Glasgow, Scotland, UK – June 27-29, 2023
Last updated: June 15th
Below is the paper presentation schedule. If you prefer to view it in a file format, please click PaperSchedulePDF.
Keynote address:
“Role of User Functional Requirements in the Engineering Cycle of PAC Systems”
Dr. Iony Patriota de Siqueira, CIGRE Fellow, Honorary Distinguished Member and Former Chairman of Study Committee B5 – Protection and Automation
Tuesday Morning
| TUM01 | Vulnerability Management in the Power Grid – Challenges and Solutions | A. Klien,OMICRON, Austria |
| TUM02 | Standardised Approach to Merged Process and Station Bus Network and Configuration | C.J. Edwards, J. K. Mackenzie, C. Fundulea, SP Energy Networks, UK |
| TUM03 | Advanced Usage of Process Information for Power Utilities Asset Performance Management | I. Strnad, I. Višić, Pro Integris, Croatia; N. Mugoša, Montenegrin Transmission System Operator – CGES Montenegro |
| TUM04 | Challenges Faced in the Development of Digital Substations | D. Binon, F. Soyez, T. Sterckx, Elia, Belgium |
| TUM05 | Dynamic Functional Tests of an Out-of-Step Protection for Synchronous Generators | M. Ambroggi, R. Marzani, Thytronic SPA, Italy |
| TUM06 | Centralizing Remedial Action Systems History and Outlook | J. Greene, SISCO, Inc., USA |
| TUM07 | The Teleprotection Service on New Communication Channels | D. G. Donate, M. S. Ranaldi, ZIV, Spain |
| TUM08 | Remote Testing Automation in a Digital Substation | I. Ferrero, i-DE, Spain; L. Guerrero, A. Alonso, System-on-Chip engineering S.L., Spain |
| TUM09 | Adoption of IEC 61850 Top-Down Engineering Practices in HVDC Control System | E. Vundekari, M. Nandula, GE Grid Solutions, UK |
| TUM10 | First Steps with OpenSCD – an OpenSource System-Configurator | S. Baumgartner, C. Ruopp, TransnetBW, Germany |
Tuesday Afternoon
| TUA01 | Application of Line Differential Protection in MV Distribution Lines | R. Cimadevilla, J. García-Villalobos, ZIV Automation, Spain |
| TUA02 | Selective Auto-Reclosing of Mixed Circuits using Multi-Zone Differential Protection and Distributed Sensing | K. Kawal, University of Strathclyde, UK; S. Blair, Synaptec, UK; Q. Hong, P. N. Papadopoulos, University of Strathclyde, UK |
| TUA03 | Keeping Power and Traffic Flowing: a Look at Modernizing the Electric System of a Bridge | J. George, Uplink Consulting Inc., Canada; R. Westphal, G&W Electric, USA |
| TUA04 | Deployment Considerations for Virtualized Protection and Control Applications | E. Kettunen, J. Valtari, ABB Oy, Finland; A. Sivesind, VMware, USA; D. Baradi, ABB Inc., USA |
| TUA05 | Testing in the New Digital Protection Era | J. Ruiz, Doble Engineering, USA; D. Gueret, Altanova, France; B. Gwyn, Doble Engineering, USA |
| TUA06 | Precision Timing in the Infrastructure as a Foundation for Better PAC Systems. | F. Steinhauser, OMICRON, Austria |
| TUA07 | Need for Grid-forming Units in the Distribution Grid and their Impact on Protection, Automation and Control | T. Reimann, Fraunhofer IEE, Germany; B. Oliver Winter, elenia – TU Braunschweig, Germany; W. Heckmann, Fraunhofer IEE, Germany |
| TUA08 | Power System Measurements – an Overview of Techniques & Applications | A. Madhyastha, AMETEK Power Instruments, India |
| TUA09 | Dependability of Transient-Based Line Protection Elements and Schemes | B. Kasztenny, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Canada |
| TUA10 | DSAS Application Improvements Leveraged By Optimized Synchrophasors Deployment | J. Peres, D. Correia, R. Jorge, Efacec, Portugal |
