Power and Energy Automation Conference
 
03/24/2014
5:00 pm - 7:00 pmWelcome Reception/Registration Open
Hall of Doges

03/25/2014
7:00 am - 5:00 pmRegistration Open
Mezzanine
7:40 am - 8:10 amWelcome/Introduction
Grand Pennington AB
8:10 am - 9:10 amFeatured Speaker
Rich Bauer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
9:10 am - 9:45 am Can We Standardize the Substation HMI?
Alexander Apostolov, OMICRON Electronics
9:45 am - 10:00 am Refreshment Break
Hall of Doges
10:00 am - 10:35 am Design and Validation Practices for Ethernet Networks to Support Automation and Control Applications
David Dolezilek and Jason Dearien, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:35 am - 11:10 am Engineering - Developing the Next Generation
Jessica Brunner, AltaLink
11:10 am - 11:45 amReliability of the Communication Systems Used in Protection Schemes
Harvey Lehpamer, POWER Engineers, Inc.
11:45 am - 1:00 pmLuncheon
Marie Antoinette

Sponsored by - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
1:00 pm - 1:35 pmDistribution Automation and Video Surveillance Systems Improve Electric Cooperative Service and Security
Phillip Costantinou, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
1:35 pm - 2:10 pmCase Study of Multiple Vendor Reactive Power Control for Type 3 Wind Turbines
Jared Eby, POWER Engineers, Inc.
2:10 pm - 2:45 pmDistribution Automation Case Study: Rapid Fault Detection, Isolation and Power Restoration for a Reliable Underground Distribution System
Payal Gupta, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Richard Colunga, CenterPoint Energy
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmRefreshment Break
Hall of Doges
3:00 pm - 3:35 pm A Very New Standard - IEEE 1613.1 - 2013
John Tengdin, JT Tengdin & Associates
3:35 pm - 4:10 pmHow Will PTP Impact Protection Automation & Control Testing?
Benton Vandiver III, OMICRON Electronics
4:10 pm - 4:45 pmUnderstanding and Applying Precision Time Protocol
Shankar Achanta, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmReception
Hall of Doges

Sponsored by - Schneider Electric and NovaTech

03/26/2014
7:00 am - 5:00 pmRegistration Open
Mezzanine
8:00 am - 8:35 amFeatured Speaker
Larry Bekkedahl, Bonneville Power Administration
8:35 am - 9:10 amThe Latest and Greatest vs The Tried and True - RTU Upgrade Strategies
Eric Oh, AltaLink
9:10 am - 9:45 amImplementation of Reliable High-Speed Islanding Detection, Zone Interlocking, and Source Selection Schemes Using Smart Algorithms
Faridul Katha Basha, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
9:45 am - 10:00 amRefreshment Break
Hall of Doges
10:00 am - 10:35 amDistributed RTU Application for Transformer Monitoring and Management
Jon Schmidt, SaskPower Corporation
10:35 am - 11:10 amMonitoring and Control of Power System Oscillations Using FACTS/HVDC and Wide-Area Phasor Measurements
Galina Antonova, ABB, Inc.
11:10 am - 11:45amDesign of a Centralized Substation Synchronizing System
Dale Finney, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
11:45 am - 1:00 pmLuncheon
Marie Antoinette
1:00 pm - 1:35 pmAchieving NERC CIP Compliance at the Station Using Relay and Automation Layer Capabilities
Eric Stranz, Siemens
1:35 pm - 2:10 pmRedesigning Automation Network Security
Jacques Benoit, Cooper Power Systems
2:10 pm - 2:45 pmHow to Secure Remote Connectivity to Industrial Control Systems
David Mattes, Asguard Networks
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmRefreshment Break
Hall of Doges
3:00 pm - 3:35 pmCase Study: Using IEC 61850 to Simplify Lockout Circuits in a 345 kV Wind Generation Integration Substation
Josh Bariola, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
3:35 pm - 4:10 pmLessons Learned Using IEC 61850
Douglas Young, Black & Veatch Corporation
4:10 pm - 4:45 pmCyber Intrusion Detection for IEC 61850 Based Multicast Messages in a Substation
Junho Hong, Washington State University
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmReception
Hall of Doges

03/27/2014
7:00 am - 12:00 pmRegistration Open
Mezzanine
8:00 am - 8:35 amFeatured Speaker
Heather Rosentrater, Avista Corp.
8:35 am - 9:10 amAdaptive Control Strategies and Communications for Utility Integration of Photovoltaic Solar Sites
Michael Rourke and Darrin Kite, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
9:10 am - 9:45 pmSupport for Systems Moving to Packet-Based Networks
Motty Anavi, RAD Data Communications
9:45 am - 10:00 amRefreshment Break
Hall of Doges
10:00 am - 10:35 amField Testing of 3G Cellular and Wireless Serial Radio Communications for Smart Grid Applications
Bill Flerchinger, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
10:35 am - 11:10 amHow to Get IEC 61850 Across the Line and What to do Once You Get There - Setting the Stage for a Successful IEC 61850 Deployment
Dustin Tessier, Tesco Automation
11:10 am - 11:45 amObject Oriented Programming Applied to Substation Automation
Eric Mitchell, POWER Engineers, Inc.