Mital Kanabar, Canada, David MacDonald, Spain, and Sean Norris, UK, all from Grid Solutions Grid Transformational Drivers of the Energy Transition: Decarbonization and Electrifications are the key...
Issue 070 December 2024
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Featured Articles
IEC 61850 based Cross-Differential Protection
by Alexander Apostolov, PAC World, Los Angeles, USA One of the main characteristics of Smart Grids is the high level of penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) (see Figure 1) and the...
Integrated Process Interface in high voltage substations
Digital Instrument Transformers and Digital Switchgear Interface by Stelian Parushev, Siemens Energy, Germany Over the years, the evolution of protection, automation, and control (PAC) systems...
Mitigating High-Order Harmonics and Transformer Failures with...
Ebrahim Balouji, EcoPhi AB, Eneryield AB, Sweden The global transition towards renewable energy sources has significantly increased the integration of inverter-based generation systems, such as solar...
Digital Transformation - Next Generation System Configuration...
by Daniel Mulholland, Transpower New Zealand, Jarrad Raumati, Beca, New Zealand and Jakob Vogelsang, Alliander, Germany Around the world, electricity grids have come to a time of change. Whether it...
Editorial
Editorial – Issue 070 December 2024
Everything is Changing by Alex Apostolov, Editor-in-Chief The electric power grid is going through a significant transformation, driven by the integration of renewable energy sources...
Last Word
Last Word – Issue 070 December 2024
We also need to change by Alex Apostolov, USA The transformation of the electric power grid from a centralized system dominated by large generators to a distributed network incorporating...
The Guru
Interview with PAC World guru Damir Novosel
PAC World: When and where were you born? D.N.: 1957 in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at that time Yugoslavia. PAC World: Where did you go to school? D.N.: Tuzla, Bosnia and...
History
Testing Technology in the 1990s (Part 2)
by Walter Schossig, Germany, and Thomas Schossig, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Austria With the introduction of digital protection several new possibilities and tasks for the protection engineers and...