| TUA11 | Assessment of Low Frequency Demand Disconnection Impact On Network Operability | B. Feizifar, I. Abdulhadi, F. Coffele, Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC), University of Strathclyde, UK; C. Scoble, UK Power Networks, UK; C. Jardine, Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, UK |
| TUA12 | Operational Experience of Adaptive Auto-Reclose in 400KV Transmission Lines in Southern Regional Grid in India | T Muthu Kumar, V. Ballikonda, A. Sahaya Rones V, T Srinivas, S P Kumar, Grid Controller of India Limited, India |
Wednesday Morning
| WEM01 | Distribution Management System: Moving Towards 61850 Implementations | S. Meliopoulos, G. Cokkinides; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| WEM02 | DSO’s PAC Roadmap 2023 | R. Troost, S. van der Heijden, Stedin, NL |
| WEM03 | Implementation and Optimization of MV Bay Monitoring with One Box Solutions | R. Simon, Schneider Electric, Germany; P. Brun, V. Kraynov, Schneider Electric, France |
| WEM04 | Qualitrol TWS fault locator on the Hungarian Grid | F. Rákóczi, R. Szedlák, S. Eitzenberger, G. Zoltán, MAVIR Hungarian Independent Transmission Operator Company, Hungary |
| WEM05 | Enhancing Timekeeping in the Power Industry Through Multi-Constellation Global Navigation Satellite Systems | C. Seibel, NovaTech Automation, Germany; J. Anderson, NovaTech Automation, USA |
| WEM06 | MLOps Practice: Overcoming the Energy Efficiency Gap, Empirical Support Through ecoKI Platform in the Case of German SMEs | F. Rani, V. Khaydarov, Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany; D. Bode, Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics GmbH, Germany; I. Mutlu, L. Urbas, Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany |
| WEM07 | Integration of Renewable Sources in the Electric Grid | J. Gers, L. Palacios, GERS USA, USA |
| WEM08 | Solving Complex Feeder Protection Challenges and Reducing Wildfire Risks with Remote Measurements | B. Kasztenny, SEL, Canada; S. Blair, N. Gordon, P. Orr, Synaptec, UK; C. D. Booth, University of Strathclyde, UK |
| WEM09 | Centralised Protection Based on Process Bus | R. Loken, N. Hurzuk, Statnett SF, Norway; C. Gebs, K.Eide Pollestad, Elvia, Norway; R. Hodnebrug, G. Nett, Norway |
| WEM10 | Protection and Control Challenges Associated with the Transformation of 3Φ Double-Circuit Lines into 6Φ High-Capacity Transmission Feeders | S. Shen, B. Cao, P. Crossley, Z. Wang, University of Exeter, the UK; Xiaolin Ding, National Grid, UK |
| WEM11 | Power Plant Controller (PPC) – Application and Challenges in Cybersecurity for Italian MV-Connected Users | E. Botti, A. Borghi, Thytronic spa, Italy |
| WEM12 | Multi IEDs with GOOSE Message Coordination as High Voltage Busbar Protection System | H. Prasetia, M., I. Firdaus, Y. Nugroho, M. M. Nurfaizi, R. M. Utami; PT PLN (Persero); Indonesia |
Wednesday Afternoon
| WEA01 | Honoring the Standards, A Digital Substation for Dummies Design Journey | G. Wilson, Southern Company, USA |
| WEA02 | A Novel Approach for Fully Automated Testing of Interlockings | B. Tahincioglu , T. Schossig – OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria; B. Heimisson, Landsnet, Iceland |
| WEA03 | Performance Analysis on Securing Routable GOOSE | R. Schimmel, P. Pourebrahim, DNV, The Netherlands |
| WEA04 | Pilot Testing of an AI Algorithm To Identify Fault Category and Fault Cause From DFR Records | F. MacLeod, Scottish Power, UK; M. Diamond, Qualitrol, UK; A. Acton, Fortive Corporation, USA; D. Cole, Qualitrol, UK |
| WEA05 | Digital Twin-Based Grid Monitoring Framework for Rural Distribution System Operators | O. Gomis-Bellmunt, M. Cheah-Mañe, E. Prieto-Araujo, CITCEA-UPC, Spain; F. Rossi, CITCEA-UPC, Italy; Y. Castellón-Lalanza, iGrid T&D, Spain; I. Glenny-Crende, iGrid T&D and CITCEA, Argentina-Spain |
