Conference Program
Monday 27 June 2011
ESBI St. Stephen’s Green
13:00 – 17:00 Tutorial: Requirements and Tools for Testing of Advanced Devices and Systems
Dr. Alexander Apostolov (USA)
Trinity College Arts Building
12:00 – 17:00 Conference registration
Trinity College Dining Hall
18:00 – 19:30 Conference Reception
Tuesday 28 June 2011 Trinity College Edmund Burke Theatre
8:15 Conference opening – Alexander Apostolov (USA)
8:30 – 9:00 Keynote presentation: Prof. John Fitz Gerald from the Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session TUM1: Chair Michael Mackey (Ireland)
9:00 – 9:15 Automation, Control and Protection of Micro-Grids and Smart Grids, Gareth Baber, Toshiba International (Europe) Ltd, UK, Toshiaki Asano, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
9:15 – 9:30 A Microprocessor Based Sub-Harmonic Protection Technique for Wind Farms, Krish Narendra, Dave Fedirchuk, ERLPhase Power Technologies, Winnipeg, Canada, Pratap G. Mysore, Adi Mulawarman, Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN, USA
9:30 – 9:45 Case Study: Impact of Hardware Design Considerations on Failure Mode of Protective Devices, Paul Myrda, Charles Perry, EPRI, USA
9:45 – 10:00 Improving Stability Through Wide Area Measurements, H Kang, M Bazargan, C Mycock, ALSTOM Grid, United Kingdom
10:00 – 10:15 Performance Test of Protective Relay by Using xPC Target of MATLAB/SIMULINK , Li-Cheng WU, Taipower Research Institute (TPRI), Taiwan
10:15 – 10:30 Discussions
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
11:00 – 12:30 Morning Session TUM2: Chair Rodney Hughes (Australia)
11:00 – 11:15 Wide-Area Awareness: Smarter Power Grid Monitoring and Analysis, Galina Antonova, ABB Inc., Canada, Elmo Price, Jorge Naccarino, ABB Inc., USA, Sergiu Paduraru, ABB AB, Sweden
11:15 – 11:30 Early Warning for Upcoming Blackouts & Identification of Weak Points in the Network, Klaus Leibold, A. Eberle GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, Dr. Michael Fette, System & Dynamik, Germany
11:30 – 11:45 Analysis About the Decision to Operate the Petrochemical Pole of Camaçari Electrical System Connected to Brazilian National Electrical System Even in Underfrequency Occurrences, Maria Clara Barros e Silva Saraiva; Pedro Paulo Carvalho Mendes Braskem, UNIFEI, Brazil
11:45 – 12:00 Implementation of the Transformer Autoclose function on top of an IEC 61850 SA system, Dr. Wolfgang Wimmer , ABB Switzerland AG, Switzerland
12:00 – 12:15 Implementation of a Special Protection System (SPS) in the Interconnection Between the Turkish and ENTSO-E Power Systems To Counteract Propagation of Major Disturbances, Jorge Cardenas, Alberto López de Viñaspre, Andrea López, Juan Ruiz, GE Digital Energy Multilin, Spain, Fatih Koksal, Hayrettin Aycin, TEIAS, Turkey, Francesco Iliceto, Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy
12:15 – 12:30 Discussions
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
13:30 – 15:15 Afternoon Session TUA1: Chair Prof. Mohindar Sachdev (Canada)
13:30 – 13:45 Negative Sequence Current Utilization for Power Transformer Protection, Didik F Dakhlan, Riam A Wibowo, Handy Wihartady, Nurul Fauziah, PT PLN (Persero) Research and Development Center, Indonesia
13:45 – 14:00 Communication Redundancy for Substation Automation, Galina Antonova, ABB, Canada, Jean-Charles Tournier, ABB, USA, Lars Frisk, ABB, Sweden
14:00 – 14:15 Leveraging IEC 61850 Standard for System Engineering Automation, Luc Hossenlopp, Schneider Electric, France
14:15 – 14:30 Analysis of GOOSE and Sampled Value Message Structure for Educational Purposes, C. Kriger, J. Retonda, E. Luwaca, S. Behardien, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
14:30 – 14:45 Ethernet as a Channel for Protective Relaying, John Benckenstein , Ametek, USA
14:45 – 15:00 Application of Compensated Earth Fault Protection Using Modern Numerical Relays, Alan Wixon, Alstom Grid, UK
15:00 – 15:15 Discussions
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
