Grid innovations and digital transformation at power substations are accelerating the energy transition for global utilities By Mital Kanabar, GE Grid Solutions – Grid Automation, and...
Issue 064 June 2023
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Featured Articles
Ensuring the Stability of the Belgian Grid with a System...
by Rodolphe Hanuise and Cedric Moors, Elia Engineering, and Fernando Calero, Milind Malichkar, and Eliseo Alcazar, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. USA Elia is a transmission system operator...
Combining Engineering Asset Management, Reliability and...
A New Way to Approach the Uncertainty and the Complexity of Future Grid Design by Jean Raymond, and Dragan Komljenovic, Hydro-Québec, Canada Modern power grids are transforming into highly...
Automated Vulnerability Management for the Power Grid
by Andreas Klien, OMICRIN electronics, GmbH, Austria This article addresses the challenges of vulnerability management in the power grid, specifically the inadequate detection of security...
Implementation of an Advanced Remote Engineering Platform (AREP)
By Ameen Handon, SUBNET Solutions Inc., Canada, and Indrek Kunnapuu, Elektrilevi OU, Hando Luus, Eesti Energia AS, and Rene Voog, Enefit Connect OU, Estonia The Estonian Distribution System Operator...
Experience concerning availability and reliability of Digital...
By Massimo Petrini, Terna, Italy and Rannveig S. J. Loken, Statnett, Norway Digital Substation Automation Systems (DSAS), with some form of communication facility on station or bay level, have...
Good ideas wrecking projects
by Fred Steinhauser, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria We receive so much news about failing projects that we might ask if there are any which are accomplished according to plan at all. Still today...
Editorial
Editorial – Issue 064 June 2023
Improving Grid’s Security, Reliability and Efficiency by Alex Apostolov, Editor-in-Chief We live in a world that heavily relies on a stable, secure, and efficient supply of electricity...
Last Word
Integration of Artificial Intelligence
by Alex Apostolov, USA The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into electric power systems is transforming the way we manage and maintain reliability in these systems. AI, through...
The Guru
Interview with PAC World guru Costas Vournas from Greece
PAC World: When and where were you born? C.V.: I was born in the city of Patra in Western Greece (200 km from Athens). I have few memories from Patra as a baby, but I have visited the city many...
History
Testing Technology in the 1960s (Part 2)
by Walter Schossig, Germany, and Thomas Schossig, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria In the last issue we covered interesting stories on the testing in the 1960s. Let’s continue our journey in...
News
Smart Grid Technical (SGTech) Week 2022
The 4th annual SGTech Week 2023 conference, exhibition and networking forum was held 20-24 March 2023 at the Park Plaza Hotel, Amsterdam Airport, The Netherlands. It brought together substation...
Texas A&M Protective Relay Conference , College Station, USA
The 76th Annual Conference for Protective Relay Engineers was held in College Station, TX, USA. The conference sessions were held mostly at Texas A&M University’s Memorial Student Center with...
IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies, San Diego, USA
The theme of the IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition was “Make new connections. Transform the edge.” The inaugural IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition was...
Georgia Tech Fault and Disturbance Analysis
The event was held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, GA, USA. The 25th Annual Georgia Tech Fault and Disturbance Analysis Conference is jointly organized by The Transient...
Georgia Tech Protective Relay Conference
The 76th Annual Georgia Tech Protective Relaying Conference was held 3-5 May 2023 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, USA. This specialized annual protection and control...
New IEEE PES PSRCC web site
One of the main global industry organizations focused on the development of international standards, as well as technical reports related to electric power systems protection, automation and control...
New software for the RTDS® Simulator
RTDS Technologies has released a new and improved real-time simulation software: RSCAD® FX 2.0. Paired with the power industry’s leading simulation hardware – the RTDS Simulator – RSCAD FX allows...
Introducing PowerLogic™ P7: Next-generation Power &...
PowerLogicTM P7 Protection and Control Platform is designed for unparalleled flexibility and easy use, ensuring the security and reliability of your electrical power system. Featuring advanced...
Locamation Introduces Merging Sensors as Merging Unit alternative
To master the challenges of the energy transition, utilities are looking for the most effective way to digitize their substations. Stand-Alone Merging Units (SAMUs) are the go-to solution for...
RELY-TEST: new breakthrough for electrical substations
Cheap and cheerful. This is the new RELYUM device that will be launched in the second half of the year. With the RELY-TEST and a LAN network you have everything you need for remote testing based on...
Industry Updates
IEEE PES PSRC Update
by Catherine Dalton, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 PES Power System Relaying and Control (PSRC) Committee is responsible for the development of...
CIGRE Study Committee B5
by Richard Adams, PSC, UK News from CIGRE Study Committee B5 Protection and Automation SC B5 will participate in the CIGRE Cairns 2023 International Symposium, 4th – 7th September 2023...
System Configuration Language and IEDs
by Christoph Brunner, it4power, Switzerland Some topics of the engineering process related to IEDs are discussed. One of the key features of IEC 61850 is the support of an engineering process that...
IEC TC 57 WG 17 Update
Interfaces between Grid and Building Energy Management b y Tom Berry, Schneider-Electric IEC TC 57 WG 17 is in charge of power system intelligent electronic device communication and associated...
IEEE PES PSCC Update
by Craig Palmer, PowerComm Solutions, USA It was high stakes when the IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Power Systems Communications & Cybersecurity Committee (PSCCC) met during the week of May...
