB and GIS 1: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan; 2: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Germany; 3: National Grid, United Kingdom; 4: TEPCO Power Grid, Japan; 5: Ausgrid, Australia; 6: ESB, Ireland; 7: EGAT, Thailand 3:00pm - 3:15pm CIGRE Fourth Reliability Survey on GIS and CB 1: Mitsubishi Electric, Japan; 2: Ausgrid, Australia; 3: 50 Hertz, Germany; 4: ESB, Ireland; 5: National Grid, United Kingdom; 6: EGAT, Thailand; 7: Hitachi Energy, Switzerland; 8: Consul, Italy 3:15pm - 3:30pm Implementation of Optical Technology for Fault Detection in High Voltage Mixed Lines ELECTROTECNICA ARTECHE HNOS., S.L., Spain 3:30pm - 3:45pm Factors affecting reliability of Low Voltage Switchgears DNV, United Arab Emirates |
B2-3: Advances in Insulator Design and Diagnostics for High Voltage Transmission Location: Room 520AD High Voltage Suspension Insulator String Designs for Extreme Weather Events 1: Sediver; 2: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) 2:15pm - 2:30pm Understanding the Performance of Silicon Rubber and Determining Additional Criteria in Evaluating Polymeric Insulators for Malaysia’s Climate. 1: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Malaysia), Malaysia; 2: TNB Research, Malaysia; 3: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM, Malaysia) 2:30pm - 2:45pm Modelling the Surface Contamination of High-Voltage Overhead Line Insulators over Italy RSE SpA, Italy 2:45pm - 3:00pm Enhancing Reliability of Power Transmission through Thermal Scanning of CLR insulator Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India 3:00pm - 3:15pm Comparison of the Dielectric behaviour of artificially polluted Insulators using different Test Methods 1: 50 Hertz Transmission GmbH, Germany; 2: TU Berlin, Germany; 3: Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 4: Leibniz University Hannover, Germany 3:15pm - 3:30pm SunZia ±525 kV HVDC Transmission Line Project – Transmission Assembly Testing for HVDC Hubbell, United States of America 3:30pm - 3:45pm Key factors for reliable results in E-field simulations of OHTL insulators 1: Independent Insulation Group, Sweden; 2: Tennet, Germany 3:45pm - 4:00pm Advantages of factory coated insulators before installation for overhead lines and substations ekd project s.r.l., Italy |
B3-1: AI and Robotic Applications for Substations Location: Room 520E Basic Verification of Substation Patrol by Drone 1: CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER GRID Co., Inc.; 2: SENSYN ROBOTICS, Inc. 2:15pm - 2:30pm Knowledge management using AI: a case study of substation lifecycle management for development of young and newly hired engineers 1: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc.; 2: Hitachi energy 2:30pm - 2:45pm Automated Inspection Robot System for Large EHV Air-insulated Substations Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:45pm - 3:00pm Immersive virtual reality training for enhanced safety and operational preparedness in the distribution grid University of Wuppertal, Germany 3:00pm - 3:15pm Digitalization of Electric Power Systems using sustainable, Smart Substations with Cloud Connectivity 1: Siemens AG, Germany; 2: Siemens Canada Limited, Canada 3:15pm - 3:30pm Using GeoBIM, loT and IA for Predictive Diagnose on High-Voltage Substations 1: Eletrobras, Brazil; 2: CG Works, Brazil; 3: Autodesk, Brazil 3:30pm - 3:45pm Wireless sensors and AI applications for switchyard equipment condition monitoring and real time health assessment POWERGRID, India 3:45pm - 4:00pm AI-driven Efficiency :Transforming APM Systems through Optimization of OT and IT GE VERNOVA |
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.
The experience of the Sub-Synchronous Torsional Interaction study based on the Real Time Simulator for the South Korea Power System 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 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 Siemens Energy, Germany 2:45pm - 3:00pm Influence of HVDC Transmission on Parallel Underground Pipeline Infrastructure 1: TransGrid Solutions Inc., Canada; 2: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Germany 3:00pm - 3:15pm An Invasive Harmonic Impedance Measurement Approach for VSC-HVDC Systems 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 Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., United States of America 3:30pm - 3:45pm A Wide-band Active Damping STATCOM TransGrid Solutions, Canada 3:45pm - 4:00pm Assessing the Extended MIIF Screening Method for Multi-infeed VSC-HVDC Hitachi Energy, Sweden |
C6-3: Planning applications for improved distribution system management Location: Room 520B Real-time hardware-in-the-loop testing of grid line monitoring and control apparatus for capacity enhancement of legacy electric grids 1: EdgeTunePower Inc., Canada; 2: CO7 Technologies Inc., Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm Improved Load Forecasting through Full and Partial Load Transfer Detection Engineered Intelligence Inc., Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm Fault Location Based on Shape Matching for Attenuated Traveling Waves in Overhead Line-Cable Hybrid Distribution Grids: A Field Experiment 1: Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc., Japan; 2: Hitachi, Ltd., Japan 2:45pm - 3:00pm Improving PV System Dynamics for Grid Code Compliance and Stability jordan electric power company, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 3:00pm - 3:15pm An advanced control strategy based on current limiting to improve fault ride-through capability of three-phase photovoltaic grid-connected inverters 1: McGill University, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec Research Institute Canada 3:15pm - 3:30pm Reactive Power Management under High Solar Photovoltaic Penetration in Distribution Networks Electricity distribution company, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 3:30pm - 3:45pm A Real-Time Study of Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Distributed Energy Resources in Distribution Grids Commonwealth Edison, United States of America 3:45pm - 4:00pm Assessing the Impact of Inverter-Based Resource Penetration and Control Strategies on Switching Overvoltage using EMT Simulations Stantec, Canada |
