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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
General Session I
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Redundancy Strategies for Distribution Protection | Michael Thompson Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Protection and Control Challenges of Low Voltage Networks with High Distributed Energy Resources Penetration | Zheyuan Cheng Quanta Technology |
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Assessment of Hot and Flaming Particles and Fire Risk from High Current Faults | Scott Hayes Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
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IDA Restoration- The Transmission Engineering Efforts | William Rice Entergy Service Inc |
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Unified Grid Monitoring, Control, and Protection Platform | Eric A. Udren Quanta Technology LLC. |
Transmission I
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Transmission Line Protection for Systems with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
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Line Current Differential Protection in Systems With Inverter-Based Resources—Challenges and Solutions | Ryan McDaniel Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Six-Phase Line Transmission – What it Is, Why We Need It and How to Protect It | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
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FAULT LOCATION FOR MULTI-TERMINAL LINES | Joerg Blumschein SIEMENS |
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Approaches for Modeling and Simulation of Single Points of Failure for TPL-001-5.1 Compliance | Mehrdad Chapariha Quanta Technology |
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Frequency Measurement in Protective Relays and Impact by Renewable Energy Resources | JC Theron GE Grid Solutions |
Substation
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A Call to Action: Say YES to Restricted Earth Fault Protection | Swagata Das Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Beyond the Nameplate: Transformer Compensation Revisited – New Applications, Greater Simplicity | Ariana Hargrave Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Capacitor Bank Unbalance Protection Calculations and Sensitivity Analysis | Bogdan Kasztenny Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Improved Transformer Condition Monitoring using IEEE C57.109 Through Fault Detection Algorithm | Justin Turner GE Grid Solutions |
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Modern Capacitor Bank Protection Methods | Mike Ramlachan GE Grid Solutions |
Testing
| Paper Presentation |
System-Based Protection Testing in Digital Substations | Eugenio Carvalheira OMICRON electronics |
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Comparison of Processes for Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Methods – Digital Versus Conventional Substations | Craig Wester GE Grid Solutions |
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Testing Challenges of a Complete PAC Digital Substation | Benton Vandiver Hitachi Energy |
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Experiences Testing a Busbar Protection Using Process Bus with Simultaneous Injection in all Bays | Eugenio Carvalheira OMICRON electronics |
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Testing of Phasor Measurement Units as per IEC/IEEE standards: The Whats and The Hows? | Sughosh Kuber Megger |
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Real World
| Paper Presentation |
Analysis of Multiple Misoperations following an External Fault |
Ed Chen Richard Hunt |
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Inverter-Based Generation Integration Protection Challenges: Real-life Experiences | Sean Boyer Entergy Services Inc. |
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Getting the Lines Crossed—How a Three-Phase Series Fault Caused a Sequence of Relay Operations | Marcel Taberer and Ryan McDaniel Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Electromechanical Differential Relays Misoperation and Investigation – Part II | Alex Rangel Saber Power Services |
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Unintended Consequences of Extra Sensitive Protection | B. Don Russell Texas A&M University |
Protection & Control System Design
| Paper Presentation |
Export Cable Protection for Offshore Wind Farms Using Type IV Wind Turbines | Ardavan Mohammadhassani Dominion Energy |
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Point-to-Point Digital Secondary System Design for a Transmission Substation at Duke Energy: Challenges and Solutions | Arun Shrestha Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Stephen Ladd Duke Energy |
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How Much Measurement Error Can Someone Expect from Various Degrees of CT Saturation? | Douglas M Millner NERX Power Consultants LLC. |
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Automated Protection Engineering Process – from Standards and Simulation Studies to IED Configuration | Ram Palaniappan GE Grid Solutions |
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The Need for Speed – Why Fast Track Digital Substation Deployment? | Christine Crites GE Grid Solutions |
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Communication Bandwidth Considerations for Digital Substations Applications | Jake Groat Hitachi Energy |
Distribution
| Paper Presentation |
Effective Use of Incipient Failure Detection | Carl Benner Texas A&M University |
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A Novel Algorithm to Mitigate Protection Challenges in a Distribution System Integrated with Inverter Based Distributed Energy Resources | Arunodai Chanda Burns & McDonnell |
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Improving Distribution System Reliability With High-Density Coordination and Automatic System Restoration | Jeremy Blair Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
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Prevent False Tripping Due to Grounding Bank Backfeed | Richie Matson Southern Pine Electric Cooperative Jeremy Blair Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Practical Experience With High-Impedance Fault Detection in Distribution Systems—Continued | Gabe Maday Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
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Fast Communication-Based Protection and Isolation Schemes | Qing Guo S&C Electric Company |
Falling Conductor
| No Paper Presentation |
Overview of Falling Conductor Protection | Eric Udren Quanta Technology |
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Detecting and Isolating Falling Conductors in Midair – First Field Implementation Using Private LTE at Protection Speeds |
Charlie Cerezo and Caleb Murphy |
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A Comparative Analysis of Distribution Line Falling Conductor Protection Methods | Craig Wester GE Grid Solutions |
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PresentationBehavior of High Impedance Faults from Downed Conductors | B. Don Russell Texas A&M University |
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Novel Methods for Detecting Conductor Breaks in Power Lines | Kanchanrao Dase Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
Thursday, March 30, 2023
General Session II
| Paper Presentation |
A Tale of Two Out-of-Phase Synchronizing Events at BC Hydro | Michael Thompson Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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Cyber Security Threats to IEC 61850 Based Transmission Line Protection Schemes and What We Can Do to Stop Them | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
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Event Analysis of 4.16 kV Generator Differential Misoperation | JC Theron GE Grid Solutions |
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The Time is Now for DFR Monitoring of Distribution Substations | Jaime Ayala ERLPhase Power Technologies |
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Virtualized Wide-Area Protection for Distribution Networks and Effective Anti-Islanding of Distributed Energy Resources Using 5G Communication | Joe Xavier ABB Inc. |
Transmission II
| Paper Presentation |
Optimization of Distance Protection Performance Used in Wind Farms’ Collection Networks Mike Kockott | Mike Kockott Hitachi Energy |
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Short-Circuit Updates in ConEdison’s Power System Model: Methodology, Challenges, and Lessons Learned | Jorge Velez Quanta Technology |
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Distance Relay Accelerator – Achieving Subcycle Operation Time | Mike Ramlachan GE Grid Solutions |
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Implementation and Analysis of a Digital Model of the Incremental-Quantity Distance Element Using EMPT | Toby Russell Louisiana Tech University |
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Experience in Application of Traveling Wave Fault Location | Ram Palaniappan GE Grid Solutions |
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Distance and Time Overcurrent Relay Coordination with an Autosolver Framework | Lucille Lamb SynchroGrid |