Glasgow, Scotland, UK; June 23-26, 2025
Last updated: June 10th
Below is the paper presentation schedule. If you prefer to view it in a file format, please click PaperSchedulePDF.
Keynote address:
to be announced
Tuesday Morning
| TUM01 | How to Obtain Reliable Process Bus Time Synchronization Comply with IEC 61850 – S. Huante, K. Nowacki, Bitstream, Poland |
| TUM02 | Explainable AI for Sensorless Fault Prediction in Distribution Networks – K. Bäckström, Ebrahim Balouji, Eneryield, Sweden |
| TUM03 | Showcasing Applications of a Multi-Zone Distance Protection Relay Model Using a Digital Real-Time Simulator – D. Rangana Gurusinghe, J. Wijekoon, RTDS Technologies Inc., Canada. |
| TUM04 | Enhancing Grid Reliability through AI-Powered Knowledge Sharing – J. C. Sánchez, Florian Fink, OMICRON electronics, Austria |
| TUM05 | Comparative Analysis of Virtualized, Centralized, and Conventional Protection Relays – T. Nascimento Carreiras, Schneider Electric, Spain |
| TUM06 | Enhancing Power System Reliability with High-Fidelity Digital Twins of Advanced PAC Schemes – O. Bagleybter, GE Vernova, United Kingdom |
| TUM07 | Testing and Monitoring Techniques for Commissioning Digital Substations – J. Ruiz, J. Verzosa, B. Gwyn, Doble Engineering, USA |
| TUM08 | High Channel Density Fault Recording with IEC61850 Sampled Values – Challenges and Benefits – A. Madhyastha, AMETEK Power Instruments, India |
| TUM09 | It’s not Just a Game – Cybersecurity at the OVRAM Relay Protection Laboratory – A. Kiss, F. Rákóczi, R. Szedlák, A. Woynárovich, MAVIR, Hungary |
| TUM10 | Automatic Collection of Disturbance Records Through IEC61850 Using a Virtualised Platform – A. Karl, Swissgrid Ltd, Switzerland; A. de Gottrau, C. Aerschmann, CONDIS Ltd, Switzerland |
Tuesday Afternoon
| TUA01 | Evolution to Centralized Protection Automation and Control – D. Verhulst, Nokia, Belgium; P. Hemmer, Grid to Great, The Netherlands |
| TUA02 | The IEC 61850 Engineering Process from an Eagle’s View – F. Steinhauser, OMICRON electronics, Austria |
| TUA03 | Improving ERCOT’s System Resiliency to Generation Shortages – M. Carpenter, Oncor Electric Delivery, USA |
| TUA04 | Automated Engineering and Testing Process for SPACS – E. Otaola, I. Ferrero, Z. Ojinaga, i-DE, Spain |
| TUA05 | Multi-Zone Differential Protection Applied to Offshore Wind Networks – S. Blair, A. Chandran, O. Oyewole, Synaptec, UK; B. Kasztenny, SEL, Canada; A. Tsylin, Ørsted, Denmark |
| TUA06 | Feedback from CIGRE WG B5.69 Related to Deployment of PACS Based on IEC 61850 and Process Bus – R. Loken, Statnett, Norway |
| TUA07 | Lessons Learned from Testing IEC61850 Systems Using Top-Down Engineering – D. Gasca, OMICRON electronics, Austria; H.-J. Gruber, Tennet, Germany |
| TUA08 | Leveraging IEC 61850 One Step at a Time: Practical Experience of Rolling Out Digital Substations – B. Heimisson, Landsnet, Iceland |
| TUA09 | Challenges Protecting MV Networks with Zig Zag Grounding Transformers – R. Cimadevilla, A. García, ZIV, Spain; J. Á. G. Viosca, C. A. Domínguez, i-DE, Spain |
| TUA10 | Automatic Fault Analysis & Fault Clearing Assessment for Transmission Line Protection – A. Shinde, A. Slupinski, PSI Neplan AG, Switzerland; Markus Suess, Axpo Grid AG, Switzerland |
| TUA11 | Edge to Power (E2P): Transforming Energy Systems with Digital Innovation – V. Choinière, S. M. Mohseni-Bonab, Hydro-Québec, Canada |
| TUA12 | Enabling the Digital Substation: Transitioning from Legacy Relays Using the Digital Fault Recorders (DFRs) – J. M. Gomez, ERLPhase Power Technologies LTD, USA |
Wednesday Morning
| WEM01 | Details coming…. |
| WEM02 | Improved Method to Validate the Secondary Wiring Using Sawtooth-based Polarity Detection with Integrated Phase Identification – J. Schmidbauer, F. Kolb, OMICRON electronics, Austria |
| WEM03 | Wide-Area Terrestrial Time-Distribution System for Resilient Process Bus-Based Line Current Differential Protection – A. Shrestha, M. Elshafi, A. Shetty, A. Hoorjandi, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA |
| WEM04 | Advanced Testing of Merging Units: Ensuring Reliability and Interoperability in Digital Substations – M. Achterkamp, M. Bivolaru, G. Montagna, KEMA Labs, The Netherlands; M. Heerze, E. Melenhorst, R. Woertman, Grid to Great, The Netherlands |
| WEM05 | Explainable AI-Driven Detection and Localization of Partial Discharges and Intermittent Faults in IEC 61850/61869 Digital Substations Using QMU 800 and CMPC 800 – E. Balouji, EcoPhi AB, Sweden; M. Khatib, Ithra United, Saudi Arabia and Basaksehir University, Turkey; J. Lindqvist, EcoPhi AB, Sweden |