4:30pm - 6:00pm |
A1-2: Partial discharge, AI and ML applications Location: Room 520C Overview of the Advanced Diagnosis of Generators (DIAAA) Platform for Digital Twin Application Hydro-Québec, Institut de Recherche, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Graph neural network auto encoder and deep modular learning for prognostics and health management of hydrogenerators Hydro-Québec, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Understanding and Extending Hydro-Generator Capability Through Thermal Diagnostics and Probabilistic Modelling 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada 5:15pm - 5:30pm Advanced health monitoring of hydrogenerators using VAE including KAN for fault detection and diagnosis using stator vibration signals 1: Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec Research Center, Canada 5:30pm - 5:45pm Grid Resilience and Renewable Integration: India's Transition to a Sustainable Power System NHPC Limited, India 5:45pm - 6:00pm Requirements for Power System Stabilizer Tuning 1: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain; 2: Cresym; 3: RTE France |
A3-2: SF6 alternatives Location: Room 519A Beyond SF6 : update on regulations and SF6-free technologies and products to support the decarbonation of the energy GE Vernova, France 4:45pm - 5:00pm Development of a 550 kV 63 kA SF6-free high voltage metal-enclosed circuit breaker 1: Hitachi Energy USA, Inc., United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy (China) Ltd.; 3: Hitachi Energy (Switzerland) Ltd 5:00pm - 5:15pm Comparative Research on the Key Properties and Applications of the Novel Eco-friendly Insulating Gas CF3SO2F 1: China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of; 2: Wuhan University 5:15pm - 5:30pm Innovative approach exploiting the advantages of quantum technology in the search for an alternative to SF6 gas insulation in medium-voltage circuit breakers 1: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada; 2: CO7 Technologies 5:30pm - 5:45pm Pioneering Eco-Friendly Insulation Solutions for HV Instrumentation Inductive Voltage Transformers (IVT) Trench, Canada |
B2-4: Conductor Icing and De-Icing Innovations for Transmission Line Reliability Location: Room 520AD Research on Icing Characteristics of Low Wind Pressure Conductor North China Electric Power University, China, People's Republic of 4:45pm - 5:00pm Three-dimensional Time-varying Icing Model and Key Influencing Factors for Overhead Transmission Iines North China Electric Power University, China, People's Republic of 5:00pm - 5:15pm Temperature characteristics of OPGW during ice melting process for ±800kv UHVDC overhead line 1: State Grid Company of China, China, People's Republic of; 2: State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., LTD., China, People's Republic of 5:15pm - 5:30pm Icing Rupture Characteristics and dynamic response of OHL conductor under de-icing impact load 1: State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., LTD., China, People's Republic of; 2: North China Electric Power University 5:30pm - 5:45pm Study on the influence of conductor inclination angle and twisting factors on ice shape characteristics State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., LTD. 5:45pm - 6:00pm Advanced Iron Oxide Nanocomposite Coatings for Efficient De-Icing: Harnessing Electromagnetic Energy for Power Transmission Lines University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Canada |
B3-2: Monitoring and Asset Management Location: Room 520E Real-Time Condition Monitoring of a Telescopic Disconnector Switch using Fiber Bragg Grating Measurements 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: LxNGen, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Automated Visual and Thermographic Inspections Applied to Online Substation Monitoring Hydro-Québec, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Self generating online condition monitoring system for substation equipment Hydro-Québec, Canada 5:15pm - 5:30pm A Novel Scheme For Utility Fleet Optimum Assets Performance Control High Voltage Software Systems (METLAB Research inc.), Canada 5:30pm - 5:45pm Evolution and Validation of a Sealing System Design for SF6-free Switchgear Applications 1: GE Vernova, Switzerland; 2: GE Vernova, France 5:45pm - 6:00pm Localized cyclone detection and response system for enhanced power grid reliability and safety The Tata Power Company Limited, India 6:00pm - 6:15pm Smart Asset Management in Substations A Success Story in Battery Bank Digitalization at Bacatá Substation ISA INTERCOLOMBIA, Colombia 6:15pm - 6:30pm A BIM-Blockchain Integration Framework for Improved Documentation and Contract Management in Substation Projects 1: M&V Engenharia; 2: Eletrobras |
B4-2: HVDC - Project Planning, Design and Testing Location: Room 518BC This session addresses the planning, design and testing aspects of HVDC projects.
