4:00 to 6:00 PM
"The continued growth and diversity of load and generation sources in the electric power system has created new challenges for next generation protection and control systems. Specifically, System Integrity Protection Schemes – SIPS - require new tools and communication technologies in the area of wide area measurement and control, MicroGrids introduce new control challenges in order to operate and balance the small grids as well as protection challenges when switching from strong sources when grid connected to the weak sources provided by the inverter technology often used by the Distributed Energy Resources. In addition to system operation issues, the utility industry is on the verge of wide-scale adoption of Optical CT/PT technology – enabled by the emergence of Process Bus technology. This presentation will examine the stated challenges and will take a glimpse at the new tools and applications like Synchrophasors, System State Measurement, Wide Area Out of Step, Micro Grid Optimal Dispatch, Tie Line Control, Optical Current Measurements, and Process Bus that are being used to better implement, control and protect the World Wide Grid."
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Mark Adamiak received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and an MSEE degree from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. Mark started his career with American Electric Power (AEP) in the System Protection and Control section where his assignments included R&D in Digital Protection and Control, relay and fault analysis, and system responsibility for Power Line Carrier and Fault Recorders. In 1990, Mark joined General Electric where his activities have ranged from advanced development, product planning, application engineering, and system integration. Mr. Adamiak has been involved in the development of both the UCA and IEC61850 communication protocols, the latter of which is quickly being adopted as the next generation utility communications protocol. He was also the Principle Investigator on the EPRI IntelliGrid Architecture project. Mark is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of HKN, past Chairman of the IEEE Relay Communication Sub Committee, a member of the US team on IEC TC57 Working Group 10 on Utility Communication, the US Regular Member for the CIGRE Protection & Control study committee, a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and a GE Edison award winner for 2008.