Conference Topics

Examples of topics included are:

• System development and operation
• System reliability, security and adequacy
• Power quality
• Static and dynamic component modelling
• Small and large system dynamics
• On-line control, FACTS, Dynamic security assessment.
• Blackout prevention and containment
• Long and short term operation
• Generation scheduling
• Control centre technologies, EMS
• Protection, special schemes and control integration
• Substation automation
• Operation and planning of distribution systems
• Distributed and renewable generation. DMS
• Power system economics, Pricing
• Energy markets and regulation
• Transmission pricing & congestion management
• Asset management techniques and simulation
  

The techniques considered are:

• Modelling and simulation
• Optimization and mathematical programming
• Uncertainty and risk managament
• Control theory
• Software technology
• AI and expert system techniques
• Object oriented systems
• Signal processing
• Communication technology