The UMEX HVDC System – A novel Solution for HVDC Modernization and future Upgrade 1: Siemens Energy; 2: Minnesota Power; 3: RBJ Engineering 4:45pm - 5:00pm Kii Channel HVDC Control and Protection System Replacement Project 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 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 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 Invenergy LLC, United States of America 5:45pm - 6:00pm Transient DC Voltage Control Functionality for Grid Forming Converters of Corinth-Kos HVDC 1: Independent Power Transmission Operator, Greece; 2: TransGrid Solutions Inc. |
C6-4: Active management of modern Distribution systems Location: Room 520B Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Management for Wastewater Treatment Plant Using Redundant Centralized Control Scheme—A Case Study 1: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., United States of America; 2: The City of Calagry; 3: Stantec 4:45pm - 5:00pm Design and Test of a Local Distributed Energy Resource Management System 1: McGill University, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Evaluation of Introducing Reactive Power Injection from PV to the Distribution Grid Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc., Japan 5:15pm - 5:30pm Benefits and Challenges of an Advanced Architecture for the Control Room of the Future Capgemini, Canada 5:30pm - 5:45pm Acceleration of Time-series Distribution Grid Simulation: A Kernel-based Learning Approach Hitachi America, United States of America 5:45pm - 6:00pm Guidelines for Solar Farms Energization and Connection to Distribution Grids ComEd (An Exelon Company), United States of America |
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10:30am - 12:00pm |
A2-1: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Renewable Energy Applications Location: Room 520F Solar Inverter Duty Transformer performance optimization using alternate dielectrics under varying ambient conditions NTPC Limited, India 10:45am - 11:00am New conservator design for floating offshore transformers in extreme weather 1: GE Vernova, India; 2: GE Vernova, Turkey; 3: GE Vernova, India; 4: GE Vernova, Germany; 5: GE Vernova, China; 6: GE Vernova, United Kingdom; 7: GE Vernova, United Kingdom 11:00am - 11:15am Transformers and Reactors for Floating-Offshore- Substations. Technical Requirements, Solutions, Experiences and Outlook 1: Siemens-Energy, Austria; 2: Siemens-Energy, Germany 11:15am - 11:30am Impacts of Reverse Power Flow through Substation Transformers due to high penetration of DERs 1: Hydro One, Canada; 2: York University, Canada 11:30am - 11:45am Enhancing Wind Farm reliability through regular Transformer testing and monitoring solutions 1: Megger, Canada; 2: Megger, USA |
A3-3: SF6 replacement in switchgear by natural origin gases Location: Room 519A Live Tank 420 kV high-voltage circuit-breaker CO2/O2 -50°C GE Vernova, France 10:45am - 11:00am Emission-free 420 kV life-tank circuit-breaker 1: Siemens Energy, Germany; 2: RTE, France; 3: Statnett; Norway 11:00am - 11:15am SF6-free high-voltage live-tank circuit-breaker for extremely cold regions GE Vernova, France 11:15am - 11:30am Development of SF6-Free 420 kV Gas Insulated bus using CO2/O2 Natural-Origin Gas Mixture as an Alternative to SF6 Toshiba Energy systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan 11:30am - 11:45am Suppression of gas pressure or tank diameter increase of GIS using natural-origin gas by combining FGM spacer and insulation coating technology 1: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Japan; 2: Kanazawa Institute of Technology; 3: N. I. T., Niihama College 11:45am - 12:00pm Decarbonizing District Heating: Canada’s First Clean Air Installation and Advances in SF6-Free Switching Technology 1: Siemens Energy, Canada; 2: Siemens Energy, Germany; 3: Creative Energy, Canada |
C1-1: PS1: Interconnectors Location: Room 519B Multi-Deterministic System Planning with numerous System Operators EDF, France 10:45am - 11:00am The Needed Changes to the Brazilian Interconnected Power System to Keep it in the Course for Net Zero 1: Brazilian National Academy of Engineering, Brazil; 2: Tecnix; 3: PSQ Consulting 11:00am - 11:15am Challenges in Loop System Configuration for Interconnection Facility Enhancement Plan between Chubu, Kansai, and Hokuriku towards Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050 Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc., Japan 11:15am - 11:30am Realising The Borneo Grid as a Catalyst for APG Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia 11:30am - 11:45am From Disconnection to Integration: The Transformation of the Brazilian Electric Sector over 50 Years Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil, Brazil 11:45am - 12:00pm Enhancing Electricity Trade between Thailand and Cambodia: Challenges, Solutions, and the Thailand-Lao-Cambodia Power Integration Project (TLC-PIP) Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Thailand |
C4-1: POWER QUALITY AND INSULATION CO-ORDINATION IN IBR DOMINATED SYSTEMS Location: Room 521ABC Harmonic Filter Applications in Green Hydrogen Plant 1: Hitachi Energy, United States of America; 2: University of Texas at Austin 10:45am - 11:00am A new harmonic electric energy metering scheme considering non-linearity of power State Grid Economic and Technological Research Institute Co.Ltd., China, People's Republic of 11:00am - 11:15am A TRV study for Passive Harmonic Filter Circuit Breaker Enspec Power Ltd, United Kingdom 11:15am - 11:30am Bridging Gaps in LSA Reliability: Introducing the IEC/IEEE 60099-11 Standard for Mechanical Testing and Energy Classification Independent, Germany |
C5-1: C5 Retail markets and local communities Location: Room 518A Distributed Energy Resources in the Brazilian Electricity Market CHAMBER OF ELECTRICITY ENERGY COMMERCIALIZATION, Brazil 10:45am - 11:00am Implementation of framework for Scheduling, Accounting, Metering and Settlement of Electricity Transactions in India 1: Grid Controller of India Limited, India; 2: IEEE and CIGRE 11:00am - 11:15am B-sharing: A Blockchain-based Virtual Energy Storage Solution for Solar Users in Thailand's PEA Grid Provincial Electricity Authority, Thailand 11:15am - 11:30am Battery Electric Vehicles versus Combustion Vehicles: A Total Cost of Ownership Analysis for South Africa Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa |
C6-5: Reliability and Resilience measures for active Distribution Systems Location: Room 520B An effective Transactive Peer-to-Peer Model for Post-Attack Self-Healing Distributed Load Recovery 1: Laval University, Quebec, Canada; 2: Hydro-Quebec Research Institute (IREQ), Varennes, Canada 10:45am - 11:00am Integration of rooftop PV in Distribution Network – Considerations and key challenges 1: POWERGRID, India; 2: POWERGRID, India; 3: POWERGRID, India; 4: POWERGRID, India 11:00am - 11:15am Blackbox Optimization for Loss Minimization in Distribution Power Networks using Feeder Reconfiguration 1: Polytechnique Montreal & GERAD, Canada; 2: Polytechnique Montreal, GERAD & Mila, Canada 11:15am - 11:30am Building Resilient Energy Systems: The Role of Hybrid DC-AC PHIL Test Bench in Microgrid Optimization and Sustainability 1: OPAL-RT Technologies, Canada; 2: École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada 11:30am - 11:45am Online Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis Model of Low-Voltage Distributed Photovoltaic Operation 1: CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, China, People's Republic of; 2: Beijing Zhixin Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd 11:45am - 12:00pm Verifications of power supply method using LVDC distribution facilities 1: Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc., Japan; 2: DAIHEN Corporation, Japan |
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10:30am - 1:00pm |
B2-5: DLR and Weather-Driven Insights for Transmission Line Management Location: Plenary Room Boosting Grid Efficiency: GEV Digital Dynamic Line Rating unlocks Grid Capacity GE Vernova, United States of America 10:45am - 11:00am Dynamic Line Rating based Overhead Line Management Solutions on the High Voltage Distribution System 1: GridGuard, Hungary; 2: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; 3: MVM ÉMÁSZ Áramhálózati Kft., Hungary 11:00am - 11:15am Dynamic Line Rating using Hyper-local weather predictions: A case study covering 5000km Estonian transmission lines Gridraven, Estonia 11:15am - 11:30am Enhanced Wind Criterion for Calculating Thermal Capacities of Transmission Lines in Summer Hydro-Québec, Canada 11:30am - 11:45am A Scalable Method for Forecasting Wind and Dynamic Line Ratings Using Regional Machine Learning Models Trained on Multiple Sensor-Equipped Spans Ampacimon SA, Belgium 11:45am - 12:00pm Discussion on the variability of line temperature along one span 1: Operato, Slovenia; 2: Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; 3: University of Maribor, Slovenia 12:00pm - 12:15pm Weather-Based DLR Solution Enhanced by Machine Learning RTE, France 12:15pm - 12:30pm Development of a system for dynamic monitoring of overhead line rating Hydro-Québec, Canada 12:30pm - 12:45pm “Asset Digitalization meets DLR”: Synergies between a Digital Twin Representation of Overhead Line Infrastructure and Dynamic Line Rating 1: Siemens Energy; 2: Gridpulse |
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1:15pm - 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.
Evaluation of Fast Power Control Functionalities of Type 4 Wind Plants during Disturbances in VSC HVDC Systems Connected to Isolated Generation TransGrid Solutions, Canada 1:30pm - 1:45pm Innovative Impedance Protection for HVDC AC Filters: A Case Study from Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Synchronous Grid Forming Control Concept for Point-to-Point HVDC 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 ATKINSREALIS, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm Hybrid MMC-HCC Adaptability in Weak AC System Connections 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 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 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 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 1: Mott MacDonald, Serbia; 2: Mott MacDonald, United Kingdom |
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1:30pm - 3:30pm |
A1-3: Condition monitoring & assessment Location: Room 520C Development of a Diagnostic Strategy for Large Hydrogenerator Rotors Hydro-Quebec, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Advancing Reliability: Case Studies on Offline Diagnostic Testing for High-Voltage Turbo Generators Kinectrics, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Diagnostic Methods Of Synchronous Machines With Salient Poles Using Airgap Flux, Pole Leading Edge Induction Voltage, Stray Flux Measurement And Ampere-Turns measurements 1: Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec(IREQ), Varennes, Canada; 2: École de technologie Supérieure, Montréal, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm Hydro-generator condition-based monitoring system modernization for maintenance optimization 1: Qualitrol - Iris Power, Canada; 2: Veski 2:30pm - 2:45pm Importance of Polarity test of stator winding as pre-commissioning test for Hydro Generators NHPC Limited, India 2:45pm - 3:00pm Hydro-unit increased vibration case study 1: Veski, Croatia; 2: Qualitrol - IRIS Power, Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm Overview of Localized Partial Discharge Activity Analysis with Results from Dissection of Individual Stator Bars and Coil 1: École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec, Canada 3:15pm - 3:30pm Evaluation of Turbo Generator Stator Bushing Condition Monitoring 1: Eskom RT&D, South Africa; 2: Eskom RT&D, South Africa; 3: Eskom RT&D, South Africa; 4: Eskom Generation, South Africa |
A2-2: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Asset Management Location: Room 520F Consolidating Transformer Online Monitoring and Maintenance Data for Condition Assessment and Prescriptive Maintenance of Power Transformers 1: Camlin Energy, United States of America; 2: Camlin Energy, Northern Ireland 1:45pm - 2:00pm Climate Change Impact for Power Transformers Hitachi Energy, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm A2_PS2_USA_Rossini_ Installation of transformer monitoring solutions and its impacts on data collection and analysis 1: Siemens Energy, United States of America; 2: Siemens Energy, Brazil 2:15pm - 2:30pm Strategic Approaches to Determine the Lifetime of Power Transformers Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan 2:30pm - 2:45pm Power Transformers as Potential Bottleneck for Grid Expansions Siemens Energy, Germany 2:45pm - 3:00pm Strategies for Fast Replacement of Transformers and Reactor Units 1: Independent Consultant; 2: AtkinsRéalis, Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm Dynamic Condition Assessment of Substation Equipment Leveraging an Asset Performance Management System BBA, Canada 3:15pm - 3:30pm Strategy for Extending Power Transformer Service Life Hydro-Québec, Canada |
