POWERTECH - Grenoble 2013 - Towards carbon free society through smarter grids

POWERTECH - Grenoble 2013 - Towards carbon free society through smarter grids

Towards carbon free society through smarter grids
Grenoble France, 16-20 June 2013

with the support of :

List of topics

Advanced technologies for SmartGrids

AMM/AMI
Advanced power electronics systems application for power grids – FACTS/DFACT
Superconductor devices
Advanced storage systems and DG technologies
Smart substations, protections
WAMS/WACS

Central generation challenges

Advanced control strategies for large generation power plants
New Hydro generation challenges
Reduced carbon print fossil based generation

Renewable energy and storage for power grids challenges

Grid integration of renewable energies and storage
Ancillary Services providing
Power Electronics based interfacing for DG and storage
HVDC for Large Offshore Wind farms
Demand response, SmartGrids / Smart homes interaction
Feedback on large SmartGrids pilot project

Electric Vehicles (EV) integration challenges

Grid impact of EV
Charging/discharging management
Integration strategies for EV
Business models of EV
EV/Smart homes interaction

Smartgrids and T&D issues

Planning and operation
New grid architectures
Advanced Distribution Automation and Self healing
Diagnosis & Reliability
Power System Stability and Control
Blackout prevention
Lightning and electromagnetic transients

New opportunities in Energy Management

DMS, EMS, distributed intelligence
Energy flow optimisation
Microgrids and virtual power plants
Power quality monitoring and improvement
Diagnosis & Reliability
Embedded special grids

ICT and Power Systems

Data management, Green Data Centers
Cyber security and privacy
Communication networks for power systems
Critical Infrastructure Protection

Innovative modelling and Optimisation tools for Smart Grids

Advanced modelling & optimisation techniques for smart grids networks
Interdependencies modelling
Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems
Planning tools and uncertainty management

Market, regulation and standardisation issues

Market design & integration
Regulation issues
Emerging Standards on SmartGrids
Business models for SmartGrids