Program of Events

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

• 7:30 a.m - Registration
• 8:00 a.m - Announcements

General Session - 8:10 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
• 8:10 a.m. - Fundamentals of Distance Protection
• 8:50 a.m. - A Review of System Grounding Methods and Zero Sequence Current Sources
• 9:30 a.m - Refreshment Break
• 10:00 a.m. - Ensuring the Correct Operation of Distance Relays Under Dynamic System Conditions
• 10:40 a.m. - Real-Time Synchrophasor Control Using Synchrophasors
• 11:20 a.m. - Issues and Solutions in Setting a Quadrilateral Distance Characteristic
• Noon - Lunch Break

Power Engineering Track - 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• 1:15 p.m. - Relay Element Performance During Power System Frequency Excursions
• 1:55 p.m. - Practical Experience in Setting Transformer Differential Inrush Restraint
• 2:35 p.m. - Refreshment Break
• 3:00 p.m. - Comparison of Harmonic Restraint Methods in Transformer Protection
• 3:40 p.m. - Complementary Approach for Secure High Speed Transmission Line Protection
• 4:20 p.m. - Re-strike and Breaker Failure Conditions for Circuit Breakers Connecting Capacitor Banks

Industrial Track - 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• 1:15 p.m. - Application Considerations for Distance Relays on Impedance-Grounded Systems
• 1:55 p.m. - Design & Implementation of an Industrial Facility Islanding and Load Shed System
• 2:35 p.m. - Refreshment Break
• 3:00 p.m. - Enhanced Motor Protection With the Slip-Dependent Thermal Model: A Case Study
• 3:40 p.m. - Motor Protection Principles
• 4:20 p.m. - Distance Element Improvements - A Case Study

Communications Track - 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• 1:15 p.m. - IEEE (ANSI) Device Number 16 - Ethernet Switches and Routers
• 1:55 p.m. - Inside the Cloud - Network Communications Basics for the Relay Engineer
• 2:35 p.m. - Refreshment Break
• 3:00 p.m. - Tutorial: Security in Electric Utility Control Systems
• 3:40 p.m. - Application of Digital Radio for Distribution Pilot Protection
• 4:20 p.m. - Directional Comparison Protection Over Radio Channels for Subtransmission Lines: Field Experience in Mexico

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

• 8:00 a.m - Announcements

General Session - 8:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• 8:10 a.m. - Factors in Determination of Control Devices for Recloser Applications
• 8:50 a.m. - Detection of Incipient Faults in Underground Medium Votlage Cables
• 9:30 a.m. - Refreshment Break
• 10:00 a.m. - Feeder Interruptions Caused by Recurring Faults on Distribution Feeders (Faults You Don't Know About)
• 10:40 a.m. - A Tutorial on the Impact of Distributed Generation on Distribution Systems
• 11:20 a.m. - Perspectives on Substation Design Based on Functionality of Modern Relays
• 12:00 p.m. - Lunch
• 1:15 p.m. - Demystifying IEC61850

Real World Experience - 1:55 p.m. to 3:25 p.m.
• 1:55 p.m. - Substation Horror Story a Consultant's Perspective
• 2:25 p.m. - Lessons Learned By Analyzing Transmission Faults
• 2:55 p.m. - Analysis of an Autotransformer Restricted Earth-Fault Application

Break-Out Sessions 3:50 p.m.
• Phasor Applications
• Phasor and Phasor Applications on the Entergy System
• Synchrophasor Applications of the National Electric System Operator of Spain
• Commissioning and Testing Relays
• Documenting and Commissioning Programmable Logic in Relays
• Performance Comparison of Test Switches
• Distance Element Challenge
• The Performance of Faulted Phase Selectors Used in Transmission Line Distance Applications
• Distance Element Performance Under Conditions of CT Saturation

Thursday, April 3, 2008

• 8:00 a.m - Announcements

General Session - 8:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• 8:10 a.m. - CT Failure Detection for Differential Protection Applications
• 8:50 a.m. - Automated Event Retrieval Reduces Operating Costs
• 9:30 a.m. - Refreshment Break
• 10:00 a.m. - Controlled Switching of HVAC Circuit Breakers: Application Experiences and Benefits
• 10:40 a.m. - Fast and Secure Numerical Breaker Failure Protection
• 11:20 a.m. - An Automated Fault Location System as a Decision Support Tool for System Operators