A3-4: HVDC and asset management Location: Room 519A Maintenance Strategies for Disconnectors According to Substation Corrosiveness 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: IREQ, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Dielectric performance of HVDC disconnectors: Updates on RIV and pollution testing also combined with icing conditions GE Vernova, Italy 2:00pm - 2:15pm Wind-induced vibration characteristics test and control technologies of ±800kV converter station disconnectors in strong wind areas State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute Co., LTD., China, People's Republic of 2:15pm - 2:30pm Electric field simulation calculation andlong term charging performance of 550kV DC GIS/GIL SIEYUAN ELECTRIC CO.,LTD, China, People's Republic of 2:30pm - 2:45pm Asset Transparency and Scenario Planning for Resilient Grids Siemens, Germany 2:45pm - 3:00pm Environmental, economic and program advantages of equipment refurbishment National Grid, United Kingdom 3:00pm - 3:15pm Risk evaluation framework for power grid resilience to extreme weather events 1: Hitachi Energy Research, United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy Research, Germany; 3: Hitachi Energy, Switzerland |
B2-6: Innovative Tower Solutions for High-Altitude, Aging, and Renewable Grids Location: Plenary Room Challenges faced and mitigation thereof to facilitate Green Power & Nuclear Power Flow in Gujarat region, India Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, India 1:45pm - 2:00pm Conductor Optimization for +/-350kV HVDC Transmission system for evacuation of 13 GW of RE power from renewable energy parks in Ladakh, India POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, INDIA 2:00pm - 2:15pm The Milano-Montalto ± 525 kV HVDC Link: Technical challenges and sustainability Terna Rete Italia, Italy 2:15pm - 2:30pm Development Trend Analysis and Key Technologies of UHV AC Transmission System in China China electric power research institute, China, People's Republic of 2:30pm - 2:45pm Navigating the Energy Transition: A Comparative Study of Aging Power Grids in India and the USA Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, India 2:45pm - 3:00pm High-Voltage Iconic Towers 1: ENOWA-NEOM, Saudi Arabia; 2: Enginomix, United States; 3: Norconsult, Norway; 4: Choi+Shine Architects, Netherlands 3:00pm - 3:15pm Structural damage monitoring system for transmission towers based on artificial intelligence 1: Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil; 2: Santo Antônio Energia, Brazil 3:15pm - 3:30pm Development and deployment of VibraTorre equipment 1: Cemig GT, Brazil; 2: Cemig D, Brazil; 3: Trixel, Brazil |
B3-3: Substation Concepts Location: Room 520E Emission-free natural-origin gas alternatives to SF6 for MV and HV substations 1: Siemens Energy; 2: Mitsubishi Electric; 3: Nuventura; 4: Schneider Electric; 5: Siemens; 6: Toshiba 1:45pm - 2:00pm Nominal Current Rating of Equipment Connected to Power Transformer Neutral Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Concepts for on-site HV Testing of GIS after Installation, Extension, Retrofit or Repair 1: Aurecon, Australia; 2: Siemens Energy, Germany; 3: Power Engineers, USA; 4: DEP, Netherlands 2:15pm - 2:30pm Investigations on the use of Dry Air as a Retrofill gas Alternative to SF6 in existing Gas Insulated Switchgears 1: SuperGrid Institute, France; 2: MasterGrid, France; 3: RTE, France 2:30pm - 2:45pm Advancing Ground Stability: Vibro Stone Columns as an Innovative Solution for Liquefaction Mitigation. POWERGRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India 2:45pm - 3:00pm Upgrading Legacy Feeder Bay Installations to meet Current and Future Network Requirements and Regulatory Compliance for Parallel and In-Line Feeder Configurations Exiting Substations Eskom NTCSA, South Africa 3:00pm - 3:15pm Improvement in Reliability of Substation by In-Situ Replacement of 220 kV Indoor GIS at Tata Power, Mumbai 1: The Tata Power Co Ltd, India; 2: Toshiba T&D, India 3:15pm - 3:30pm Enhancing Electrical Substation Safety: A Novel Seasonal Analysis Approach to Soil Resistivity Modelling for Grounding System Design ELEK Software, Australia |
C1-2: PS1: Renewable Energy Sources Location: Room 519B Assessment of connection concepts for Germany’s far out North Sea offshore wind areas for an efficient energy transition E-Bridge Consulting GmbH, Germany 1:45pm - 2:00pm Value of Grid Enhancing Technologies for the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources 1: Artelys, France; 2: AST, Latvia 2:00pm - 2:15pm Techno-Economic Evaluation of the Use of Topological Actions in an Electrical Energy Hub with Large Penetration of Offshore Wind 1: KU Leuven; 2: Etch - Energyville, Belgium 2:15pm - 2:30pm Challenges and Practices in Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into Canada’s Electricity Grid BBA Consultants, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm Challenges of Strategic Grid Renovation and Investment Plan in the Tokyo Bay Area to meet RES-Dominant Era Tokyo Electric Power Company Power Grid, Inc, Japan 2:45pm - 3:00pm History of Effort for the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Integration in Japan 1: Tokyo Electric Power Company Power Grid, Inc., Japan; 2: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Japan 3:00pm - 3:15pm Green Grid Initiative: Advancing Renewable Energy Integration and Transmission System Optimization - Indian Perspective Powergrid Corporation of India Limited, India 3:15pm - 3:30pm Hydro-Thermal System Optimization in Georgian Power System for Enhanced Resource Utilization and Decarbonization Georgian State Electrosystem JSC, Georgia |
