Program Day 1 2018-04-17T15:34:50+00:00

Program Day 1

Program Day 2

9:30 
Start and Registration

10:00  
Opening

Dr. Peter Lürkens
(Scientific Coordinator, FEN Research Campus)

10:10
Opening Address

Univ.-Prof. Dr. ir. Dr. h.c. Rik W. De Doncker (Director of FEN Research Campus)

10:30
Keynote

Dr. Peter Friedrichs
(Senior Director Wide band gap, Infineon Technologies)

11:15
Keynote

Dr. Peter Steimer
(Corporate Research Fellow, ABB Switzerland Ltd.)

12:00
 Lunch Break

You can choose between Session 1 or Session 2.

Session 1: “Grids – Planning, Operation, Protection”

13:30  – 13:40
Opening”
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Albert Moser, Director of IAEW at RWTH Aachen University

13:40 – 14:05
Structural design of MVDC grids considering  power flow control”
M.Sc. Jens Priebe, IAEW at RWTH Aachen University

14:05 – 14:30
Activities of the VDE ETG Task Force – Direct Current in Electrical Energy Distribution Applications”
Dr. Marco Stieneker, PGS at RWTH Aachen University

14:30 – 14:55
Study report on a compact MVDC back-to-back system to couple two 110 kV grids”
Dipl.-Ing. Mark Schocke, Westnetz GmbH

14:55 – 15:10
Discussion, part 1 

Session 2: “Grid Management and Automation”

13:30  – 13:40
Opening”
Univ.-Prof. Antonello Monti Ph.D., Director of ACS at RWTH Aachen University

13:40 – 14:10
Towards a system-level approach for multi-terminal DC grid automation”
Univ.-Prof. Antonello Monti Ph.D., Director of ACS at RWTH Aachen University

14:10 – 14:30
“Innovative instrument transformers for DC power networks and the new product Standards IEC 61869-14 IEC61869-15”

Prof. Lorenzo Peretto, University of Bologna

14:30 – 14:50
“Improving sustainability through DC grid energy storage systems for offshore and marine applications
Stig Settemsdal, Siemens AG

14:50 – 15:10
“Embedded HVDC for stronger and smarter grid”
Dr. Lidong Zhang, ABB Switzerland Ltd.

15:10
Coffee Break 

Session 1: “Grids – Planning, Operation, Protection”

16:00 – 16:25
MVDC Plus and applications”
Dipl.-Ing. German Kuhn, Siemens AG

16:25 – 16:50
On the way to a European HVDC grid”
Dr. Athanasios Krontiris, ABB AG

16:50 – 17:15
Special requirements regarding VSC converters for operation of hybrid AC/DC overhead lines”
Dr. Bartosz Rusek, Amprion GmbH

17:15 – 17:30
Discussion, part 2 

15:10
Coffee Break 

Session 2: “Grid Management and Automation”

16:00  – 16:20
Low-level control strategies for DC and AC/DC grids”
Dr. Jon Andoni Barrena, University of Mondragon

16:20 – 16:40
Power Electronics Power Distribution Systems: Control and Protection”
Prof. Andrea Benigni & Prof. Herbert L. Ginn, University of South Carolina

16:40 – 17:00
Reliability in HVDC systems”
Patrik Lindblad, ENTSO-E

17:00 – 17:30
Discussion

18:30
Evening Event