2009 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition (PSCE)

Click on a panel session title in the table below to see a description of the session from the conference program and links for each available presentation.

Research Frontiers for the Smart Grid: University-Industry Partnership
Sponsor: Power Engineering Education (PEEC)
Chair: Mladen Kezunovic, Texas A&M University
Summary: New research is needed to reach the Smart grid goals. The complexity and resources required to make the transition to the Smart grid need innovative ways of doing research. This panel will explore the research areas and themes that have been pursued jointly by academia and industry thorough collaborative partnership. The research topics will span over the areas of the transmission, distribution, systems and markets. It will be illustrated how the selection of project themes involving university partnership and industry sponsorship can enhance the focus of the projects towards practical applications.

• 09PSCE0487: Substation Automation Research Frontiers
  Mladen Kezunovic, Texas A&M University
• 09PSCE0392: Wide-Area Monitoring and Control Algorithms for Large Power Systems Using Synchrophasors
  Mani Venkatasubramanian, Xunning Yue, Guoping Liu, Michael Sherwood, Qiang Zhang, Washington State University
• 09PSCE0421: Transmission System Visualization for the SmartGrid
  Thomas Overbye, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 09PSCE0384: Industry Perspectives on University Research Programs
  Jay Giri, AREVA T&D Inc.

• 09PSCE0486: Department of Energy/University Research: A Smart Partnership for a Smart Grid
  Philip Overholt, U.S. Department of Energy

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NSF Career Awards: Experiences in Research & Education
Sponsor: Power Engineering Education (PEEC)
Chair: Dagmar Niebur, National Science Foundation
Summary: This panel highlights the education and research programs of five faculty members who have received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in recent years. The panelists provide career advice to less experienced power faculty.

• 09PSCE0555: Power Quality Research and Education: A New Power Engineer for Today’s Energy Challenges
  Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo, Univ. of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

• 09PSCE0566: The National Science Foundation and Its Quest for Tomorrow’s Academic Leaders
  Joydeep Mitra, Michigan State University

• 09PSCE0624: Getting an NSF CAREER Award and Beyond
  Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, Missouri University of Science & Technology

• 09PSCE0708: For What It’s Worth: My Advice to Young Investigators on Preparation of an NSF-CAREER Proposal
  Michael Ropp, South Dakota State University

• 09PSCE0766: A Novel Hybrid Modulation Scheme for an Isolated High-Frequency-Link Fuel Cell Inverter
  Sudip Mazumder, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Cyber-Physical System Security - Assessment
Sponsor: Power System Analysis, Computing & Economics (PSACE)
Chair: Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University
Summary: The electric power grid, as of today, is a highly automated network. A variety of communication networks are interconnected to the electric grid for the purpose of sensing, monitoring, and control. The goal of this panel is to present and brainstorm the research challenges and opportunities in the emerging theme of cyber-physical systems aspect of cyber security of power systems, which encompasses attack/defense models, risk assessment methods, attack prevention, and real-time mitigation algorithms by capturing not only the vulnerabilities of the cyber-based control systems, but also the resulting impacts on the physical power system in terms of capacity loss and stability. This panel addresses an overview and vulnerability assessment.

• 09PSCE0468: Complexities of Information Security in Cyber-Physical Power Systems
  Bruce McMillin, Missouri University of Science and Technology

• 09PSCE0623: Supporting Cyber Risk Assessment of Power Control Systems with Experimental Data
  Giovanna Dondossola, Fabrizio Garrone, Judit Szanto, CESI RICERCA

• 09PSCE0509: Cybersecurity of SCADA Systems: Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation
  Chen-Ching Liu, Chee Wooi Ten, University College Dublin; Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University

• 09PSCE0394: Reliability Impacts from Cyber Attack on Electric Power Systems
  Jason Stamp, Annie McIntyre, Bryan Ricardson, Sandia National Laboratories

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Cascading Failures: Mitigation and Restoration
Sponsor: Power System Analysis, Computing & Economics (PSACE)
Chair: Pei Zhang, EPRI
Summary: The objective of this panel is to share new methods, technologies and tools in order to better understand, predict, prevent and restore from cascading failures. Topics include modeling and analysis, monitoring, operating practices, and new technologies.