C4-2: ADVANCED SIMULATION METHODS FOR STABILITY ANALYSIS IN IBR DOMINATED SYSTEMS (PART-1) Location: Room 521ABC Performing Interconnection Studies with a Wide-Area EMT Model with sensitive Information through a Cloud Portal. 1: PGSTech; 2: Coordinador Electrico Naciona; 3: RTE international 1:45pm - 2:00pm Hybrid Simulation for Stability Evaluation of Grid-Forming Control in Inverter-Based Power Systems Powertech Labs Inc., Canada 2:00pm - 2:15pm Real-Time Laboratory Featuring Photo-Voltaic Generation System Operating in MIL, CHIL, and PHIL Modes 1: OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES, Canada; 2: Bitlismen 2:15pm - 2:30pm Hydro-Québec EMT validation of system operating limits in a radial network with a high penetration of wind generation Hydro-Québec, Canada 2:30pm - 2:45pm Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) Simulation for Detection of Sub-Synchronous Oscillations with Bulk Inverter Based Resources in Power System: A Typical Case Study with Mitigation Methods 1: OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES, Canada; 2: OPAL-RT Corporation, USA 2:45pm - 3:00pm Optimization of Battery Energy Storage System Placement and Parameters for Frequency Stability in Renewable-Intensive Power Systems University of Manitoba, Canada 3:00pm - 3:15pm Active Power Control of Wind Turbines for Secondary Frequency Regulation in Power Systems: A Co-Simulation Approach Developed at Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec, Canada |
C5-2: C5 Data analytics with the electricity markets Location: Room 518A Large Time Series Models for Electricity Prices: Performance on Zero-Shot Forecasting Hitachi Energy Research, Canada 1:45pm - 2:00pm Predicting Day-Ahead Electricity Prices in Western Denmark (DK1) Using Bayesian Deep Learning: Robust Intervals and the Role of Renewable Energy 1: Department of Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Turkey; 2: Department of Energy (AAU Energy), Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark 2:00pm - 2:15pm Integrating LSTM forecasts of Renewable Energy into Day-Ahead Electricity Market Modelling: a case study of Alberta Carleton University, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm Analysis of Price Maker Hybrid PV Plants with Forecasting-based Bidding Algorithm in a Day-ahead Market 1: Binghamton University; 2: Georgia Institute of Technology; 3: Non-affiliation; 4: National Renewable Energy Laboratory 2:30pm - 2:45pm The Rise of Very Low Prices in European Electricity Markets EirGrid 2:45pm - 3:00pm Advanced Monitoring and Machine Learning in the Electricity Market: Preventing Manipulation and Classifying Behaviors in Auctions and Continuous Negotiations OMIE, Spain |
C6-6: Energy efficiency applications in buildings and distrubution systems Location: Room 520B Addressing Uncertainty in the Activation of Thermal Flexibility in Buildings RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate 1:45pm - 2:00pm Distributed grid-aware control of air-conditioning demands using adaptive flexibility function CSIRO, Australia 2:00pm - 2:15pm Synergistic planning for optimal renewable energy portfolios in commercial and industrial buildings Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, Canada 2:15pm - 2:30pm Demand side flexibility from consumer side resources : Interoperability challenges and opportunities 1: CSIRO, Australia; 2: DTU 2:30pm - 2:45pm Buildings energy demand impact studies on the low-voltage distribution network of Montreal 1: Concordia University Montreal, Canada; 2: The University of Queensland, Australia |
4:00pm - 6:00pm |
A1-4: Condition monitoring & assessment Location: Room 520C Rotor Temperature Continuous Monitoring using Fiber Bragg Gratings 1: Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec; 2: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 3: RPR Hydro 4:15pm - 4:30pm Environmental Impacts of Manufacturing and Renovation of High Voltage Rotating Machines and Power Plants National Electric Coil, United States of America 4:30pm - 4:45pm Proposal for Methodological Note of Life Cycle Assessment: Eco-design of Turbogenerator EDF, France 4:45pm - 5:00pm Optimization process applied to Synchronous Generator designs to improve machine key parameters to suit Synchronous Condenser applications Baker Hughes - Brush Power Generation 5:00pm - 5:15pm The Lack of Air-gap Orthogonality and Parallelism Impact Upon the Unbalanced Magnetic Pull 1: Trassínio Consultoria Ltda, Brazil; 2: Trassínio Consultoria Ltda, Brazil; 3: UNIFEI - Universidade Federal de Itajubá 5:15pm - 5:30pm Research on Stagnation Zone Based on RTD Method and Improvement of Coupled Fluid-solid Heat Transfer Considering Mesh Morphing 1: wuhan university, China; 2: Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited , China 5:30pm - 5:45pm Development of the new Type of Carbon Brush for Adjustable Speed Generator-Motor Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan 5:45pm - 6:00pm Endurance tests of power electrical connections in bolted assembly EDF, France |
A2-3: A2 Power Transformer and Reactor: Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization Location: Room 520F Machine Learning Applied to Anomaly Diagnosis in Transformers and Reactors Using Gas Chromatography 1: Eletrobras CGT Eletrosul, Brazil; 2: PUC-RJ, Brazil 4:15pm - 4:30pm Advances in Data-Driven Models for Digital Twins of Power Transformers 1: OMICRON Electronics, Austria; 2: Hitachi Energy, United-States; 3: Hitachi Energy, Germany; 4: Kinectrics, Canada; 5: Hydro Quebec, Canada; 6: KTH University, Sweden 4:30pm - 4:45pm Application of Machine Learning on Prediction of Power Transformer No-Load Losses GE Vernova 4:45pm - 5:00pm Approach, experiences and lessons learned in a fault developing HV transformer:Case Study perspective NTPC Limited, India 5:00pm - 5:15pm Application of Machine Learning Interpretability and Explainability Metrics in FRA of Transformers Siemens Energy, Germany 5:15pm - 5:30pm Digital Transformation (DX) in Power Transformer Manufacturing: Enhancing Efficiency and Precision Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Japan 5:30pm - 5:45pm A Novel Hybrid Multilayer Model for Diagnosing Faults in Power Transformers Through Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) 1: Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in the Aging of Oil-Filled Equipment on High Voltage Lines (ViAHT), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada; 2: Hydro-Québec's Research Institute 5:45pm - 6:00pm Advancing Power Transformer Monitoring: Machine Learning-Based Temperature Monitoring VIE Technologies, United States of America |
