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T&D Programs

CEATI operates Transmission & Distribution focused programs, covering both overhead and underground systems:

• Station Equipment Asset Management ........................ 2

• Transmission Line Asset Management .......................... 4

• Transmission Overhead Design & Extreme Event

Mitigation ............................................................................ 6

• Grounding & Lightning .................................................... 8

• Transmission Underground Cables ..............................10

• Power System Planning & Operations.........................12

• Infrastructure Protection & Security............................14

• Distribution Line Asset Management..........................16

• Power Quality & Advanced Technologies ...................18

• Smart Grid ........................................................................20

• Protection & Control .......................................................22

• Vegetation Management ...............................................24

• Strategic Asset Management ........................................26

CEATI 2016/2017 1

Station Equipment Asset ManagementThe Station Equipment Asset Management (SEAM) Program addresses best practices and processes regarding the entire life cycle management of station assets including the purchase, design, installation, commissioning, maintenance and operation of the assets, as well as the disposal of retired assets, plans for future changes, and the current industry trends.

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Eileen Duarte, National Grid

Vice-Chairs: Colin Clark, AltalinkDan Littlefield, Avangrid Networks

Technical Advisor

Ken KopechanskiMr. Kopechanski, P. Eng, is a registered

Professional Engineer in Ontario. With over 35

years of experience, he is an expert in the

operation, maintenance, construction,

commissioning, and rehabilitation of generating,

transmission, and distribution facilities.

This multi-phased project provides utilities with a tool for evaluating and ranking the condition of stations in the same format as the equipment health & risk index tools already developed under the SEAM 3055 Report series. Electrical utilities are under increasing pressure from regulators to justify the level and prudency of capital and maintenance expenditures of the electrical system. This report presents a methodology for assessing the overall condition of a station by combining the individual asset’s health index formulations with the evaluation of additional factors such as site selection, environmental conditions, power delivery, safety, and operability. The methodology allows for the prioritization and justification of capital and maintenance spending into a utility’s substations in a way that aligns with their unique objectives and priorities. Included with the report is a tool that automates the analysis.

• Substation Resiliency Assessment, Design Improvement Considerations, and Restoration Planning for Non-Utility Triggered Events

• SF6 Leakage Management

• NERC PRC-005 Best Practices for Accomplishing Requirements

• Translating the Health Index into Probability of Failure

• State-of-Art Review of Polymer Products Used in Substations

• Assessment of End-of-Useful-Life Criteria for Substation Secondary Equipment

• Station Equipment: Maintenance Triggers

2016 Portfolio Highlights "A place for large and small utilities to

discuss and work on common

problems and learn from all."

- Rodney Pickett, Avista Utilities

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Development of a Health and Risk Index Tool for a Station

• Substation of the Future: Technologies

and Innovations

• Maintenance Practices

• Condition Assessment

• Strategic Management & Business

Intelligence

• Procurement & Installation

Focus Areas

2015 Life Cycle Management of Stations Meetings & Events

Utilities shall gain a better understanding of the possible reasons and causes for the many substation equipment breakdowns and failures. With the accumulated information from the equipment manufacturers and monitoring equipment suppliers, this report will serve as a reference document to assist utilities in the selection and application of online monitoring equipment.

This project provides a reference document to assist utilities in translating/transforming an Asset Health Index into an Asset Probability of Failure, as well as to identify challenges and pitfalls, and to underscore common/good practices.

• Guide to Risk Management for Station Equipment & Apparatus• Evaluating the Advanced Substation Monitoring Capabilities of Digital Fault Relays, Fault Recorders, Power Quality Monitors, and PMU Equipment • Settings Application Guide for Different Types of Monitors• Best Practices in Station Equipment Commission Testing• Guide to Developing Utility Asset Management Plans for Each Asset• Understanding the Key Factors, Weightings & Prioritization Factors of Health Indices• Systematic Approach to Evaluate and Compare Asset Renewal and Capacity Upgrade Projects• Enhanced Diagnostics and Condition Assessment of LTCs

SEAM2017 Collaborative Projects

Building on the success of the 2016 conference, SEAM participants will further explore areas of innovation in topics related to the development of future stations and ongoing maintenance.

Technological developments in information technology, automation, and design improvements raise exciting possibilities and opportunities for a reconfigured electrical grid. They enable more effective monitoring and maintenance techniques, while ensuring the reliability of supply, sustainability of operations, and affordability of electric service for customers.

As the planning horizon for utilities tends to be very long, there is a need to recognize future trends and needs while planning for replacement and upgrades of existing assets, as well as new substations.

2017 Industry Conference - Innovations in Developing Stations of the Future

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/SEAM

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Online Monitoring Equipment For Substation Apparatus: State of the Art Review

Translating the Health Index into Probability of Failure

Spring 2017 Industry Event - Stations

March 7 - 8, 2017 • Indian Wells, CA, USA

Innovation Supporting Development of Stations of the Future

The Transmission Line Asset Management Program (TLAM) brings together transmission system operators to exchange information on asset management practices and techniques and to facilitate research that will optimize the management of overhead transmission line assets. Key focus areas of the group include asset life extension in order to defer the need for major capital expenditures, the refinement and development of prudent and effective asset management practices, and the maintenance techniques needed to reduce life cycle cost and to maintain performance of the transmission lines system.

Transmission Line Asset Management

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Mike Zaichkowsky, Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro

Vice-Chair: Dan Chapoton, Duke Energy

Technical Advisor

George JuhnMr. Juhn is a professional engineer with 28 years of

experience in the electrical utility industry, most of which

was spent at Ontario Hydro / Hydro One. His areas of

expertise include maintenance planning, field operations,

transmission and distribution asset management, line design, rate

applications, and regulatory proceedings.

• American Electric Power’s BOLD Structure Design• Financial Analysis of Moving from Wood to Steel Transmission Poles• Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation of Corrosion in Weathering Steel Transmission Line Poles• Standard Series Steel Poles - Design, Application, and Experiences at Duke Energy• Using Induction Heating to Improve the Fabrication of Transmission Structures• Recent Tubular Steel Pole Failure Caused by a Combination of Manufacturing Errors and Installation Errors in the Field• Design of Fibre Reinforced Polymers for BC Hydro Structures• BPA’s Experience in Designing Steel Tubular Pole Structures

2016 Steel Tubular Pole Structures Workshop

Presentation Highlights

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• Transmission Line Defect Rating Criteria and Methods• Inspection Methods (Visual) for Transmission Line Assets/Components with an Emphasis on Collecting Complete and Accurate Data• Application of Inspection Data to Establish the Appropriate Inspection Cycles for Transmission Lines• Methods to Assess the Condition of Stockbridge and Spacer Dampers and Identify Installations with Reduced Damper Life Expectancy• New Below Ground Coatings for Direct Embedded Steel Pole Transmission Line Structures and Assessment of Existing Coatings & Methods of Repair

Formulating Health and Condition Indices for Transmission LinesThis project provides a road map for the derivation of health indices and condition indices for transmission line components, as well as higher-level assets, such as a line or various segments of the lines’ system. The project details the framework and work needed to produce a utility standard practice.

2016 Highlight Projects

2016 Initiated Projects

Below Ground Coatings for Direct Embedded Steel Pole Transmission Line Structures This project identifies and compares the performance of current coating systems on buried steel structures and determines high-level repair options for restoring corrosion protection where these coatings have failed.

CEATI’s two overhead transmission programs hosted a joint workshop on the topic of Steel Tubular Pole

Structures: Issues of Design, Inspection,

Maintenance, & Comparison to Other Pole Materials. The workshop improved members’ understanding of the issues and challenges that the utility industry faces in designing, inspecting, and maintaining overhead lines constructed with steel poles. Presentation highlights include:

Transmission Conference Best Practices for EHV Line Design & Asset Management

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• Transmission Line Life Cycle Investment

Planning

• Inspection and Maintenance Techniques

• Maintenance and Assessment of Transmission

Line Components

• Information Management

• Guides and Technical Supplements

Focus Areas

This project shall provide a list of data and information that includes facility and component information, condition data to be collected, and other information needed to manage transmission lines by highlighting the importance of the data/information. This will allow utilities to assess their practices and to make adjustments that were deemed beneficial. This project will also provide utilities with a framework for further refinement.

• Condition Assessment of Transmission Line Concrete Foundations• Guidelines for Managing Transmission Line Clearances• Guidelines for Transmission Line Pole and Tower Steel Capacity based on Corrosion Degradation • Information Required to Manage the Life Cycle of Transmission Line Assets/Components• Standardization of OHTL Inspection Data Collection (Mobile Applications) - PHASE 1• Business Case for Transmission Line Asset Management• Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Transmission Line Sustaining Work• Effective Work Prioritization Practices for Electrical Transmission Sustaining Investments• State of the Art Transmission Line Live Line Maintenance and Techniques to be Considered for Locations with Restricted Clearances and for Major Rebuilds• Application Guide for Externally Gapped Arresters Applied to Distribution and Transmission Lines

TLAM2017 Project Program

CEATI 2016/2017 5For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/TLAM

Engineers go to great lengths to ensure transmission and distribution facilities are designed to current standards and are able to meet reliability and safety expectations. However, once installed, there are only a limited number of guides and standards available to manage the in-service condition and performance of these critical facilities. The conference will thus provide insight on how utilities and the industry are managing the condition of T&D lines. The strategies to be discussed will include health indexing, risk assessment practices, work prioritization, condition assessment practices, new technologies, and data requirements.

2017 Highlight Projects

Information Required to Manage the Life Cycle of Transmission Line Assets/Components

Guidelines for Managing Transmission Line Clearances

This project’s intent is to create an industry best practices guide and a decision tree by identifying practical solutions for maintaining transmission line clearances that improve safety, reliability, and compliance while reducing the total cost of transmission operations. Particular attention will be paid to the use and benefit of remote sensing, as it applies to achieving these objectives.

Upcoming 2017 Event

• Asset Management and the Importance of Managing Condition• Condition Based Maintenance Strategies for T&D Lines, Highlighting the Benefits, Costs, and Risks• How to Develop Health Indices & Assess the Likelihood of Failure• Work Prioritization, Diagnostics, Risk Analysis, and Degradation Curves including a Deep Dive into Health Indices• Condition Assessment for Various Components including Techniques and Technologies• The Full Process Cycle from Data Collection to Use and the Creation of Gap Fillers for Failure Curve Models• New Technologies and Industry Trends

T&D Conference

November 14-15, 2017 • Tampa, FL

2nd Annual Smart Grid Conference: A Platform for Customers, Services, and Things

Asset Management: Condition Based Maintenance Strategies for Transmission & Distribution Lines

This program provides a venue for the development and exchange of strategies to deal with overhead transmission line design issues and to mitigate the impact of extreme events, estbalish benchmarks to increase utilization of existing lines, as well as for designing new lines, address corrosion of transmission components, develop containment strategy against line cascade, and develop technologies to reduce lifecycle costs.

The primary objective of this project is to review the current knowledge of best practices in designing EHV overhead lines. Phase 1 addresses the Electrical aspects while Phase 2 focuses on the Mechanical aspects of EHV line design.

Transmission Overhead Design

2016 Executive Committee

Chair:

Brian Townsend, AltaLink

Vice-Chair: Prasad Yenumula, Duke Energy

Technical Advisor

Asim HaldarDr. Haldar received his Master’s and Ph.D. in Engineering

from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has

published over 50 papers and reports on line design and

asset management areas, including conductor dynamics,

reliability-based optimization, cascade prevention, and

condition-based asset management.

• Guidelines for Compact Line Design• Guidelines for Assessment of Existing Foundations • Residual Life of Polymeric Insulators • Dynamic Loads on Lines Due to Ice Shedding • Impact of Climate on Overhead Line Design • Below Ground Coatings for Buried Steel on Transmission Line Structures, Assessment of Existing Coatings and Methods of Repair • Best Practices Guide for EHV AC Transmission Lines over 230 kV up to and including 765 KV

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Best Practices Guide for EHV AC Transmission Lines (230 kV - 765 kV)

2016 Initiated Projects

2016 Highlight Projects

Impact of Climatological Influences onOverhead Line DesignKjeller Vindteknikk is working to prepare a state of the art report for assessing the impact of climatological influences and how this will affect not only the climatological loads on overhead lines and its long term predictability but its impact on overall line design issues such as design of structures, towers.

Below Ground Coatings for Direct EmbeddedSteel Pole Transmission Line Structures Matco and Matergenics will identify and compare the performance of current coating systems on buried steel structures and determine high-level repair options for restoring corrosion protection where these coatings have failed. The report will assess available testing methods and review other coating options available.

2016 Events

Conference Sessions:

• Electric and Magnetic Fields, Noise and Interference Issues in EHV Line Design – Gaps and Challenges• Insulation Coordination in EHV Line Design• Lightning Issues, Design Challenges and Mitigations• Application of Non-Destructive Evaluation, Robotics and UAS in EHV Line Inspections and Component Evaluation• Optimization of the Conductor Selection Process – Issues and Challenges• Management of EHV Line Assets• Mechanical Design of EHV Lines - Issues and Challenges• Advances in HVDC Technologies

This Conference provided the industry with state-of-the-art information on the best practices for designing, constructing, and maintaining EHV transmission lines through eight featured sessions led by the experts and authors of CEATI’s report entitled, “Best Practices Guide for the Design of 230kV to 765kV Overhead Transmission Lines.” The Breakout Sessions provided attendees with an excellent platform to exchange information on new initiatives and recent technological advancements.

Transmission Conference: Best Practices inEHV Line Design and Asset Management

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• Design philosophies to minimize damage

to transmission lines subjected to extreme

events and reduce the required

restoration efforts

• Maximizing Availability/Utilization of

Existing Transmission Lines

• Investigation of New Technologies:

- Sensors to monitor real time asset

conditions

- High-temperature low sag conductors

and new conductor materials

- Composite materials for structures

- Coatings for mitigation of icing and

other de-icing / anti-icing

technologies

• Development of New Transmission Lines -

Constraints (Environmental, Visual,

Structural, etc.)

• Understanding Resiliency Issues and its

Impact on Line Design

Focus Areas• Understanding and Development of a Database for Line Failures • Guidelines for Optical Ground Wire Technology • Innovative New Structures (Visually Pleasing Structures) for Better Public Acceptance • Review of Sensor Technologies in Monitoring Foundation Movements, Vibration Detection, Insulator Leakage, and Ampacity • Guidelines for Managing Transmission Line Clearances• State of the Art & Best Practices with Regards to Foundations • Best Practices Guide for Design of EHV AC Transmission Lines – Mechanical Issues

TODEM2017 Project Program

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For more information on the program and upcoming events, please visit www.ceati.com/TODEM

This workshop will provide a better understanding on where the “National Resilience” effort is heading and the impact it will have on the electric power industry. The workshop will identify key issues and challenges as well as opportunities in grid resiliency area and help to establish recovery goals for powerline system and mitigation techniques with particular reference to planning and design criteria as it relate to gaps in the knowledge of understanding grid resiliency.

2017 Highlight Projects

The project shall create an industry best practices guide and a decision tree by identifying practical solutions for maintaining transmission line clearances that improve safety, reliability, and compliance while reducing the total cost of transmission operations. Particular attention will be paid to the use and benefit of remote sensing as it applies to achieving these objectives.

Guidelines for Managing Transmission LineClearances

State of the Art & Best Practices with Regardsto Foundations This two-part report first focuses on assessing the risks of transmission line foundations located on ground with a significant slope. The second part focuses on small, rapid installation foundations typically utilized in addition to routine anchor foundations used with guyed structures for supporting transmission line structures in challenging environments.

Innovative New Structures for Better PublicAcceptance

This project shall provide a state-of-the-art report on the use of innovative transmission structures in overhead line design that are more compact, visually acceptable, and have a reduced environmental impact. The report will also include guidelines with respect to cost and benefit of using such innovative aesthetic structures versus conventional structures that are commonly used in the industry.

Upcoming 2017 Event

Resiliency Issues in Overhead Line

Planning and Design

October 18, 2017 in Portland, OR

• Guide for Condition Assessment of Lightning Arresters Installed on Transmission Lines• Grounding Testing Techniques & Troubleshooting• Applying Temporary Grounds for Trip Grounding• Personal Protective Grounding – Applicable Industry Standards• Stray Voltage on the Distribution System• Best Practices in Rehabilitating Deficient Grounding Grid Performance• AC Interference Corrosion and DC Stray Current Corrosion• Gas Pipelines & High Voltage Lines in Shared Corridors - BC Hydro & Fortis BC Experience• Eight Year Experience to Reduce Copper Theft in Transmission Line Grounding Systems in Mexico

Grounding & LightningThe Grounding and Lightning (GLIG) program takes a broad spectrum view, providing clarity and understanding to grounding and lightning related topics. It helps move information from one technical area to another through peer-to-peer guidance, define the direction for future research, and can act as a networking opportunity.

2016 Executive Committee Technical Advisor

Chair:

Bryan Beske, American Transmission Company

Vice Chair:

Aram Khalil-Pour, FortisBC

John Williamson

2016 Highlight Projects

Mr. Williamson is a professional engineer with

36 years of experience in the electrical utility

industry with New Brunswick Power.

He specializes in lightning protection and grounding system

design.

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The 8th Annual Grounding and Lightning

Conference brought together leading subject matter experts from around the world, while providing an exceptional opportunity for networking with consultants, manufacturers, and representatives from electric utilities. Conference highlights include:

2016 Grounding & Lightning Conference

Personal Protection Grounding Reference Guide

A comprehensive PPG reference guide was developed using information gathered from numerous reference documents. The guide was enhanced by adding information obtained through questionnaires, discussions with utilities and technical experts, and pertinent literature. The Reference Guide addresses practical issues related to the use and application of PPG.

Investigation of Effective Ground Impedance Measurement to Mitigate Distribution System Operating Parameters

This report investigates the measurement of an “effective ground impedance” and its relation to mitigating operational issues on the multi-grounded neutral of an electrical distribution system.

Ensuring the Integrity of Working Ground Connection Points in Stations

Temporary protective grounding is crucial for ensuring the safety of workers, the public, and the protection of power system equipment. The proper connection of the working grounds to the buried ground grid conductors is essential for safe working conditions in a substation. This report summarizes the key findings of technical standards and reports, as well as industrial experiences on temporary protective grounding, compatibility between attachment points and clamps, and worker exposure voltage calculation methods. The study proposes maintenance and testing practices for attachment points and temporary protective grounds to ensure the integrity of working ground attachment points in stations.

• Guide & Method to Determine Utility Contributions to Stray Voltages

• Improvements to Fall of Potential Testing

• Contribution of Overhead Ground Wires to Substation GPR Reduction

• Step and Touch Coordination During Substation Expansion

• Placement and Inspection of Working Grounds

• Gradient Control Around Bucket Trucks and Line Stringing Vehicles

• Application Guide for Externally Gapped Line Arresters Applied to Distribution and Transmission Lines

2017 Projects Under Consideration

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/GLIG

Grounding and lightning issues continue to be an important area of development for the industry. New and better ways to design, construct, and test grounding and lightning systems are progressing in order to meet higher standards and changing industry demands. This conference is an open forum for information exchange, technical presentations, and training. It will focus on eight overarching themes that will discuss ideas and experiences for the benefit of the participants and the industry as a whole.

2017 Highlight Projects2017 Upcoming Event

Themes:

• Personal Protective Grounding• Distribution System Grounding• Transmission System Grounding• Lightning Protection & Performance• Substation Grounding• Pipelines and T&D Lines• Copper Theft• Power and Control Cable Grounding

The goal is to investigate the proximity correction method for measuring station ground impedance and to compare its efficiency and accuracy relative to the existing method proposed by IEEE STD 81. This review of methods for measuring station ground impedance will be relevant to generating stations, HV transformer stations, distribution stations, and distributed grounding system that have solar or wind power developments.

Improvements to Fall of Potential Ground Testing

Utilities need simple, quantitative tools to calculate the stresses seen by working grounds and by staff when X/R ratios differ from rated values, particularly when applied away from stations along lines and when orientations relative to source conductors differ from pictures in the standards. Additionally, utilities need tools to review ancillary topics such as capacitively and magnetically coupled voltages and currents that affect voltage testing and arcing when installing and removing working grounds. Tools to calculate step and touch voltages and currents when working around vehicles may also prove useful to utilities.

Rating and Placement of Working Grounds

• Grounding & Lighting Systems:

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- Construction

- Testing

- Maintenance

- New Technologies

• Personal Protective Grounding

• Distribution and Transmission system grounding

• Pipeline Mitigation in Proximity to Electric Supply Line Structures

• Copper Theft from grounding systems

Focus Areas

9th Annual Grounding & Lightning Conference

October 3-4, 2017 • San Antonio, Texas

GLIG

Transmission Underground CablesThe Transmission Underground Cables Program provides a forum for the exchange of infor-mation on cable asset management. It also helps establish techniques and tools for improv-ing installation, maintenance, and replacement procedures for fluid-filled and XLPE High Voltage underground cable systems.

2016 Executive CommitteeChair: Frank Frentzas, Exelon

Vice-Chairs: Ron Knapwurst, American Transmission CompanyRay Markunas, Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Technical Advisor

• Strategies for Asset Management and

Condition Assessment

• Preventative and Corrective Maintenance

• Replacement Programs

• Assessment of Available Technologies and

Practices for Circuit Rating and Condition

Monitoring Systems

• Design & Construction of HV Underground

Cable Systems

• Means of Minimizing Environmental

Impacts

• Worker Safety and Working in Proximity to

Foreign Utilities

• QA/QC – Factory Production, Inspection,

and Test Plans for Cable Systems

• Training - Knowledge Transfer Techniques

Topics & Issues at a Glance

Cable Health Index

• Transmission Cable Reference Manual - Chapter on Installation & Inspection: - Project Planning (General Management Contract Issues) - Civil Work Requirements for New Cable Installations - HPFF Work Requirements - Work Requirements for Single Conductor Cable Installations - Quality Control• Submarine Cable Operations and Maintenance Guidelines• An Assessment of Various Underground Cable Diagnostic Techniques• Transmission Spare Cable Strategy: A Laboratory Assessment of Aged Cables taken from Spare Cables Stored on Cable Reels• HPFF Joint Casings Corrosion Protection Aging Tests

Transmission cables are the main arteries of an electrical power system and are critical to the operation of the network. Economic pressures are forcing utilities to utilize many of their assets to their maximum load ratings, so that equipment is operating at or near their maximum operating stresses. Many systems are also approaching

their end of life or are beginning to show signs of aging and deterioration. Utilities would benefit from knowing which cables are more aged than others and which cable circuits are most at risk.

The asset health index addresses this issue. Factors known to influence the performance of a cable circuit are considered and an overall rating of the circuit is determined. Each cable circuit is graded on a scale of 0 to 10 for every influencing factor (IF). A weighting factor (WF) compares the relative importance of the influencing factors.

2016 Portfolio Highlights

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Steve HaddockMr. Haddock is a utility expert with over 34 years of

experience in maintaining & managing transmission

lines and cables equipment. He brings a blend of

knowledge from field applications to senior level

management positions within the electrical utility environment.

• HPFF to XLPE Transition Splices – Insuring Quality Control in the Absence of Standards

• Maintenance Practices for XLPE Cables – Surge Voltage Limiters

• Real-Time Systems and Data Management

• Cathodic Protection Systems

• Spare Cables Inventory/Strategy

• Guide to Advanced Diagnostic Test Techniques

• Cable Health Index Software Update

• A Guide for the Selection for XLPE Cable Systems – Advantages/Disadvantages of Unique Design Features

TUCIG2017 Collaborative Projects

“CEATI has been a great place for me to learn about other utility practices and challenges and compare them versus my own. The teamwork that goes into problem solving has been of immense benefit to me and my company.” -Jeffrey Liles, Florida Power & Light

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This is an inter-utility collaborative effort to compile existing information on practices and procedures related to underground transmission cable systems. This Manual provides a reference to both young and experienced engineers as it synthesizes specifications and procedures from numerous utilities.

Areas of focus include design and installation of transmission cable systems. Volume 1 has been completed and covers preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnostic tests, and assessments. A second volume, covering inspection-related topics, is now underway.

The chapter on the installation of transmission cables is currently being developed. The chapters on design and construction will be developed shortly as a separate project. The objective of this project is to gather, sort, synthesize, and edit information provided by various utilities into a cohesive manual on transmission cable maintenance practices and procedures.

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/TUCIG

Transmission Cable Reference Manual

Requests for Information (RFIs)

The TUCIG is known for its collaborative spirit and quick response time to other participants on Requests for Information (RFIs). TUCIG participants have recently provided peer-to-peer feedback on:

• XLPE Specifications

• HPGF Leaks

• Splices and Fluid Piping

• Submarine Cables

• XLPE Cable Testing

• Degassing Requirements for Cables

• SF6 Terminations – Voltage Classes and Requirements

• Current Practices In Developing Circuit Ratings

Power System Planning & OperationsThe Power System Planning & Operations (PSPO) program’s strategic direction is to enable the use of new and innovative technologies, including FACTS and HVDC, to enhance both existing and new transmission facilities while maintaining a high level of reliability. This includes exploring and developing tools and techniques for planning and operating transmission systems in a reliable, secure, and cost-effective manner.

Technical Advisor

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John SabistonMr. Sabiston (BSc., P.Eng.) is an electrical engineer with 35

years of power utility experience. He specializes in

transmission system planning and participated on the

Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) for 25

years.

Fault Current Management at the Medium Voltage Level

This project developed a catalogue of fault mitigation techniques that are available at the medium voltage level (e.g. between 15 kV and 50 kV). The relative cost, effectiveness, and drawbacks of the various techniques are discussed in the report.

PMUs - New Applications and Disturbance Monitoring

This project generated a repository of currently deployed PMU-based applications and summarized their purpose, capabilities, grade (e.g. research, commercial), and whether they have been commercialized (i.e. readiness level). This effort benefits both planners and operators in understanding applications’ capabilities as well as which applications have already been developed and which are still in the pipeline.

Transmission Planning with FACTS Devices & Emerging Technologies

This project provides a coherent overview of various FACTS devices that use new or emerging technologies. The project summarizes capabilities, performance characteristics, application guidelines, and current utility practices of each FACTS device. The final report shall provide utilities with a clear and concise understanding of different FACTS devices’ performance and capabilities.

Predicting the Amount of Voltage Sensi-tive Load Lost during Contingencies – Phase I: Problem Characterization

This project provides an increased understanding of the mechanisms that result in voltage sensitive load loss, as well as how to predict the amount of voltage sensitive load and its location during a disturbance. This project also examines other impacts of this unintended load loss and will enable subsequent studies to explore options to minimize load loss.

