CIGRE AORC Technical Meeting 2020

1. Dates: April 14th, 2020 – April 17th, 2020
2. Venue: Kanazawa Bunka Hall, 15-1 Takaoka-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan 920-0864
URL: https://www.japanmeetings.org/plan-your-event/venue-search/detail.html?id=267
3. Participants: The Meeting is directed towards all Study Committee experts involved in CIGRE who are pursuing the best solution of emerging subjects in power systems.
4. Topics of Special Interest:
The latest trends & technologies or challenges & mitigation measures in relation, but not limited to:
(1) Common Topics
- Flexibility – Connect & manage, dynamic rating of line / transformer, etc.
- Resilience against large disturbance & severe weather - Total and partial blackout
- Environmental Impact, mitigation & public acceptance
- Asset optimization, cost reduction, affordable design
- Engineering / Simulation model, tool & work method
- Digitalization, IT/OT & cybersecurity
- Standardization
(2) Transmission line, Transmission & Distribution equipment and Substation facilities
- Reliability - remaining life, & degradation mechanisms
- Latest inspection technologies, remote sensing technology, robotics
- Application of new materials & their testing techniques
(3) Integration of Renewable Energy Power Sources
- Requirements for generators & network planning
- Power output forecasting of PV / WTs and effect on the accuracy of demand forecasting
- Supply-demand balance planning and operation
- Ancillary services & market
- Network stabilization technologies
- Grid code & regulatory issues
(4) Transmission & Distribution System planning, Operation & Control
- Adequacy, security assessment method
- Power trading & electricity market
- Network stabilization technologies
- Emergency control, blackout restoration
- Training & skill certification program
5. Important Dates – Tentative:
November 15th 2019: Deadline of paper synopses
December 16th 2019: Notifying the acceptance of synopses
February 3rd 2020: Deadline for submission of full paper
February 14th 2020: Deadline for confirmation of final paper
6. Meeting Programme – Tentative
April 14th 2020 | April 15th 2020 | April 16th 2020 | April 17th 2020 | |
AM | SC panel meetings SC WG meetings |
Opening remarks | Oral session *NGN/WIE session |
Technical tour |
PM | SC panel meetings SC WG meetings |
Oral session Poster session |
Oral session Administrative meeting |
Technical tour |
Evening | Welcome drink | Banquet |
*NGN: Next Generation Network
*WIE: Women In Engineering
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