15:45 – 17:30 Afternoon Session TUA2: Chair Marie Hayden (Ireland)
15:45 – 16:00 Integrated Solution for the Smartgrid, Aitor Arzuaga, José Miguel Arzuaga, Mikel Zamalloa, Mikel, ZIV, Spain, Javier Arriola, Zigor Ojinaga, Iberdrola, Spain
16:00 – 16:15 A Layered Hierarchical Object-Oriented View of IEC 61850, Iony Patriota de Siqueira, CHESF, Brazil
16:15 – 16:30 Wide Area Monitoring & Control – Experiences with FACTS and HVDC Applications in a real time Environment, D. Westermann, Ilmenau University of Technology, H. Sauvain, University of Applied Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland
16:30 – 16:45 IEC 61850 GOOSE over WiMAX for Fast Isolation and Restoration of Faults in Distribution Networks, Maciej Goraj, RuggedCom, Spain, Lee Lipes, Jim McGhee, RuggedCom, Canada
16:45 – 17:00 Rapid Prototyping of a Smart High-End Fault Recorder for Distribution Network, Christoffer Örndal, Andreas Jönsson, Magnus Akke, Lund University, Sweden
17:00 – 17:15 The Challenges of Managing Distributed Generation, Daniela Vidal, Alstom Grid, UK
17:15 – 17:30 Discussions
Wednesday 29 June 2011 Trinity College Edmund Burke Theatre
8:30 – 10:15 Morning Session WEM1: Chair Damir Novosel (USA)
8:30 – 8:45 Practical Considerations for Applying IEC 61850 Process Bus, Rich Hunt, GE, USA
8:45 – 9:00 An Adaptive Fault Location Algorithm Using the Estimated Local Source Impedance for a Double-Circuit Transmission Line System, Gun-Ho Park, Sang-Hee Kang, Seung-Jae Lee, Myongji University, South Korea
9:00 – 9:15 Advanced Graphical Specification Method for IEC 61850 Based Systems, Marco C. Janssen, Edwin Melenhorst, UTInnovation, Frank Visser, Liandon, Netherlands
9:15 – 9:30 Synchro-Phasor Measurement – German Experiences, Chris Oliver Heyde, Markus Wache, Rainer Krebs, Siemens AG, Germany, Holger Kuehn, Transpower, Germany
9:30 – 9:45 Implementation and Analysis of a Dynamic Line Rating System, Seán McGuinness, Eirgrid TSO, Ireland
9:45 – 10:00 Minimum Common Specification Document Published by the Electricity Companies E3 Group on IEC 61850, Jose Gonzalo, Jose Angel Gonzalez, Ignacio Garces, Javier Castellanos, Iberdrola, Spain; Jaume Badia, Endesa, SPAIN; Julio Dominguez, Gas Natural Fenosa, Spain; Pedro Del Rosal, Hidro Cantabrico, Spain; Carlos Rodriguez, Daniel Prieto, Red Electrica De Espana, Spain
10:00 – 10:15 Discussions
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
10:45 – 12:30 Morning Session WEM2: Chair Prof. Peter Crossley (UK)
10:45 – 11:00 Optimal Energy Resource Allocation in a Microgrid Environment, Mark Adamiak, A. Ajimiragha, M.Zadeh GE Digital Energy A. Palizban, S. Allan, Powertech Labs
11:00 – 11:15 Efficient Secondary System Configuration Process Utilizing Centralized Substation Functions, Jani Valtari, Pekka Verho – Tampere University of Technology, Finland
11:15 – 11:30 On the Fast Evolution Towards the Optimization of Simulation, Software and Hardware for SIPS in Brazil, Jorge Miguel Ordacgi, Iony P. Siqueira, Gustavo A. G. Arruda, CHESF, Júlio César M. de Lima, Jeder F. de Oliveira, CEMIG, Jayme E. da Silva Jr., FURNAS, Carlos A. F. Floriano, ELECTRONORTE, Meronides J. Ramos, CTEEP, José B. Mota Jr., ITAIPU, Luiz V. S. Puppi, COPEL, Fernando M. Ferreira, LIGHT, Raul B.Sollero, CEPEL, Rui M. Moraes, UFF (BRAZIL)
11:30 – 11:45 Testing of Modern Protection Schemes – Test Result Requirements – Quantity Versus Quality, Does Size Matter?, Graeme Heggie, Almir Alisaphic, ElectraNet, South Australia
11:45 – 12:00 Use of IEC 61850 for Global Wind Integration , Uwe Fisher, E.ON Climate and Renewables Germany, Herbert Falk, Solution Architect, SISCO, USA
12:00 – 12:15 Advanced Load Shedding, Load Restoration and Substation Control Schemes Based on IEC 61850 in Distribution Substations, Alberto López de Viñaspre , Juan Ruiz, Imanol Díaz, Andrea López, GE Digital Energy , Spain, Ziv Nir, Vitali Trakhtenhertz, Israel Electric Corp. , Israel
12:15 – 12:30 Discussions
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