• 09PSCE0048: Vulnerability Assessment for Cascading Failures in Electric Power Systems
  IEEE CAMS Task Force on Cascading Failures IEEE, IEEE; Zhenyu Huang, Battelle - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• 09PSCE0463: Analysis and Control of Major Blackout Events
  Koji Yamashita, CRIEPI; Juan Li, Iowa State University; Pei Zhang, EPRI; Chen-Ching Liu, National University of Ireland, Dublin

• 09PSCE0455: Probabilistic Reliability Assessment for Transmission Planning and Operation Including Cascading Outages
  Stephen Lee, EPRI

• 09PSCE0492: Modeling, Simulating and Online Setting-Checking for Protective Relay
  Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, Ying Lu, Zhelong Pan, Wenchuan Wu, Tsinghua University

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Distribution System Trends - Analytical Methods
Sponsor: Power System Analysis, Computing & Economics (PSACE)
Chair: Tom McDermott, EnerNex Corporation
Summary: This panel covers test cases, modeling techniques, and new algorithms to further enable the analysis of smart grid applications.

• 09PSCE0746: Roadmap for the IEEE PES Test Feeders
  Roger Dugan, EPRI; W Kersting, WH Power Consultants; S. Carneiro, Jr., CAPES; R. Arritt, EPRI; T. McDermott, EnerNex

• 09PSCE0246: The Modeling and Application of Step Voltage Regulators
  Bill Kersting, Milsoft Utility Solutions

• 09PSCE0438: Distribution Power Flow for Smart Grid Technologies
  Kevin Schneider, David Chassin, Y. Chen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Jason Fuller, Washington State University

• 09PSCE0803: Distribution System State Estimation using AMI Data
  Mesut Baran, North Carolina State University; T.E. McDermott, EnerNex Corp.

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Cyber-Physical System Security - Methods
Sponsor: Power System Analysis, Computing & Economics (PSACE)
Chair: Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University
Summary: The electric power grid, as of today, is a highly automated network. A variety of communication networks are interconnected to the electric grid for the purpose of sensing, monitoring, and control. The goal of this panel is to present and brainstorm the research challenges and opportunities in the emerging theme of cyber-physical systems aspect of cyber security of power systems, which encompasses attack/defense models, risk assessment methods, attack prevention, and real-time mitigation algorithms by capturing not only the vulnerabilities of the cyber-based control systems, but also the resulting impacts on the physical power system in terms of capacity loss and stability. This panel focuses on modeling and analysis.

• 09PSCE0841: Enterprise Architecture Models for Cyber Security Analysis
  Mathias Ekstedt, Teodor Sommestad, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

• 09PSCE0647: Modeling Cyber and Physical Interdependencies – Application in ICT and Power Grids
  Nouredine Hadjsaid, Carolina Tranchita, Benoit Rozel, Maria-Georgetta Viziteu, Raphael Caire, Grenoble InP

• 09PSCE0480: Analyzing NASPInet Data Flows
  Ragib Hasan, University of Illiois; Rakesh Bobba, Himanshu Khurana, University of Illinois

• 09PSCE0432: Cyber Security of the Electric Power Grid
  Jeff Dagle, PNNL

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Distribution System Trends - Data Integration
Sponsor: Power System Analysis, Computing & Economics (PSACE)
Chair: Tom McDermott, EnerNex Corporation
Summary: This panel covers the integration of real-time distribution system analysis with geographic information systems (GIS), monitoring, and prediction.

