Preferential Subjects EC 1

EC 1:      NETWORK COMPONENTS
chairman: Vladimir ŠILJKUT, PhD, Electric Power Industry of Serbia

1. Components for smart distribution grids 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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