Dr. Kezunovic and Dr. Popovic gave a tutorial titled Multiple uses of substation IED data for future grid applications at CIGRE Symposium held in Houston, Oct 19-23.

ABSTRACT EXCERPT: “This tutorial provides introduction to modern substation IEDs and covers detailed characteristics of IED data and data collection. The tutorial will discuss the requirements for automated data integration, which is needed as a foundation for future grid applications. The use of integrated substation data will be illustrated with an example of automated data analytics for fault and disturbance event analysis. The discussion will cover the process from the communication of raw substation data, to conversion of data into information, then information to knowledge that can be used to support decision making process. The tutorial will close with business value considerations, important role of standards, and open discussion.”

Kezunoivc, along with his co-authors Sakis Meliopoulos (Georgia Tech), Vaithianathan Venkatasubramanian (Washington State University), and Vijay Vittal (Arizona State University), wrote the book titled “Application of Time-Synchronized Measurements in Power System Transmission Networks.” The focus of the book is an overview of the new most critical power system applications during disturbances: state estimation, voltage stability, oscillation monitoring, transient stability and fault location. The book, which was published by Springer in the Series of Power Electronics and Power Systems, was created through the “Future Grid Initiative” funded by the DOE under a grant to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC).

During May 2014, Dr. Kezunovic gave invited talks at the University of Rome La Sapienza in Italy, University of Split in Croatia, and University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. The title of this IEEE Distinguished Lecture was “Flexible Load: why, when and how.”

The University of Ljubljana in Slovenia (image: Wikipedia)