• 09PSCE0066: Real-time Distribution System Analysis - Integral Part of DMS
  Ilya Roytelman, Volker Landenberger, Siemens Energy Management & Automation

• 09PSCE0076: Real-Time Power Electric System Modeling, Assessment and Reliability Prediction
  Danling Cheng, Yishan Liang, Virginia Tech; Dan Zhu, Electrical Distribution Design; Robert P. Broadwater, Virginia Tech

• 09PSCE0190: Transforming Traditional Geographic Information System to Support Smart Distribution Systems
  Parag Parikh, Terry Nielsen, Utility Integration Solutions

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Deployment and Applications of Synchronized Phasor Measurements
Sponsor: Power System Dynamic Performance (PSDP)
Co-Chairs: Floyd Galvan, Entergy and Kjetil Uhlen, SINTEF
Summary: Several panels on phasor measurements were held in prior PES General Meetings and PSCE, with significant interests from the participants and audience. This panel session will focus on new developments in phasor data analysis and applications in real power systems not covered in prior panels. The aim is allow PES conference attendees to be kept informed of the latest activities in this fast moving technology development and application area.

• 09PSCE0611: Coordinating Power Oscillation Damping Control Using Wide Area Measurements
  Emil Johansson, Kjetil Uhlen, SINTEF Energy Research; Albert B. Leirbukt, Petr Korba, ABB; Jan Ove Gjerde, Lars Kristian Vormedal, STATNETT

• 09PSCE0800: Implementation of CSG’s Wide-Area Damping Control System: Overview and Experience
  Li Peng, Wu Xiaochen, Technology Research Center, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd; Lu Chao, Tsinghua University; Shi Jinghai, Hu Jiong, Beijing Sifang Automation Co., Ltd; He Jingbo, Tsinghua University; Zhao Yong, Technology Research Center, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd; Xu Aidong, CSG Technology Research Center

• 09PSCE0630: On the Use of df/dt in Power System Emergency Control
  Hassan Bevrani, Gerard Ledwich, J. J. Ford, QUT

• 09PSCE0429: Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) Instrumental in Detecting and Managing the Electrical Island Created in the Aftermath of Hurricane Gustav
  Floyd Galvan, Sujit Mandal, Mark Thomas, Entergy

• 09PSCE0477: Preliminary Synchronized Phasor Data Analysis of Disturbance Events in the US Eastern Interconnection
  Joe H. Chow, Luigi Vanfretti, Andrew Armenia, Scott Ghiocel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sanjoy Sarawgi, Navin Bhatt, American Electric Power; David Bertagnolli, Meera Shukla, Xiaochuan Luo, ISO-New England; Dean Ellis, Dawei Fan, NYISO; Mahendra Patel, PJM Interconnection; Andrew Hunter, Dave Barber, FirstEnergy; Gary L. Kobet, TVA

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FACTS/Power Electronics Applications to Improve Power System Dynamic Performance
Sponsor: Power System Dynamic Performance (PSDP)
Chair: John J. Paserba, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.
Summary: In the evolving utility environment, financial and market forces are demanding a more optimal and profitable operation of the power system. Now, more than ever, advanced technologies are paramount for the reliable and secure operation of power systems. To achieve both operational reliability and financial profitability, it has become clear that more efficient utilization and control of the existing transmission system infrastructure is required. Power electronics based equipment - including traditional equipment applied in new ways - has been termed Flexible AC Transmission Systems-FACTS - and can provide proven technical solutions to address these new operating challenges being presented today. FACTS technologies allow for improved transmission system operation with minimal infrastructure investment, environmental impact, and implementation time compared to the construction of new transmission lines. This Panel Session present and explores several recent successful applications of FACTS/Power Electronic Equipment and presents application and technology advancements for future implementation.