13:30 – 15:15 Afternoon Session WEA1: Chair Eamonn Duggan (Ireland) 13:30 – 13:45 Use of IEC 61850 to Telecontrol MV Grids, David Bru i Bru, iGrid T&D, Spain
13:45 – 14:00 Protection Setting Analysis to Curtail Sympathetic Trippings, Mohamed Rayees, Al Ain Distribution Company, United Arab Emirates
14:00 – 14:15 Dynamically Adaptive Transformer Protection Using Dynamic State Estimation, Sakis Meliopoulos, Sungyun Choi, Yonghee Lee, George J. Cokkinides, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
14:15 – 14:30 Evaluation of Alternative Backup Protection Schemes on a 66kV Distribution Network, F. Malone, P.D. Doyle, ESB International, Ireland
14:30 – 14:45 Investigation of the Power Quality Characteristics of an Electric Vehicle Battery At Connection Points, Martin Geske, Chair Electric Power Networks and Renewable Energy Sources, Germany, Kamil Lipiec, Przemyslaw Komarnicki, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, Germany
14:45 – 15:00 Improvements to Transformer Differential Protection – Design and Test Experience, H.T. Yip, M Moscoso, G Lloyd, K Liu, ALSTOM Grid, Stafford, UK
15:00 – 15:15 Discussions
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
15:45 – 17:30 Afternoon Session WEA2: Chair Iony Patriota, Brazil
15:45 – 16:00 Case Study: Dramatic Improvements in Teleprotection and Telecontrol Capabilities via Synchronous Wide-Area Data Acquisition, David Dolezilek, Normann Fischer, Robert Schloss, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA
16:00 – 16:15 The Primary Reason for Adopting System Testing Methods, Benton Vandiver, OMICRON electronics, USA
16:15 – 16:30 Focus on the Application – IEC 61850 Experience With Third Party System Configuration Tool, Christoph Brunner, Jörg Reuter, Denis Muller, Eric Cottens, Daniel Badoux
16:30 – 16:45 Limits of Interoperability in Multi-Vendor Environment: Is the Standardization of Distributed Application Functions Needed?, Klaus-Peter Brand, ABB Switzerland Ltd, Switzerland
16:45 – 17:00 ESB Networks Smart Grid Demonstration Project Update/Results, Teresa Fallon, ESB Networks, Ireland
17:00 – 17:15 Line Protection: Redundancy, Reliability, and Affordability, David A. Costello, Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, David Whitehead, Héctor J. Altuve Ferrer, Demetrios A. Tziouvaras, David Sánchez Escobedo, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA
17:15 – 17:30 Discussions
19:00 Conference dinner at Guinness Warehouse
Thursday 30 June 2011 Trinity College Edmund Burke Theatre
8:30 – 10:15 Morning Session THM1: Chair Prof. Paul Lee (Korea)
8:30 – 8:45 Virtual Technologies for Monitoring of Power Grid States, Kamil Lipiec, Kathleen Haensch, Przemyslaw Komarnicki, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, Germany; Martin Geske, Chair Electric Power Networks and Renewable Energy Sources, Germany
8:45 – 9:00 Substation Automation Systems in the Portuguese Distribution Network – Evolution and Future Trends, José Miguel Santos, Mário Lemos, Pedro Vidal, EDP Distribuição Energia, SA, Portugal
9:00 – 9:15 Testing in IEC 61850 Ed.2 – A Systematization, Thomas Schossig, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria
9:15 – 9:30 Multilevel Advanced Grid Control By Utilization of IEDs, Dimitar Bogdanov, Technical University – Sofia, Bulgaria
9:30 – 9:45 Implementing IEC61850 in a Transmission Network: the Elia Transmission, Grégory Huon, , Belgium
9:45 – 10:00 Smart Grid Lab Validation of Cyber Secure Substation Data Integration Architecture, Scott Sternfeld , Paul Myrda, USA
10:00 – 10:15 Discussions
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
10:45 – 12:30 Morning Session THM2: Chair Denis O’Leary (Ireland)
10:45 – 11:00 Integration Considerations for Large-Scale IEC 61850 Systems , Diego Rodas, Ala Harikrishna, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA; Saroj Chelluri, NTPC Limited, India
