Only approved presentations are shared below. 

Monday, October 27th - Substation Day

8:30 AM Presentation: Remediation of a Major Transformer Oil Spill, ODay Wade'e, Albarrie (PDS)

 

9:30 AM Presentation: Questions for a Consultant's GPR Study, Brian Turner, NPPD

 

10:30 AM Presentation: Understanding the Demands on Generator Sync Breakers, Michael A. Lane, Hitachi Energy (PDS)

 

11:30 AM Presentation: Beyond Blueprints: Unveiling the Power of 3D Modeling in Design, Peter Bergamini, Olsson

 

1:00 PM Presentation: Recloser Applications, Vladimir Kirienko & Sean Killins, Tavrida Electric North America (PDS)

 

2:00 PM Presentation: Enhancing Busbar Protection Reliability: Addressing Grounding Transformer Challenges in High-Voltage Systems, Mahfooz Hilaly, Burns & McDonnell

 

2:45 PM Presentation: Digital Monitoring, Menasha Abrams, Hitachi Energy (PDS)

 

3:45 PM Presentation: Securing the Grid: Past Lessons, Present Actions, Future Resilience, Andrew Henecke, OPPD

Tuesday, October 28th - System Protection Day

8:30 AM Presentation: Challenges and Solutions for Distance Elements Protecting Transmission Lines with Tapped Loads, Josh LaBlanc, SEL

 

9:30 AM Presentation: Critical Redundancy Solutions, Brian Dob & Renee Schaefer, RFL Products & Hubbell Power

 

10:30 AM Presentation: Enhancing Timekeeping in the Power Industry Through Multi-Constellation GNSS (Clocks) [from whitepaper], Saurabh Rajpal, Novatech 

 

11:15 PM Presentation: Case Study: 25 Years of Using Digital Messaging for Communications Assisted Protection, David Dolezilek, SEL

 

1:00 PM Presentation: Revisiting Open-Phase Detection for Fuse-Protected Power Transformers, Saurabh Kothari, SEL

 

1:45 PM Presentation: Ethics Presentation, Rob Bramon, Burns & McDonnell

 

2:45 PM Presentation: Device and Data Management for Evolving Power Systems, Pankaj Bhatt, SEL

 

4:20 PM Presentation: Improving Safety and Reliability on High-Voltage Lines with Broken Conductor Detection, A Utility's Perspective,  Josh LaBlanc, SEL

Wednesday, October 29th - Grid Edge Technologies Day

8:10 AM Presentation: Leveraging Intelligent Line Sensors to Improve Situational Awareness and Outage Response with OPPD, Tim Figura, Sentient Energy &  Maurice Kimsey, OPPD

 

9:10 PM Presentation: Automatic Throwover Switches and Communicating Reclosers, Aaron Rasmussen, OPPD

 

10:15 AM Presentation: Smarter Operations Start Here: Practical AI Application for Engineers, Julia Whelan and Mark Staubly, Expedium Consulting

 

1:00 PM Presentation: Application of Synchro-Waveforms to Successfully Detect Impending Faults for CMI/SAIFI & Improve Grid Resiliency, Dr. Mir Mousavi, Sentient Energy

 

2:00 PM Presentation: Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Aaron Smith, OPPD

 

3:00 PM Presentation: Future of SCADA Modeling and Management for Electric Utilities, Julia Whelan and Mark Staubly, Expedium Consulting

 

3:45 PM Presentation: Improving Circuit Volt/VAR Optimization with Advanced Voltage Regulator and Capacitor Bank Controls, Saurabh Kothari, SEL