• 09PSCE0700: Historical Overview on Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation Solutions from the Begin of AC Power Transmission Towards Present Applications
  Heinz Tyll, Frank Schettler, Siemens AG
• 09PSCE0828: Bayamon SVC Project in Puerto Rico
  Samit Shah, AREVA T&D
• 09PSCE0728: Managing Fault-Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery in Metro Atlanta with the Barrow County SVC
  Daniel Sullivan, Ron Pape, Joe Birsa, Mike Riggle, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.; Masatoshi Takeda, Hitoshi Teramoto, Yoshiyuki Kono, Koji Temma, Satoshi Yasuda, Mitsubishi Electric; Ken Wofford, Paul Attaway, Jerry Lawson, Georgia Transmission Corporation
• 09PSCE0658: Preventing Voltage Collapse by Large SVCs at Power System Faults
  Ahmed Al-Mubarak, Saleh M. Bamsak, Saudi Electricity Company; Bjorn Thorvaldsson, Mikael Halonen, Rolf Grunbaum, ABB Power Systems
• 09PSCE0459: Dynamic Performance of the Next Generation Synchronous Condenser at VELCO
  Paul Marken, GE Energy; Dean LaForest, Vermont Electric Power Company; Rob D’Aquila, Dan Wallace, Erik Kronbeck, John Skliutas, GE Energy

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Co-optimizing Energy and Ancillary-Service Markets: Lessons Learned
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Chair: Khai Le, PCI
Summary: By early 2009, roughly 60% of the US capacity will operate in RTO markets. This panel session will discuss why some RTOs in the US (MISO, CAISO, ERCOT, ISO New England, and NYISO) are starting to use co-optimization to simultaneously clear energy and ancillary-service markets. The panel will address the following issues:
• How do ancillary-service markets operate?
• Why do RTOs implement co-optimization to clear energy and ancillary-service markets?
• Does co-optimization produce a schedule that minimizes the total production costs for the RTO?
• Does co-optimization produce a schedule that maximizes revenues and profits for market participants?
• Does co-optimization produce expected prices for ancillary services? Any problems with price reversal?
• How do RTOs deploy resources for regulation and contingency reserves?
• Who pays for the cost of providing ancillary services?
• Can traders forecast day-ahead and real-time prices for ancillary services?
• How do RTOs handle price scarcity?

• 09PSCE0204: Co-Optimizing Energy and Ancillary Services in RTO Markets: Field Experience and Lessons Learned
  Khai Le, PCI

• 09PSCE0794: Experience with Implementing Simultaneous Co-Optimization in the Midwest ISO Energy and Operating Reserve Markets
  Matthew Tackett, Midwest ISO

• 09PSCE0254: FirstEnergy’s Experience with Operating Genco Assets in New MISO Ancillary-Service Market
  Ronald Palcic, FirstEnergyCorp; Renee Tumbleson, FirstEnergy Corp

• 09PSCE0458: Using Co-Optimization to Clear Energy and Ancillary Services in MRTU Market
  Mark Rothleder, CAISO

• 09PSCE0316: Experience with Bidding Ancillary Services in ERCOT: A Modeler’s Perspective
  Charles Noble, ACES Power Marketing

• 09PSCE0382: Experience with Ancillary Services in ISO New England’s LMP Markets
  Eugene Litvinov, Ronald Coutu, Tongxin Zheng, ISO New England

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Real-Time Stability Assessment in Modern Power System Control Centers
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Chair: Savu C. Savulescu, ECIQS
Summary: In the aftermath of the wave of blackouts that affected US, UK and mainland Europe utilities in recent years, new operating policies started to require Transmission System Operators, Independent System Operators and Reliability Coordinators to compute stability limits “for the current and next-day operations processes to foresee whether the transmission loading progresses or is projected to progress beyond the operating reliability limit”. This is far from being a trivial exercise: How to define and quantify the concept of “stability limit” in the first place? Are stability limits computable in real-time? And, if the distance to instability can be quantified and computed in real-time, should it be monitored in an EMS/SCADA center rather than relying on off-line operating guidelines?This panel presentation will discuss these and other background questions that are meant to set the stage for the subsequent development.

• 09PSCE0250: Real-Time Transient Security Assessment in Australia at NEMMCO
  Stephen Boroczky, Ellis Gentle, NEMMCO

• 09PSCE0482: What is the Likely Future of Real-Time Transient Stability?
  Damien Ernst, Louis Wehenkel, Mania Pavella, University of Liège

• 09PSCE0618: Real-Time Stability Assessment in the Control Centers of the ISO of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a National Dispatching System in North Africa
  Edwin Lerch, Olaf Ruhle, Siemens AG; Dusko Vickovic, The ISO of BiH

• 09PSCE0657: Overview of Key Stability Concepts Applied for Real-Time Operations
  Savu Savulescu, Energy Consulting International, Inc.

• 09PSCE0707: LIPA Implementation of Real-Time Stability Monitoring in a CIM Compliant Environment
  Loris Arnold, CEATI Consultant; Janos Hajagos, National Grid

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Demand Response at ISO’s under Smart Grid
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Chair: Farrouk Rahimi, OATI
Summary: Demand Response (DR) is an integral part of the SmartGrid/Green Power paradigm. The so-called “Negawatts” provided by Demand Response are often considered as cleanest type of Energy. Large-scale advanced metering projects have been initiated, to in part, enable broad-based demand response capabilities. This combined with rapid growth of distributed energy and storage resources, e.g., solar PV and plug-in hybrids pose considerable market, operational, and technical challenges that need to be addressed in order to make such system-wide implementations of DR a reality.

This panel session is targeted to cover a multi-lateral view of Demand Response under the SmartGrid paradigm with a view to ISO/RTO markets. The panelists are selected so as to span across the industry including ISO/RTOs, Utilities, Aggregators, Retail Service Providers, System Designers, and System Integrators.

• 09PSCE0069: Demand Response under the SmartGrid Paradigm
  Farrokh Rahimi, OATI

• 09PSCE0808: Overview of Demand Response at Different ISO/RTOs
  Farrokh Rahimi, OATI

• 09PSCE0697: PG&E Perspective on Demand Response under the Smart Grid Paradigm
  Kenneth Abreu, PG&E

• 09PSCE0718: Integrating Demand Response into Wholesale Electricity Markets
  Elizabeth Reid, Spence Gerber, Parviz Adib, APX

• 09PSCE0820: Effective Business Models for Demand Response under the SmartGrid Paradigm
  Arthur Vos, Comverge, Inc.

• 09PSCE0749: Smart Grid of the Future with Large Scale DR/DER Penetration
  Ali Ipakchi, OATI

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High Performance Computing Applications in Power Systems
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Co-Chairs: Joseph (Zeb) Tate, University of Toronto and Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Pacific Northwest Labs
Summary: The computer industry’s shift from single-core, serial processing to multiple-core, parallel processing requires a fundamental change in how programs are designed and written, particularly for applications which are computationally constrained. At the same time, there is a need to improve both the detail and sophistication of power system planning and operations in order to improve system reliability and efficiency. This panel will focus on the intersection of these two trends. In particular, we will discuss the state-of-the-art techniques that are being developed and implemented to leverage the computational power of high-performance parallel processors. In addition, we will look at which applications within power systems would be well-suited to these new architectures, and, on the other hand, which applications will require new solution techniques and algorithms to be developed in order to keep up with the direction that high performance computing is headed.

• 09PSCE0758: Fast Parallelized Algorithms for On-Line Extended-Term Dynamic Cascading Analysis
  Siddhartha Khaitan, Iowa State University; Chuan Fu, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; James McCalley, Iowa State University

• 09PSCE0084: FPGA Hardware Results for Power System Computation
  Chika Nwankpa, Jeremy Johnson, Prawat Nagvajara, Timothy Chagnon, Petya Vachranukunkiet, Drexel University

• 09PSCE0117: Dynamic State Estimation Utilizing High Performance Computing Methods
  Kevin Schneider, Zhenyu Huang, Bo Yang, Matt Hauer, Y. Nieplocha, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• 09PSCE0582: Practical Experiences on High Performance Power System Applications Implementation
  Xing Wang, AREVA T&D

• 09PSCE0272: A Multi-Agent Based Distributed Computing Platform for New Generation of EMS
  Boming Zhang, Chuanlin Zhao, Wenchuan Wu, Tsinghua University

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Enterprise Integration of Demand Response and Meter Data
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Chair: Ali Vojdani, UISOL
Summary: Learn from experts with real-life experience in Demand Response Management (DRM) and Meter Data Management (MDM) the technical issues that need to be addressed to successfully implement and integrate these computer applications within the enterprise and seamlessly communicate with all stakeholders.