11:00 – 11:15 Fault Location by Traveling Waves: Application in High Impedance Events, Carlos Dutra, Rafael Matos, Sergio Zimath, Marcelo Dalmas, Reason Tecnologia, Brazil; João Henrique de Resende, Eletronorte, Brazil; Felipe Stark, RT Measurement Technologies, Germany
11:15 – 11:30 Use of the Oscillographic Recorder in Microprocessor Synchronization Devices, Features and Benefits, Nedim Busuladzic, INP-Engineering AG, Switzerland
11:30 – 11:45 The Concept of Settings Calculation for Modern Protection, Andrei Podshivalin, Yuri Liamets, Irina Podshivalina, Research Centre, BRESLER, Russia
11:45 – 12:00 Interlocking schema based on GOOSE messages tested with IEC61850 protocol simulator 7, Goran Pregrad, Ivan Višić, Pro Integris, Croatia
12:00 – 12:15 Testing Ethernet Networks for GOOSE Tripping, James Ariza, Rene Aguilar, Megger, USA, Daniel Espinosa, CFE, Mexico, Jorge Mendoza, RuggedCom, USA
12:15 – 12:30 Discussions
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
13:30 – 15:15 Afternoon Session THA1: Chair Jorge Miguel Ordacgi Filho (Brazil)
13:30 – 13:45 Architecture for Automatically Generating an Efficient IEC61850-based Communications Platform for the Rapid Prototyping of Protection Schemes, Steven Blair, Campbell Booth, Graeme Burt, Institute for Energy and Environment, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
13:45 – 14:00 Protection and Protection Testing for Renewable Power Plants According to the German Ordinance SDLWindV, Frederik Kalverkamp, Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft (FGH) e.V, Rainer Luxenburger, OMICRON electronics Deutschland GmbH,
14:00 – 14:15 Proposal of Methodology for Specification and Design of IEC 61850 Based Power Plant Automation Systems Applied to Modernizations, Marcos Fonseca Mendes, Itaipu Binacional, Brazil
14:15 – 14:30 Design, Implementation & Testing of a wide area overload monitoring and Generator Runback Scheme, Ray Doyle, Diarmuid McDonnell, EIRGRID, Ireland
14:30 – 14:45 Real Time Voltage Stability Margin Provided by Synchronized Phasor Measurement Systems Data, Andrade, SRC, Ribeiro G, CEMIG, Brazil, Vale, MHM, Key, FS, UFMG Brazil, Silva, RGFD, Eletrobras, Brazil
14:45 – 15:00 Design and Implementation of a Neural Network Based Distance Relay, Gaganpreet Chawla, Mohindar S. Sachdev, Ramakrishna Gokaraju, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
15:00 – 15:15 Discussions
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break at Exhibition areas around Edmund Burke Theatre and in Samuel Beckett Theater
15:45 – 17:30 Afternoon Session THA2: Chair Clare Duffy (Ireland)
15:45 – 16:00 Test of Field Devices With Communication via IEC 61850 – GOOSE, Norbert Schuster, Cedric Harispuru, Siemens AG, Germany
16:00 – 16:15 Using Virtual Balanced Three Phase LV Networks To Model Light Industrial Consumer Loads, Pierre van Rhyn, Jan-Harm Pretorius, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
16:15 – 16:30 Effect of Fourier Time Window Shift on Line Differential Protection, Zhemin Yu, Lifan Yang, Schneider Electric, China
16:30 – 16:45 Standard Data Formats for Analysis of System Events, Alexander Apostolov, USA
16:45 – 17:00 Smart IEDs Facilitate Power Distribution Networks, Bruno Opitsch, Siemens AG, Germany
17:00 – 17:15 Visual Integrated Application Development for Substation Automation Compliant to IEC 61850, Yi Deng, Shravan Garlapati, Hua Lin, Santhosh Sambamoorthy, Sandeep Shukla, James Thorp, Lamine Mili, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Virginia, USA
17:15 – 17:30 Discussions
17:30 Closing of the Conference
Friday 1 July 2011 Technical Tour EirGrid
The technical tour is taking place on the morning of Friday 1st July 2011. You will be visiting the National Control Centre in EirGrid (Irish Transmission System Operator). In addition to a tour of the center, you will also see demonstrations of a customized software tool that has been developed to help operators manage the system challenges associated with the high penetration of wind power on the Irish system.
