It is all about packets! by Galina Antonova, Canada, Mathias Kranich, Switzerland, and Sergiu Paduraru, Sweden, Hitachi Energy Communication is a fast-developing field that influences various...
Issue 062 December 2022
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Data driven Testing of Digital Substation
by Robbert Koenderman, Qirion B.V., The Netherlands, and Christian Brauner, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria In recent years the need for energy has been extremely increased, setting the network...
Distribution feeder automation communication system...
by Andre Smit, Quanta Technology, USA As distribution feeder automation (DFA) systems evolved, communication system advances significantly improved the speed at which power restoration actions...
5G technology Releases supporting stringent requirements of...
by Amadou Louh, Rene Troost, and Joey Godefrooi Stedin, Shuang Zhang, HUAWEI, Andrej Goerbing, and Andreas Jahr, Siemens In their quest for a stable, safe and reliable electricity grid in the near...
Utilizing AMI for Last Mile Communications in Grid Modernization
Can AMI Systems Become More Grid-centric AGI Systems to Support Challenges on the Distribution Grid? by David G. Hart and Julio Romero Aguero, Quanta Technology, USA, and Aleksi Paaso LUMA...
Editorial
It is the age of communications – Issue 062 December 2022
by Alex Apostolov, Editor-in-Chief There is no doubt in my mind that probably the main characteristic of the time that we live in is the availability and use of communications technology in every...
Last Word
Communications everywhere …
by Alexander Apostolov, USA Like it or not the world of electric power systems has drastically changed during the last few decades. While in the past we can claim that we had wires everywhere, now it...
The Guru
Interview with PAC World guru Karlis Brinkis
PAC World: When and where were you born? K.B.: I was born in Lithuania, in Papile parish on 2nd January 1931. In this world, I applied faster than nature had planned. I was supposed to be born on...
History
Testing Technology in the 1950s (Part 2)
by Walter Schossig, Germany, and Thomas Schossig, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria As already discussed, the impact of standardization increased in the 1950s. More and more regulations and...
News
CIGRE Session 2022
After two years of virtual events due to the pandemic the CIGRE Session 2022 was held as an in-person event in the Palais de Congres de Surveys е Paris (Congress Palace) in Paris, France from 28...
PAC World Americas Conference 2022
The event was held 22-25 August 2022 at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC, USA. After two years of virtual events the annual PAC World Americas conference was held in-person. The opening of...
Australian Protection Symposium (APS)
The event was held 6-7 September 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. The 2022 Australian Protection Symposium was held 6-7 September 2022 at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins. After two years of isolation...
Western Protective Relay Conference
The annual Western Protective Relay Conference 2022 was held 10-13 October 2022 as an in-person event at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington, USA. The conference is organized by...
Awards for members of CIGRE SC B5
By Ranveig Loken, Norway CIGRE grants 7 kinds of distinctions in recognition of the services rendered by members, CIGRE Medal, CIGRE Fellow, Honorary Member, Technical Council award, Distinguished...
Post-quantum cryptography
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen the first group of encryption tools that are based on structured lattices and hash functions, two...
Dennis Holstein
31.08.1935 – 07.10.2022 It is with great sadness that we share with you the news of the recent death of Dennis Holstein – a distinguished member of our community and a good friend and...
Get a grip on volatility!
The changing forces in today’s energy environment require us to adapt quickly. The same happens to be true in the sphere of energy automation technology. Here, the zenon Software Platform provides an...
Advanced Control of Hydroelectric Power Plants
The second edition of the book by Iony Patriota de Siqueira was simultaneously published in Portuguese and English versions. The 693-page book adopts a point of view of Control Systems Engineering to...
Unified interface for decisive vulnerability management
OMICRON’s GridOps is the central management system for the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) StationGuard. It is the optimal addition to detect, identify, and investigate all cybersecurity risks in...
Industry Updates
IEC TC57 WG17 Update – Issue 062 December 2022
Communications for Electric Vehicle Charging Management b y Tom Berry, Schneider-Electric IEC TC 57 WG 17 is in charge of power system intelligent electronic device communication and associated data...
IEEE PES PSRC Update
by Dr. Murty V.V.S. Yalla, Beckwith Electric, USA PES Power System Relaying and Control (PSRC) Committee is responsible for the development of standards, guides and reports covering different aspects...
CIGRE Study Committee B5
by Richard Adams, Ramboll, UK News from CIGRE Study Committee B5 Protection and Automation The CIGRE Session 2022 took place from 28 August to 02 September 2022 at the Palais des Congres in Paris...
IEEE PES PSCC Update
by James Formea, Eaton, USA The IEEE PES Power System Communications and Cybersecurity Committee (PSCCC) again joined forces with the Power System Relaying & Control Committee for a joint week of...
Basic Application Profiles
by Christoph Brunner, it4power, Switzerland The focus here is on application profiles, where the profile specifies what is required to implement a specific application You may be aware that there...
