Welcome Reception, Monday, March 27, 2023
Come visit the vendors in the Bethancourt Ballroom!
5:00-7:00 PM
Conference Program
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
General Session I
Moderated by Derrick Haas, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Rudder Theatre
| 8:10 AM | Redundancy Strategies for Distribution Protection | Michael Thompson Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 8:50 AM | Protection and Control Challenges of Low Voltage Networks with High Distributed Energy Resources Penetration | Zheyuan Cheng Quanta Technology |
| 9:30 AM | Assessment of Hot and Flaming Particles and Fire Risk from High Current Faults | Scott Hayes Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| 10:10 AM | Break |
| 10:50 AM | IDA Restoration- The Transmission Engineering Efforts | Monir Hossain Entergy Service Inc |
| 11:30 AM | Unified Grid Monitoring, Control, and Protection Platform | Eric A. Udren Quanta Technology LLC. |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and VISIT VENDORS – Bethancourt Ballroom |
Afternoon Sessions
Transmission I
Moderated by Kevin Jones, Xcel Energy
Memorial Student Center 2400
| 1:30 PM | Transmission Line Protection for Systems with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
| 2:00 PM | Line Current Differential Protection in Systems With Inverter-Based Resources—Challenges and Solutions | Ryan McDaniel Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 2:30 PM | Six-Phase Line Transmission – What it Is, Why We Need It and How to Protect It | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | FAULT LOCATION FOR MULTI-TERMINAL LINES | Joerg Blumschein SIEMENS |
| 4:00 PM | Approaches for Modeling and Simulation of Single Points of Failure for TPL-001-5.1 Compliance | Mehrdad Chapariha Quanta Technology |
| 4:30 PM | Frequency Measurement in Protective Relays and Impact by Renewable Energy Resources | JC Theron GE Grid Solutions |
Substation
Moderated by Ken Swift, Oncor
Memorial Student Center 2406A
| 1:30 PM | A Call to Action: Say YES to Restricted Earth Fault Protection | Swagata Das Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 2:05 PM | Beyond the Nameplate: Transformer Compensation Revisited – New Applications, Greater Simplicity | Ariana Hargrave Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 2:40 PM | Capacitor Bank Unbalance Protection Calculations and Sensitivity Analysis | Bogdan Kasztenny Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 3:10 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM | Improved Transformer Condition Monitoring using IEEE C57.109 Through Fault Detection Algorithm | Justin Turner GE Grid Solutions |
| 4:20 PM | Modern Capacitor Bank Protection Methods | Mike Ramlachan GE Grid Solutions |
Testing
Moderated by Bret Burford, American Electric Power
Memorial Student Center 2406B
| 1:30 PM | System-Based Protection Testing in Digital Substations | Eugenio Carvalheira OMICRON electronics |
| 2:00 PM | Comparison of Processes for Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Methods – Digital Versus Conventional Substations | Craig Wester GE Grid Solutions |
| 2:30 PM | Testing Challenges of a Complete PAC Digital Substation | Benton Vandiver Hitachi Energy |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Experiences Testing a Busbar Protection Using Process Bus with Simultaneous Injection in all Bays | Eugenio Carvalheira OMICRON electronics |
| 4:00 PM | Testing of Phasor Measurement Units as per IEC/IEEE standards: The Whats and The Hows? | Sughosh Kuber Megger |
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Real World
Moderated by Genardo Corpuz, Lower Colorado River Authority
Rudder Theatre
| 8:00 AM | Analysis of Multiple Misoperations following an External Fault | Vered Talmor-Pulley Con Edison of NY |
| 8:35 AM | Inverter-Based Generation Integration Protection Challenges: Real-life Experiences | Monir Hossain Entergy Services Inc. |
| 9:10 AM | Break |
| 9:40 AM | Getting the Lines Crossed—How a Three-Phase Series Fault Caused a Sequence of Relay Operations | Marcel Taberer and Ryan McDaniel Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 10:20 AM | High Impedance Failure Identification in Large 230kV Auto-Transformers: A Field Troubleshooting Experience | Ricardo Jose Guerra Castillo Saudi Aramco |
| 10:50 AM | Electromechanical Differential Relays Misoperation and Investigation – Part II | Alex Rangel Saber Power Services |
| 11:20 AM | Unintended Consequences of Extra Sensitive Protection | B. Don Russell Texas A&M University |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and VISIT VENDORS – Bethancourt Ballroom |
Afternoon Sessions
Protection & Control System Design
Moderated by Joe Xavier, ABB, Inc.