| WEM06 | Implementing Protection Control Centre to Enhance the Acceleration of Unmanned Substations – A. Hendryan, l. Firdaus, Muhajir, Amad, I. Lewi Situmorang, R. Dasa Nanda Putra, PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia |
| WEM08 | Enabling Full Integration of Ethernet Networks into IEC 61850 Systems: The First Steps Towards a Unified PACS Framework – G. Lisboa, Belden, Brazil |
| WEM09 | From Terminal to Control Center: Automated Signal Testing for Reduced Verification Time – O. Durak, B. Tahincioglu, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria |
| WEM10 | Negative Sequence Current Injection of IBRs – R. Cimadevilla, A. Castañón, ZIV, Spain; P. Eguia, E. Torres, A. Blázquez, UPV, Spain |
| WEM11 | Wide Area Controls in Iceland – B. Heimisson, Landsnet, Iceland |
| WEM12 | Operational Experience of a Major Blackout in Southern Regional Grid of India: Understanding Methodologies and Mitigating Techniques for Under-Frequency Relay Maloperation – N. J. Chitimireddy, V. Ballikonda, A. S. Rones V, M. Kumar T, Ramesh M K, B. Velury, Grid Controller of India Ltd, India |
Wednesday Afternoon
| WEA01 | Lessons Learned from a Slow Breaker Failure Operation in a POTT Scheme – M. Quinteros, M. Allen, Entergy Services, USA; J. Ruiz, Doble Engineering, USA |
| WEA02 | Experience Feedback from the Development of Interoperable IEDs for R#SPACE – V. Leitloff, M. Bedourian, C. Ghafari, S. Bongain, A. Azevedo, RTE, France; J. Peres, EFACEC, Portugal; J. Maincent, SCLE, France; P. Montaner, GE, France |
| WEA03 | UCA IEC61850 Interop Time Synchronization Testing Takeaways and Conclusions – G. Wrosinghert, W. Abt, Meinberg USA, USA |
| WEA04 | The Protective System Coordination for a Hospital Medium-Voltage Electrical Distribution Grid with Dynamic Uninterruptible Power Supply – M. Ambroggi, THYTRONIC S.p.A., Italy |
| WEA05 | Software Defined Protection and Control – B. Lakshmikanthan, Schneider Electric, Singapore; T. Carreiras, Schneider Electric, Spain |
| WEA06 | System and Maintenance of the Bekasi Digital Substation: An Overview of Indonesia’s Largest Digital Substation – I. Firdaus, M. Muflih Nurfaizi, PT.PLN (Persero), Indonesia; B. Tahincioglu, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria; V. Lumban Tobing, A. Yoan Perwita, M. Azhar, PT.PLN (Persero), Indonesia |
| WEA07 | Communication Between Substations in Noise Conditions of GOOSE, R-GOOSE and Proprietary Messages – D. Gil Donate, Marco Senesi Ranaldi, ZIV, Spain |
| WEA08 | 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 – M. Subieta, Nokia, USA |
| WEA09 | A Unified Virtualized Platform for AI-Driven Centralized Monitoring and Fault Prediction using CMPC – E. Balouji, K. Bäckström, Ecophi, Eneryield, Sweden |
| WEA10 | Trust is Good, Causation is Better: Utilizing Explainable and Causal Artificial Intelligence in Time Series-Based Applications – R. Mubarak-Aberer, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria; B. Taetz, International University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
| WEA11 | Traveling Waves Based Differential Protection for AC Transmission Lines – X. Dong, Tsinghua University, China |
| WEA12 | The Role of IEC 61850 in the Digital Transformation of Electric Power Grids – A. Apostolov, PAC World, USA |
Thursday Morning
| THM01 | Reconstruction of a Cross-Country Fault in a Compensated Power System – F. Fischer, OMICRON electronics Deutschland GmbH, Germany; K. Mołczan, M. Wiecha, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria |
| THM02 | Validation of an Adaptive Protection Scheme in a Microgrid System with Hardware in the Loop – J. Gers, L. Palacios, GERS USA, USA |
| THM03 | Details coming… |
| THM04 | Saturation Analysis of Current Transformers- Impact of CT Class and Cable Selection – I. Lewi, Muhajir, Amad, M. Azhar, A. Hendryan, I. Firdaus, PT. PLN (Persero), Indonesia |
| THM05 | Intrusion Detection in Energy Systems: Insights from Substation Attack Simulations and Incident Response – V. N. Prebensen Norman, G. Nett, Norway; A. Klien, O. Dayanc, OMICRON electronics, Austria |
| THM06 | Details coming… |
Backup Paper
| BACKUP1 | Study for How to Build a Centralized Virtual Platform of Protection System by Means of Importing Another System’s Databases – H. Matsumoto, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan |
