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Wednesday, 7 May 2025
07:00-09:30
(Salon 1-2-3-4-5-6)Session Chair: Murty Yalla, Hubbell

7:45am - Conference Opening - Welcoming Remarks & Conference Awards
Sakis Meliopoulos, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

8:00am - Keynote Speech
Cleveland Fann, VP of Power Delivery, Georgia Power Company

Exploring Ieee Std. C37.120-2021 Guide For Protection System Redundancy For Power System ReliabilityAlla Deronja; Melvin Moncey Joseph; Addis Kifle; Kevin Donahoe; Craig Palmer; Manish Patel; Juan Piñeros; Solveig Ward; Don Ware Investigating A Transmission Line Misoperation Caused By Ibr PenetrationTin Nguyen; BRADY ALEXANDER; Patrick Doss
09:45-12:00
Salon 4-5-6Salon 1-2-3
Session Chair: Ed Chen, Consolidated Edison of New YorkUsing Discrete Wavelet Transform Technique To Investigate High Impedance Fault and Protection Application Strategy At National GridSong Ji; Irene Lu; Cory Carlson; Dean SorensenSystem-Wide Dynamic Protection Settings For Transmission SystemsKevin Judd; Majida Malki; Emmett Carpenter; Sagar Karki; Peter WangChallenges and Solutions For Distance Elements Protecting Transmission Lines With Tapped LoadsYash Shah; Ryan McDaniel; Josh LaBlancNerc Prc-027-1 Compliance and Lessons LearnedGlenn Callaghan; Zach Johnson Session Chair: Michael Perez, POWER Engineers, Inc.Luma Energy Distribution Protection Methods Review For Large Scale Reclosers DeploymentCamille T Ocasio Rodriguez; Howard Self; Vladimir Zarovniaev; Mathias Ng; Ayush Chandel; Julia Wagner; Mayur Baviskar; Jeremis N. Morales Morales; Kyle Whelan; Roozbeh KarandehDe-Energized Lines Can Still Start Fires. Understanding The Risks and The Effects of GroundingRobert James; Scott HayesMethods and Techniques For The Protection of Microgrid SystemsHany Habib; Lionel Brookins; Jacob Midkiff; Ethan Lupinek; Micah TillA New Ground Fault Detection Method In Three-Wire Distribution Systems To Reduce Fire HazardsGandhali Juvekar; Yanfeng Gong; Bill Glennon
13:15-16:50
Salon 4-5-6Salon 1-2-3
Session Chair: Alexandr Stinkskiy, SiemensProtection Schemes For Inverter-Dominated Transmission Systems: First Experiences From Hardware Testbed of Hawai’I IslandSteve Sano; Addison Li; Meredith Chee ; Ulrich Muenz; Alexandr Stinskiy; Abhishek Banerjee; Evandro Oliveira; Tapas Barik; Deepak Ramasubramanian; Evangelos Farantatos ; Shuvangkar DasLine Protection Solutions For Multiple Ibr Interconnections With Unfavorable Conditions In An Incumbent Utility InfrastructureJeremy Blair; Ram Viswanathan; Tu Nguyen; Keith GaffneyCoordination of Voltage Protection Settings Within Inverter-Based ResourceKevin Dowling; Wes Baker; Manish PatelFault Location For Two- and Three-Ended and Mixed Lines Using Synchronized MeasurementsMike Kockott; O.D. Naidu; Neethu George; Sinisa ZubićCircuit Breaker Failure Protection: A Logical Design PathSam HogueA Bus Cleared and A Hidden Breaker Insulation Failure RevealedEmma Clawson; Kevin Damron; Robert Roman Session Chair: Rick Gamble, TVAThe Impact of Iec 61850 On The Digital Transformation of Protection and Control SystemsAlexander ApostolovVirtual 86 Lockout - Considerations and Applications In Digital SubstationsCraig Wester; Wayne HartmannPoint-To-Point-Based Centralized Protection and Control System Design For A Two-Transformer Distribution SubstationArun Shrestha; Stephen B. Ladd; Ethan Haithcox; Taylor I. Raffield; Chris Little; Tasha Asyiqin; Nathan Urquhart; Thomas Senecal; Jackson Fultz; Arunabha ChatterjeeChannel Asymmetry Compensation For Line Current Differential Relays Without External Time SourcesAnirudhh Ravi; Veselin Skendzic; Vinod Yedidi; Balaji Janarthanan; Colby ClarkLessons Learned: Protecting Lines Without Communication-Assisted TrippingStephen Marx; Brianne YoungAn Extra High Voltage Tva Event!Gary Kobet
Thursday, 8 May 2025
08:00-12:10
Salon 4-5-6Salon 1-2-3
