by ChatGPT and DALL-E, USA Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of electric power systems by enhancing protection and control mechanisms. These advancements are pivotal as they...
Issue 068 June 2024
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Featured Articles
Efficient Fault Prediction Solution
Leveraging AI and Digitalized Infrastructure By Karl Backstrom, Eneryield, Sweden, Petri Hovila and Anna Kulmala, ABB, Finland, Ebrahim Balouji. Eneryield A, Sweden As society becomes increasingly...
AI Grid Analytics in a Substation for the Grid of the Future...
by Mital Kanabar, GE Grid Solutions, Canada, Sudhanshu Mishra and Balakrishna Pamulaparthy, GE Grid Solutions, India, and Claudia Cosoreanu, Global PM & CTO Key Drivers in the energy transition...
Data Sources for AI applications
By Alexander Apostolov, PAC World, USA IEC 61850 has been used for more than 10 years and we already have thousands of digital substations in service all over the world. It brings significant...
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Functionality in...
By Massimo Petrini, Daniela Pellegrino, Emiliano Casale, TERNA RETE Italia, Italy In the complex landscape of electrical power systems, the pivotal role played by PAC systems cannot be understated...
Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence / Machine...
(The report is available at the PSRC website ) By PSRC Working Group C43 Report PSRC WG C4: Chair: Yi Hu Vice Chair: Adi Mulawarman Secretary: Zheyuan Cheng Members and Contributors: ...
AI in electric power systems protection and Control
by ChatGPT and DALL-E, USA Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the field of electric power systems by enhancing protection and control mechanisms. These advancements are pivotal as they...
Editorial
Editorial – Issue 068 June 2024
The Era of AI! by Alex Apostolov, Editor-in-Chief Today we live in a world that without a doubt we can describe as the era of AI due to the extensive influence and integration of artificial...
Last Word
AI is here to Stay!
by Alex Apostolov, USA The evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has brought about significant advancements in various domains, including electric power systems protection...
The Guru
Interview with PAC World guru Dr. Don Russell
PAC World: When and where were you born? D.R.: I was born in 1948 and grew up in Denison, Texas, a Railroad town north of Dallas. This was the birthplace of President Dwight Eisenhower. PAC...
History
Testing Technology in the 1980s (Part 2)
by Walter Schossig, Germany, and Thomas Schossig, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria It was in 1986 when CIGRE Working Group 04 Study Committee 34 (Protection) published testing recommendations for...
News
2024 PAC World Africa Conference
15-18 April 2024, Johannesburg The 3rd PAC World Africa Conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. For the first time the conference venue was ESKOM’s Academy of learning which in the past...
Georgia Tech Fault and Disturbance Analysis Conference
The 25th Annual Georgia Tech Fault and Disturbance Analysis Conference was held 22-23 April 2024 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The conference is jointly...
Protective Relay EngineersConference
25-28 March 2024, College Station, USA The 77th Annual Conference for Protective Relay Engineers was held in College Station, TX, USA. The event sessions as usual were held mostly at Texas A&M...
DPSP Conference
The 17th International Developments in Power System Protection (DPSP 2024) Conference was held 4-7 March 2024 at the Midland hotel in Manchester, United Kingdom. More than 200 participants from 23...
Power outages, June 2024
by Rannveig Loken, Norway Analysis of system power outages can help us learn and avoid similar events in the future. If you have information on any blackouts, please e-mail to: editor@pacw.org...
Hitachi – Outdoor router
Hitachi’s outdoor TRO670 router empowers network operators to extend connectivity to remote locations. It combines multiple standards-based communications technologies in a single router—including...
IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Expo
The IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Expo will be held on 21-23 January 2025 in San Diego, CA. San Diego Gas and Electric is the host utility which is expected to welcome more...
Dual Traveling-Wave Fault Locator and Recorder
The SEL-TWFL localizes faults and early traveling-wave activity in power lines, monitors two lines from one substation and is suitable for radial, two- and three-terminal applications. It works with...
Dynamic System Rating (DSR) solution
GE VERNOVA introduces Dynamic System Rating (DSR) solution for line and bus transient stability assessments, with contingency analysis, and power flow control solution creation. As line thermal...
Gene Henneberg – new IEEE Fellow
Gene Henneberg has been elevated to IEEE Fellow “for contributions to electric power system integrity protection schemes.” He has more than 45 years of experience in power system...
Industry Updates
CIGRE Study Committee B5
by Richard Adams, PSC, UK News from CIGRE Study Committee B5 Protection and Automation Preparations are now underway for the 2024 Paris Session, which will take place 25 – to 30 August, and takes...
IEEE PES PSRC Update
by Catherine Dalton, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) January 2024 PSRC meeting, which took place in New Orleans, was very successful! New PSRC Main Committee members include Ryan...
IEC 68150 – popular for data modelling
by Tom Berry, Schneider-Electric IIEC TC 57 WG 17 is in charge of power system intelligent electronic device communication and associated data models for microgrids, distributed energy resources and...
Functional testing at the IOP – experimenting Basic...
by Christoph Brunner, it4power, Switzerland Typically, every two years, the UCA International Usersgroup organizes the so called IOP or interoperability testing event. The IOP brings together various...
IEEE PES PSCC Update
by Craig Palmer, PowerComm Solutions, USA The IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Power System Communications & Cybersecurity Committee (IEEE PES PSCCC) met in-person during the week of May 13-16...
Opinions
The AI Energy Equation: Transforming Power Utilities with Artificial Intelligence”
How renewable energy, energy storage, and hydrogen will help phase out fossil fuel and become the basis for a carbon neutral electricity grid
AI, and the dangers it may potentially cause to the energy sector