• 09PSCE0167: Enterprise Integration of Demand Response and Meter Data
  Ali Vojdani, Utility Integration Solutions, Inc.

• 09PSCE0762: Lesson Learned from Real-Life Implementation of Demand Response Management
  Peter Langbein, PJM Interconnection, LLC

• 09PSCE0256: Communication Standards for Small Demand Resources
  H. Johnson, California ISO

• 09PSCE0768: Integrating Advanced Metering Data into the Enterprise
  Chris King, eMeter

• 09PSCE0765: Experience of Great River Energy with Meter Data Management
  Jim Jones, Great River Energy

• 09PSCE0655: Modeling of Demand Response Contracts with Operational Reliability Indices in Distribution Management System
  Jayant Kumar, AREVA T&D

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CIM Status Update
Sponsor: Power System Operations (PSO)
Chair: Ed Dobrowolski, NERC
Summary: The CIM model, processes, and related tooling have evolved considerably in recent years. This panel session will be an opportunity to share some of the recent advances in terms of standards, processes, and understanding of how to effectively utilize the information model. Tooling advances have been considerable in the course of the last year, with the emergence of several open source or free tools made available from both universities and commercial businesses. The CIM source model is now available in a much more accessible UML tool. Commercial interests, recent projects, tooling, and standards advances appear to be at a tipping point in terms of widespread usage of the CIM model and related standards. The session chair is the 2008 CIM Model Manager for the CIM Users Group and has firsthand observations.

• 09PSCE0197: CIM Documentation Update
  Edward Dobrowolski, NERC

• 09PSCE0677: Justifying the CIM
  Terrence Saxton, Xtensible Solutions

• 09PSCE0318: Specifying the Use of CIM in an EMS Project
  Jay Britton, AREVA T&D

• 09PSCE0646: CIM Update Status
  Kendall Demaree, AREVA T&D Inc.

• 09PSCE0441: CIMug Interaction with IEC
  Randy Rhodes, PacifiCorp

• 09PSCE0402: CIM Model Management
  Kurt Hunter, Siemens EMA

• 09PSCE0713: Time-Based Management of Large Scale Network Models
  Curtis Crews, ERCOT

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Network Solutions Using FACTS
Sponsor: Transmission & Distribution (TD)
Chair: Brian Johnson, University of Idaho
Summary: FACTS Controllers are power electronic-based circuit configurations applied in ac transmission systems. The term represents flexible ac transmission systems, flexible implying controllability of voltage and/or current. Shunt configurations can provide voltage/reactive power control, series configurations can provide current/power flow control. Combined series/shunt configurations can provide all of the above. This session introduces fundamental concepts of FACTS controllers but not by a deluge of complicated circuits. Rather, the limitations and controllability of ac systems will be presented along with the basic FACTS attributes and configurations along with computer simulations of power systems with FACTS controllers will demonstrate their performance followed by a planners perspective on the implementation of several existing projects. The presentations are tutorial in nature and do not presume familiarity with power electronics. It is intended that these sessions will provide the background material that enables attendees to proceed comfortably to the more technically advanced presentations in this conference.

• 09PSCE0498: Introduction to FACTS Controllers
  Rajiv Varma, The University of Western Ontario
• 09PSCE0696: Power System Problems Solved by FACTS Devices
  Heinz Tyll, Frank Schettler, Siemens AG
• 09PSCE0478: How FACTS Controllers Benefit AC Transmission Systems - Phases of Power System Studies
  John Paserba, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.
• 09PSCE0219: Planning Issues for FACTS
  Michael Henderson, ISO New England
• 09PSCE0688: Planning HVDC and FACTS in New England
  Michael Henderson, David Bertagnolli, ISO New England; Donald Ramey, consultant

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