Session Chair: Will Beasley, Santee CooperThe Business Case For Iec 61850-Based Digital SubstationsAlexander ApostolovExperience and Challenges In The Practical Implementation of Four Digital Substations In BrazilDenys Lellys ; Pablo Humeres ; Júlio Cesar LimaComparative Performance Analysis of Identical Protection Functions In The Same Ied Fed By Conventional and Process Bus Connected Analog QuantitiesMike Kockott; Galina AntonovaAssessment of Hot and Flaming Particles and Fire Risk From High Current FaultsScott Hayes; Robbie JamesCase Study: A Subtransmission-Level Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (flisr) SchemeKonrad Schmitt; Jeremy Smith; Corey Dean; John Mayer; Jerick Rowell; Trent Bridges; Matthew BultRecloser With Integrated Grounding - Alternative To Direct Transfer Trip For derAadityaa Padmanabhan; Van Holsomback; Tapas Kumar Barik; Richard LaVigne; Gerald J. Warchol; Mamadou DiongVirtualization of Protection Systems In Distribution Substations: Design, Implementation, and Performance TestingNicole Rexwinkel; Farzad Khalilpour; Jesse Silva; Alexandr Stinskiy; Saurabh Talwar; Marcus Stollfuss; Evandro Oliveira Session Chair: Tyler Young, Tampa Electric CompanyComparing Ride-Through Requirements For Inverter-Based Resources In Nerc Reliability Standard Prc-029 and Ieee Std 2800-2022Manish Patel; Wes Baker; Rajat MajumderEducational Insights Into Short-Circuit Calculations: Iterative Methods For Inverter-Based Fault ResponseChris Culpepper; Yazid Alkraimeen; Russell PattersonProtection Strategies For Integrating Battery Energy Storage Systems In Transmission NetworksJohn Town; Mukesk Nagpal; Karl Stefanski; Arun ChandaUnderstanding Dynamic Performance of Power Line Carrier Protection Channels: A Real-World Application of Lossy Modal AnalysisCraig Palmer; E. Louis Seiter; Scott SlaskiA Case Study of A Shunt and Preexisting Series Simultaneous FaultLuke Booth; Eric Johnson; Joe PerigoApplication Strategy of Distance Protections On Transmission Lines With Ibr ConnectionsFenghai Sui; Abu ZahidTeleprotection With Mpls Ethernet Communications - Testing and Experience With Practical InstallationsKawika Lawlor; Eric Udren; Kamal Garg; Dan Dietmeyer; Ken Fodero; Kourosh Allemeh
13:25-17:00
Salon 4-5-6Salon 1-2-3
Session Chair: Russ Patterson, QualusSummary Paper For Ieee C37.109-2023 Guide For Protection of Shunt ReactorsGary KobetA Collection of Bedtime Stories For Protection Engineers - Volume 1Ed Chen; Jianzhuang Huang; Pallavi Kuchikulla; Naresh Malla; Khawla Munawwer; Lizhong Situ; Dan TaftComparative Analysis of Transmission Lines Falling Conductor Protection MethodsCharles Adewole; Carlos Aguilar; Alfredo Marquez; Arturo Torres; Ed Wong; Nagy AbedTransformer Differential Protection RevisitedBogdan Kasztenny; Satish SamineniTransient Induced Loss of Protection During FaultJohn Babu; Paul Melzen; Craig MarienEhv Reactor Protection: A Utility’s PerspectiveMichael Thompson; Steven Mueller Session Chair: Rick Tuck, Dominion EnergyEssentials of Renewable Energy Protection and MonitoringDan RansomUpdating Luma Energy’s Protection Philosophies, Settings Criteria, Short Circuit Modeling, Protection Coordination Practices, and System-Wide Settings DeploymentKevin Judd; Majida Malki; Jinrong Li; Peter WangLeveraging Private Lte Networks For Direct Transfer Trip (dtt) SystemsJason Mills; Brian DobSynchronizing Phasor Measurements Using Symmetrical Impedance Matching For Transmission Line Model ValidationRicardo RangelSetting Load Encroachment and Power Swing Blocking Functions To Comply With Prc-026-1Bharat Vasudevan; Mike KockottShort-Circuit Blackbox Modeling of Inverter-Based Resources: Lessons LearnedDol Kunwar; Mohammad Zadeh; Yuhao Zhou
Friday, 9 May 2025
08:00-09:40
Salon 4-5-6Salon 1-2-3
Session Chair: Yanfeng Gong, Schweitzer Engineering LaboratiriesProtection System Redundancy Criteria For Nerc Tpl-001.5 Footnote 13Scott Hayes; Davis ErwinUseful Applications For Differential Relays With Both Kcl and Atb 87 ElementsJohn Hostetler; Ariana Hargrave; Michael ThompsonAssessing Inverter-Based Resources Modeling Gaps In Commonly Used Short-Circuit ProgramsZheyuan Cheng; Juergen Holbach; Trupal Patel; Matthrew Reno; Christopher Weldy; Thanh Nguyen; Yazid Alkraimeen Session Chair: Alexander Apostolov, Omicron ElectronicsAnalysis of A Transformer Neutral Resistor Damage On An 11kv Bus Fault At National GridYujie-Irene Lu; Song JiField Experience Commissioning Reactor ProjectsKamal Garg; Kawika Lawlor; Bill CookInrush Detection Through Current Wave Shape Analysis – Advanced Transformer Protection For Power Grids With IbrsAlexandr Stinskiy; Sebastian Schneider; Frank Mieske
10:00-12:00
(Salon 1-2-3-4-5-6)Session Chair: David Busot, Sargent & Lundy

10:30am - REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES - Provides forum for short presentations on “real life” experiences.  

Protection Coordination In Ac Microgrid Via Novel Voltage-Supervised Directional Over-Current RelaysAtul Kumar Soni; Abheejeet Mohapatra; Sri Niwas Singh