A3-5: Miscellaneous Location: Room 519A Trends in Distribution Networks and influence on MV Equipment 1: Siemens AG, Germany; 2: Siemens Industry, USA 4:15pm - 4:30pm Grid Integration of DER - Energizing Medium-Voltage Power Transformers in Wind Turbine Generators - Grid Code Compliance : Industrialized Applications and Operation of Low-Power Instrument Transformers, Three-Pole Operated Vacuum Circuit Breakers and Controlled Switching Devices to Mitigate Transformer Inrush Currents and Voltage Dips. Case Study and Potential for Wind Turbine Repowering 1: ABB, Brno, Czech Republic; 2: Vizimax Inc., Canada; 3: Vestas, United Kingdom; 4: Vestas, India 4:30pm - 4:45pm Demonstration application results of the 10 kV magneto-biased superconducting current limiter (MBSFCL) in Liaoning urban power grid in China China Electric Power Research Institute, China, People's Republic of 4:45pm - 5:00pm Methodology for Oscillograms Analysis and Condition Indicators Assessment by Automated Algorithms for Circuit-Breaker Diagnostics 1: Hydro-Québec, Canada; 2: Université de Sherbrooke, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Seven years Operational Experience of Fixed Series Compensator (FSC) at GIS Kala Amb - Learnings and Challenges Powergrid Corporation of India Limited, India 5:15pm - 5:30pm CIGRE Survey on UHV equipment 1: Mitsubishi Electric, Japan; 2: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions, Japan 5:30pm - 5:45pm Future UHV substation technology in Japan 1: Toshiba energy systems & solutions Co. JAPAN; 2: TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. JAPAN |
B3-4: Substation Concepts Location: Room 520E Experience of designing high voltage substation in hilly terrain at high altitude, cold temperature, and steep slope for evacuating power from hydro electric projects on hills for enhancing non-fossil fuel energy capacity of Indian electricity grid POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD, India 4:15pm - 4:30pm New Aspects of 420 kV GIS on-site Testing and PD Monitoring and Diagnostics 1: Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany; 2: Graz University of Technology, Austria 4:30pm - 4:45pm SF6-free Offshore GIS Substation with High-Power GIB crossing Fire-Resistant Sections 1: GE Vernova, Gas Insulated Substations, Grid Solutions, Oberentfelden Switzerland; 2: GE Vernova, Grid Solutions, Suzhou China 4:45pm - 5:00pm Standardisation of SF6-free 245kV and 420kV GIS for multiple gas solutions 1: GE Vernova, France; 2: RTE, France 5:00pm - 5:15pm Bay extension challenges and strategies for seamless Integration in India’s Renewable Energy substations Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India 5:15pm - 5:30pm Enhancing Resilience with Mobile Substations: Lessons from TEİAŞ's Response to the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake 1: EKOS Electric, Turkiye; 2: Türkiye Elektrik İletim A.Ş. (TEİAŞ), Turkiye 5:30pm - 5:45pm Results of the International Survey on Earthquake Damage Experience and Seismic Design of Substations by WG B3.64 1: Tokyo Electric Power Company HD, Japan; 2: Siemens Energy, Germany; 3: CRIEPI, Japan; 4: Bonneville Power Administration, USA; 5: University of Science and Technology Beijing, China 5:45pm - 6:00pm Challenges and solutions in the design, erection, testing, commissioning, and Field trials of medium voltage double bus Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS BHEL BHOPAL, India |
C1-3: PS1: Demand & Storage Location: Room 519B Demand Control for the Transmission System Congestion Management Hydro-Quebec, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm Impact of Data Center Demand on the US Transmission System 1: GE Vernova, United States of America; 2: GE Vernova, Canada 4:30pm - 4:45pm MESH Concept Application by Watts and Bits procedure 1: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Japan; 2: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan; 3: TEPCO Power Grid, Japan 4:45pm - 5:00pm Long Term electrical Load Forecasting for the Jordanian electrical Power Grid using ANN Models Samra Electric Power Company (SEPCO), Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of 5:00pm - 5:15pm Energy Storage in the big electrical systems: keypoints from the analysis of situation and challenges faced by the major transmission system operators 1: Rte, France; 2: CAISO, USA; 3: MISO, USA; 4: NTCSA, South Africa; 5: ONS, Brasil; 6: SO-UPS, Russia; 7: Terna, Italy; 8: GO15, USA 5:15pm - 5:30pm Importance of risk averse operation of long-term storages when modelling a future renewable northern European electricity system SINTEF Energy, Norway 5:30pm - 5:45pm Increase Transfer Capacity to Remote Areas and Defer Transmission Reinforcement Needs Using Battery Energy Storage Systems Independent Electricity System Operator, Canada 5:45pm - 6:00pm Battery Energy Storage Systems for Primary Frequency Regulation: A Pioneering Case in Colombia’s National Grid 1: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia; 2: Enterprise Innovation |
C4-3: ADVANCED SIMULATION METHODS FOR STABILITY ANALYSIS IN IBR DOMINATED SYSTEMS (PART-2) Location: Room 521ABC Frequency-Scanning-based Impedance Models for Multi-IBR Systems 1: Polytechnique Montréal; 2: Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ); 3: Federal University of ABC (UFABC); 4: Middle East Technical University 4:15pm - 4:30pm Numerical impedance-based Stability Analysis of Transmission and Distribution Systems in the Frequency Domain DIgSILENT GmbH, Germany 4:30pm - 4:45pm Stability Assessment of Power Grids with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources Using dq Impedance Analysis 1: PGSTech, Canada; 2: Polytechnique Montréal 4:45pm - 5:00pm Small-signal Stability Assessment of Power Systems with Black-Box EMT Models of Inverter Based Resources 1: Powertech Labs, Canada; 2: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, USA 5:00pm - 5:15pm A Study on Eigenvalue Comparison between Analytical State-Space Model and Vector fitting Method 1: Polytechnique Montréal, Canada; 2: Hydro Quebec, Canada; 3: Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea 5:15pm - 5:30pm Oscillation Modal Analysis Using Ambient Synchrophasor Measurements for the Italian Grid 1: Electric Power Research Institute, United States of America; 2: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States of America; 3: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 4: Terna, Italy |
