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)

Information systems and intelligent smart grid data analytics will have a critical role in managing the massive amount of data becoming available in power system substations. Digital protective relays are multi-functional intelligent electronic devices based on microprocessors, which are being installed in substations throughout the power grid. New digital relays are replacing old-fashioned electro-mechanical or solid-state relays, and besides their protective function, they are coming equipped with monitoring capabilities. These monitoring capabilities are creating potential for better observability of power systems, redundancy in measurements, and improved decision-making process when operating the system. This article discusses the implementation requirements for a fully automated data analytics solution that provides data integration, fault analysis, and visualization based on the event data recorded by digital protective relays.

Two approaches to automated digital relay data analytics

The paper is published in Information Systems Frontiers journal. Please visit SpringerLink to access the full paper.

Recently, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University gave keynote speeches during two prestigious conferences in Europe and Korea. The conferences had large attendance and their main focus was smart grid developments. Kezunovic’s talks were on the data harvesting in smart grids and uses of data for new applications.
EuroCon is sponsored by IEEE Region 8 and ISGC&E by the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers. EuroCon is a multidisciplinary conference with a tradition of gathering experts from all electro-technical areas, electrical, electronics and information technology. For more about EuroCon, visit http://www.eurocon2013.org.
ISGC&E covers a wide range of studies, researches and products of smart grid development and welcomes research articles from researchers and engineers involved in various fields of Smart Grid from all over the world to present the state-of-the-art ideas and technologies. For more on ISGC&E visit http://www.isgce2013.org.

Slides from the most recent speech (click on image to open)