EC 1: NETWORK COMPONENTS
Chairman: Vladimir ŠILJKUT, PhD, AD Elektroprivreda Srbije
- Components for advanced power distribution networks and innovations in design
• modern constructions of network components,
• application of new and innovative technical solutions,
• use of new materials for making components,
• improvement of standards, technical regulations, technical and functional specifications for network components. - Components reliability, diagnostics and maintenance strategy
• components reliability, aging models, assessment of condition and lifetime,
• testing, monitoring and diagnostic methods of network components
• network components maintenance practice and strategy,
• life extension, retrofit and improvement of the characteristics of existing components. - Components modeling and application of modern software tools
• modeling of electrical distribution network components,
• digitization and “Digital twins” of network components,
• application of modern software tools for the analysis of electrical distribution network components,
• use of digital tools, Big Data, artificial intelligence and machine learning. - The impact of network components
• impact of network components on the living and working environment,
• limitation of visual and impact of noise and electromagnetic radiation,
• circular economy, eco-design, use of recycled materials, life-cycle analysis of network components,
• management of hazardous substances related to network components.
EC 2: POWER QUALITY IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Chairman: Prof. Vladimir KATIĆ, PhD, Faculty of technical sciences in Novi Sad
- Power quality (PQ) and the impact of the application of new technologies
• voltage and current distortions and disturbances, harmonics, voltage sags, etc.,
• causes, spread, elimination, analyses, experiences, etc.,
• influence of DER, EV, LED, etc.;
• PQ in active networks and microgrids, network support, etc.,
• DC networks and PQ, management of PQ, interaction of large solar and wind power plants, HVDC, FACTS, etc. - Instrumentation and methods for measuring and monitoring PQ parameters from DC to 500 kHz
• diagnostic and measurement methods, procedures, etc.,
• instrumentation, equipment, integration, accuracy, etc.,
• digitalization, standardization of measurement formats,
• processing of measurement results, big data, application of AI, etc. - Domestic and international technical regulations
• standardization procedures, work of standardization commissions, etc.,
• domestic and international standards, state of application,
• current issues of technical regulations and procedures, field experiences,
• immunity and security issues, etc. - Over/under voltages and protection, electromagnetic compatibility, safety, and interference
• causes of over/under voltages,
• protection against overvoltage in distribution networks,
• grounding disturbances and impact on PQ and other related topics,
• low-frequency electromagnetic disturbances,
• the impact of PQ on the lifetime of equipment, etc.
EC 3: PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
Chairman: Dušan Vukotić, M.Sc.E.E., DSO „Elektrodistribucija Srbije“
- OPERATION
· maintenance strategies and condition assessment,
· workforce management tools and techniques to improve operation efficiency,
· data demand, data management and documentation,
· restoration strategies and crisis management,
· occupational safety and health (OSH) activities, when performing work in power facilities. - PROTECTION
· the strategies during replacing SCADA systems, reconstruction of the protections and implementation of the substation automation systems,
· impact of active networks on traditional protection and control systems,
· protection simulation models, tools and new functions,
· testing of protection relays, functions and systems,
· post mortem analyses of faults and fault records. - CONTROL
· the automation of electric distribution networks,
· the coordination between TSO-DSO,
· the usage of energy application within electric utilities,
· implementation of system services at the electrical distribution level,
· voltage control in MV and LV grids. - COMMUNICATION
· the digitization of electric distribution networks,
· the usage of communication systems for protection and network operation,
· security aspects of information access and information exchange,
· interdependency of network control and communication infrastructure,
· centralized management and monitoring of communication networks.
EC 4: DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AND EFFICIENT UTILISATION OF ELECTRICITY
Chairman: ass. prof. Željko POPOVIĆ, PhD, Faculty of technical sciences in Novi Sad
- Integration and managing of distributed energy resources (DER) in distribution networks
· active distribution network management in the presence of DERs,
· development of control algorithms and philosophies,
· hosting capacity analysis in distribution networks,
· micro-grids,
· electrical vehicles and charges. - DER roles in business processes in distribution systems
· coordinating and managing DER and active customer activities across TSO-DSO interface,
· benefits of energy storage and related control approaches,
· active control of DER for whole system optimization, efficiency, and security,
· role of DER in improving resilience of distribution networks,
· demand response. - Efficient usage of electrical energy
· reducing network losses in distribution systems,
· improving the efficiency of distribution systems,
· role of distribution systems in delivering low carbon, sustainable energy supplies,
· load forecast and forecast of production from renewable sources. - Smart metering and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
· usage of smart meter information,
· analytics and AMI case studies,
· cost benefit analysis of AMI systems.
EC 5: PLANNING OF POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Chairman: Aleksandar JANJIĆ, PhD, GOPA – International Energy Consultants GmbH
- Forecasting electricity consumption and production:
· methodologies for production and consumption forecasting,
· forecast of Intermittent Distributed Sources. - Performance of distribution networks:
· comparison of economic and technical performance,
· reliability of the system,
· technical and non-technical losses.,
· increasing resilience to low-probability, high-risk extreme events. - Network structures:
· innovative solutions to enable the energy transition (e.g. integration of RES, electric vehicles, direct current distribution, flexibility),
· active Grids and Smart Grids,
· microgrids and local energy communities. - Planning methods:
· modeling of consumption and production,
· power flows, short-circuit calculation,
· determination of capacity for connection of new sources and consumers.
EC 6: ELECTRICITY MARKET AND DEREGULATION
Chairman: Nenad Katić, PhD, CIRED Liaison Committee of Serbia
- The Electricity Market:
· strategic directions of the further electricity market opening,
· opening of electricity market, experiences, and practice,
· restructuring of electricity sector in the region, practice, and experiences,
· the status of opening of electricity market. - Regulatory models:
· the roles and competencies of Regulators,
· regulatory models and methodologies for energy activities,
· improvements of regulatory models,
· international cooperation and correlation of regulators. - Roles of Market Participants:
· roles of participants in the electricity market,
· transformation of the end-user’s role: from consumer to active customer,
· opportunities for market participants to participate in flexibility markets, redispatching, etc.,
· recommendations for the improvements of regulation. - Distributed Energy Resources in competitive environment of open electricity market:
· the position of distributed energy resources on the electricity market,
· profitability of investments in distributed energy resources,
· opportunities for more intensive integration of distributed energy resources,
· recommendations for the improvements of regulation.