Memorial Student Center 2406A
| 1:30 PM | Export Cable Protection for Offshore Wind Farms Using Type IV Wind Turbines | Ardavan Mohammadhassani Dominion Energy |
| 2:00 PM | 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 |
| 2:30 PM | How Much Measurement Error Can Someone Expect from Various Degrees of CT Saturation? | Douglas M Millner NERX Power Consultants LLC. |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Automated Protection Engineering Process – from Standards and Simulation Studies to IED Configuration | Ram Palaniappan GE Grid Solutions |
| 4:00 PM | The Need for Speed – Why Fast Track Digital Substation Deployment? | Christine Crites GE Grid Solutions |
| 4:30 PM | Communication Bandwidth Considerations for Digital Substations Applications | Jake Groat Hitachi Energy |
Distribution
Moderated by Derrick Haas, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Memorial Student Center 2400
| 1:30 PM | Effective Use of Incipient Failure Detection | Carl Benner Texas A&M University |
| 2:00 PM | A Novel Algorithm to Mitigate Protection Challenges in a Distribution System Integrated with Inverter Based Distributed Energy Resources | Arunodai Chanda Burns & McDonnell |
| 2:30 PM | Improving Distribution System Reliability With High-Density Coordination and Automatic System Restoration | Jeremy Blair Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Prevent False Tripping Due to Grounding Bank Backfeed | Richie Matson Southern Pine Electric Cooperative Jeremy Blair Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 4:00 PM | Practical Experience With High-Impedance Fault Detection in Distribution Systems—Continued | Gabe Maday Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
| 4:30 PM | Fast Communication-Based Protection and Isolation Schemes | Qing Guo S&C Electric Company |
Falling Conductor
Moderated by Eric Udren, Quanta Technology
Memorial Student Center 2406B
| 1:30 PM | Overview of Falling Conductor Protection | Eric Udren Quanta Technology |
| 2:00 PM | Detecting and Isolating Falling Conductors in Midair – First Field Implementation Using Private LTE at Protection Speeds |
Charlie Cerezo and Caleb Murphy |
| 2:30 PM | A Comparative Analysis of Distribution Line Falling Conductor Protection Methods | Craig Wester GE Grid Solutions |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Novel Methods for Detecting Conductor Breaks in Power Lines | Kanchanrao Dase Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
| 4:00 PM | Panel Discussion | Eric Udren Quanta Technology |
| 4:30 PM | Behavior of High Impedance Faults from Downed Conductors | B. Don Russell Texas A&M University |
Thursday, March 30, 2023
General Session II
Moderated by Craig Wester, GE Grid Solutions
Memorial Student Center 2406A
| 8:00 AM | A Tale of Two Out-of-Phase Synchronizing Events at BC Hydro | Michael Thompson Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
| 8:35 AM | Cyber Security Threats to IEC 61850 Based Transmission Line Protection Schemes and What We Can Do to Stop Them | Alexander Apostolov OMICRON electronics |
| 9:10 AM | Event Analysis of 4.16 kV Generator Differential Misoperation | JC Theron GE Grid Solutions |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM | The Time is Now for DFR Monitoring of Distribution Substations | Jaime Ayala ERLPhase Power Technologies |
| 10:55 AM | Virtualized Wide-Area Protection for Distribution Networks and Effective Anti-Islanding of Distributed Energy Resources Using 5G Communication | Joe Xavier ABB Inc. |
Transmission II
Moderated Jared Brayton, CenterPoint Energy
Memorial Student Center 2406B
| 8:00 AM | Optimization of Distance Protection Performance Used in Wind Farms’ Collection Networks Mike Kockott | Mike Kockott Hitachi Energy |
| 8:35 AM | Short-Circuit Updates in ConEdison’s Power System Model: Methodology, Challenges, and Lessons Learned | Jorge Velez Quanta Technology |
| 9:10 AM | Distance Relay Accelerator – Achieving Subcycle Operation Time | Mike Ramlachan GE Grid Solutions |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM | Implementation and Analysis of a Digital Model of the Incremental-Quantity Distance Element Using EMPT | Toby Russell Louisiana Tech University |
| 10:55 AM | Experience in Application of Traveling Wave Fault Location | Ram Palaniappan GE Grid Solutions |
| 11:30 AM | Distance and Time Overcurrent Relay Coordination with an Autosolver Framework | Lucille Lamb SynchroGrid |