| WEA06 | Steering the Industry Towards the Implementation of a Flexible, Efficient and Standardized IEC61850 Engineering Process | T. Sterckx, D. Binon, F. Soyez, Elia, Belgium |
| WEA07 | Anomaly Intrusion Detection System for SCADA Based Substation Network. | C. Emenike, Manchester University, UK |
| WEA08 | Basic Application Profiles – What They Are and Why We Need Them? | C. Brunner, it4power, Switzerland |
| WEA09 | The Application of Frequency Supervised Rocof for Loss of Mains Protection | J. XING, Schneider Electric, China; P. Vivers, Schneider Electric, UK |
| WEA10 | Use of Profiles and Templates to Achieve Interoperability in Protection Automation and Control Systems | M. Merley, F. Fousseret, J.E. Lemaire, Y. Leloup, G. Duverbecq, S. Mamodaly, RTE, France |
| WEA11 | Test Bed Design To Validate a Goose Via Vxlan Based Virtualised Loss of Mains Protection Scheme | D. Shaji Kumar, I. Abdulhadi, PNDC, University of Strathclyde, UK; B. Yazadzhiyan, R. Dantas, C. Scoble, UK Power Networks, UK; A. Kulmala, O. Raipala; ABB, Finland |
| WEA12 | High Impedance Fault Detection in MV Distribution Networks | R. Cimadevilla, A. Moreno, ZIV Automation, Spain |
Thursday Morning
| THM01 | A Heuristic Approach for Optimal Placement of Shunt Reactors in Transmission System of Southern Regional Grid of India | S. Naidu J, A.Sahay Rones V, T. M. Kumar, SP Kumar, Grid India, India |
| THM02 | Time Synchronization in the Power Industry: Exploring Signal and Protocol Considerations | J. Anderson, NovaTech Automation Pennsylvania, USA; C. Seibel, NovaTech Automation Berlin, Germany |
| THM03 | Integration of Time-Critical IEC 61850 Communications in a Centralized Protection and Control Solution for Substation Automation Systems | A. C. Aleixo, Efacec, Portugal; J. P. Barraca, M. Antunes, D. Gomes, R.Carvalho, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; J. Ventura, R. Dias Jorge, F. Gomes, L. Antunes, Efacec, Portugal |
| THM04 | Simultaneous Placement of Capacitor Banks and Dispersed Cogeneration System in Distribution System Networks | A. O. Idris Adam, AL-Ain Distribution Company, United Arab Emirates -Abu Dhabi |
| THM05 | Case Study: Implementing a Zero-Touch Deployment Methodology Using SDN To Improve the Security, Reliability, and Engineering of Substation Automation Systems in Slovenia | D. Bordon, ELES, d.o.o., Slovenia; S.Dayabhai, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., UK; J. Dearien, R. Meine, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA |
| THM06 | Comprehensive Assessment of Small Batch Advanced Metering Infrastructure Utilization On Java Region To Support Indonesian Smart Grid Systems | M. Helmi Prakoso, F. Irawan, A. Muiz Sufianto, PLN, Indonesia |
Followed by the “Ask the Experts” Panel
Thursday Afternoon
| THA01 | LPIT-Designed Protection IED Testing | H.Grasset, Schneider Electric, France |
| THA02 | Consideration of Software Defined Network (SDN) deployment in Transmission substations | M. Mohemmed, A. Murray, Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), UK; S. Dayabhai, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), UK |
| THA03 | Success deployment of 6 digital substations in Vietnam 2020-21 – Return of experience | Van Ha Ngo, AIT Corporation, Vietnam; Thanh Tuan Bui, EGRID, Vietnam; Hung Hoang, Dang-Thoang Vo, GE Renewable Energy, Vietnam; Chin-Fei Chow, GE Renewable Energy, Singapore; Chee-Pinp Teoh, GE Renewable Energy, UK |
| THA04 | Functional Security – a New Way To Protect the Grid | A. Apostolov, PAC World, USA |
Conference Ends at Coffee Break
* Paper was not available to be part of the CD at time of publishing