C5-3: C5 Markets & regulation to support reliable & resilient power systems Location: Room 518A Enhancing Flexibility, Reliability, and Resilience in Brazil Thymos Energia, Brazil 4:15pm - 4:30pm Improvement of the Calculation Method for Required Amount of Replacement Reserve for FIT in Japanese Balancing Market 1: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc., Japan; 2: The University of Tokyo, Japan 4:30pm - 4:45pm Challenges of Hydropower Due to Climate Change: Case Study on Laos-Thailand Electricity Trade with a Proposal for Solar Integration Model Electricity Generating Authority of TH, Thailand 4:45pm - 5:00pm Importance of Regulation on Black-Start Capability to Cater for the Changing Electricity Supply Landscape in South Africa 1: National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), South Africa; 2: Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa 5:00pm - 5:15pm Emergency Preparedness Plan as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of the Akosombo Dam Spillage Volta River Authority, Ghana |
C6-7: Flexibility management in Distribution Systems Location: Room 520B Preventing Congestion in the Electricity Grid using OpenSTEF and the Power Grid Model 1: Alliander, Netherlands, The; 2: Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, The 4:15pm - 4:30pm Enhanced Modeling and Simulation of Distribution Feeders with Aggregated DERs 1: Hydro One, Canada; 2: Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada; 3: University of Campinas, Brazil 4:30pm - 4:45pm Integration of a Hydropower Plant into a Hydro-Québec northern islanded Network in Partnership with the local Community Hydro-Quebec, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Data Center Heat Recovery: A Techno-economic Study in Québec Concordia University, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Automatic Optimisation of Grid Operations through Demand Flexibility (DF) Programs Tata Power Mumbai, India 5:15pm - 5:30pm Enabling adoption of offshore wind coupled with Green Hydrogen innovation 1: POWERGRID, India; 2: POWERGRID, India; 3: POWERGRID, India; 4: POWERGRID, India 5:30pm - 5:45pm Sector integration including hydrogen, EV, energy hubs, DER POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, India |
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4:00pm - 6:45pm |
B2-7: EMI, HVDC, Corona, and Uprating Innovations Location: Plenary Room How Specific Overhead Line Design Parameters Affect Clearances Necessary to Limit Induced Discharges from Vehicles to Safe Levels of 5mA or Less POWER Engineers, Canada 4:15pm - 4:30pm Electric Field of HVDC Overhead Transmission Lines in an Urbanized Context Terna Rete Italia, Italy 4:30pm - 4:45pm B2_PS2_Canada_Chen Wang_Mitigating AC Electromagnetic Interference near Rail Corridors - A Case Study of the Southwest Winnipeg Transmission Improvement Project Manitoba Hydro, Canada 4:45pm - 5:00pm Predicting Flashovers on HVDC Transmission Lines Using Machine Learning and Weather Data 1: Manitoba Hydro, Canada; 2: University of Manitoba, Canada 5:00pm - 5:15pm Development of World's First 500kV Double Bi-pole HVDC Overhead Transmission System with Metallic Return in Korea 1: KEPCO(Korea Electric Power Corporation), Korea, Republic of (South Korea); 2: CIGRE Korea 5:15pm - 5:30pm Voltage Stress Characteristics and Insulator Options for Dedicated Metallic Return in Bipolar MMC HVDC Overhead Transmission Systems 1: RTE international, France; 2: Sediver, France; 3: ACDC Transient, France 5:30pm - 5:45pm Operational Experiences in Mitigating Atmospheric Discharge Damage to OPGW Cables Installed on High Voltage Lines ISA INTERCOLOMBIA S.A. E.S.P. 5:45pm - 6:00pm Corona Inception Field Stresses at Water Drops on Silicone Surfaces at AC and DC and Mixed (Hybrid) Voltages - New Insights from Laboratory Tests 1: TKE GmbH, Germany; 2: TenneT TSO GmbH, Germany 6:00pm - 6:15pm Corona Effect Constraints in OHL upgrading using HTLS Conductors Terna Rete Italia, Italy 6:15pm - 6:30pm Research on coated conductor TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. 6:30pm - 6:45pm Uprating of lines from 275kV to 400kV on the South African network NTCSA, South Africa |
B4-4: Multiterminal HVDC Location: Room 518BC This session addresses topics related to multi-terminal HVDC systems.
DC Line Fault Clearance and Recovery Schemes for VSC-MTDC System NR Electric Co. 4:15pm - 4:30pm HVDC Measurement Processing Impact on Reliable Fully Selective Fault Protection Etch/EnergyVille/KU Leuven, Belgium 4:30pm - 4:45pm New Concept for Classic/LCC Multi-Terminal HVDC Hitachi Energy, Sweden 4:45pm - 5:00pm Power sharing coordinated control for grid-forming MMCs in bipolar HVDC multi-terminal networks KU Leuven, Belgium 5:00pm - 5:15pm Fault Studies and Protection Strategies for Multi-terminal Energy Island HVDC Network 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 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 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 1: KU Leuven; 2: Etch/EnergyVille 6:00pm - 6:15pm Practical delivery of multivendor, multiterminal HVDC systems; the Project Aquilla experience. 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. |
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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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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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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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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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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 |
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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 |