2016 Event Highlight

In order to increase efficiency, reduce cost, and minimize resistance losses over long distances, utilities have a vested interest in exploring High-Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) options and in building Extra High Voltage Alternating Current (EHV AC) transmission lines to deliver power economically from remote, resource-rich locations to the cities where the majority of people work and live.

2016 Portfolio Highlights

• System Adequacy, Reliability, Grid

Capacity, and Security

• Making Best Use of Emerging and

Innovative Technologies within the Realm

of PMUs, FACTS, and HVDC

• Advances in Simulation and Modelling

Tools and Techniques

• Planning and Operations Practices in

Today’s Regulatory and Market

Environment

• Planning and Operations for Power

Systems with Increasing Amounts of

Renewable Generation

Focus Areas

Transmission Conference Best Practices for EHV Line Design & Asset Management

See Page 6 for details »

Commissioning and Maintenance Best Practices Guide for HVDC Lines and Converter Equipment

• Planning and Operation of Power Systems with Large Percentages of Renewable Energy Resources

• Maximizing Transmission Capabilities of Existing Rights of Way

• Technology Review: Dynamic Loading of Power Lines to Increase Transmission Network Capacity

PSPO

Project Updates

This project will generate a best practices guide to be used by utility personnel associated with the commissioning and maintenance of HVDC lines and converter equipment. The ultimate goal of the project is to improve utility personnel’s ability to install, own, operate, and maintain equipment associated with an HVDC system. The guide will assist with knowledge transfer when new personnel are assigned to HVDC operation and maintenance activities.

For more information on the program please visit www.ceati.com/PSPO

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This project shall identify the major impacts on transmission grid operations when integrating DER resources. This project will increase transmission utilities’ and ISOs’ understanding of the issues and solutions needed for integrating DER into their grid operations.

2017 Collaborative Projects

Impact on Transmission Operation and Reliability when Integrating DER

Upcoming 2017 Event

The PSPO and Transmission Overhead Design & Extreme Event Mitigations (TODEM) Programs will host a joint workshop on the topic of Resilience of Overhead Transmission Lines. It will take place in October 2017 in Portland, OR.

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Working Group

PSPO launched a new focus group in 2015 to address HVDC technological advancements. Future topics for the group will be developed by its participating members.

Discussion Points:

• Long distance transmission

• Underwater cable crossings

• Asynchronous connections

• Point-to-point transmission bypassing a congested flow gates

• Fault current mitigation while increasing transmission capacity

• Integration of renewable generation (e.g. off-shore windfarms, collector systems)

• Converters for renewable generation (e.g. PV systems, Type 3 & 4 converters for wind farms)• Reduced losses compared to a similarly sized AC transmission system (reduced corona losses, no skin effect)• Controllability of flows across interconnections or flow gates• Interactions between HVDC converter stations and windfarms such as SSVI• Improving Reliability of HVDC to Withstand Faults and Events

Resiliency Issues in Overhead Line

Planning and Design

October 18, 2017 in Portland, OR

Infrastructure Protection & SecurityThe Infrastructure Protection & Security (IPSIG) program is an international technical forum for utility engineers, operators, and both physical and cyber security experts in thefields of Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.

This program facilitates the sharing of experiences among utilities and develops solutionsto better secure utility assets from physical and cyber threats, while also filling a niche area that helps cyber security specialists understand physical security concerns and remedies and vice-versa.

Cyber Security: Program activities aim to evaluate cybersecurity standards and frameworks for communication and control networks, risk management, and regulatory compliance.Physical Security: Program activities aim to enhance the design and functioning of security operations for dams and powerhouses, substations, transmission/distribution assets, and RoWs.

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Joey St-Jacques, Hydro Ottawa Limited

Vice-Chairs:

Devon Streed, PacifiCorpDarin Olton, Pacific Gas & Electric

• Physical Security Maturity Matrix• Evaluation of Physical Security Mitigation Techniques • Security Wireless Communications in the Electric Utility Industry• Security of Right of Ways and Linear Assets• Security System Design and Engineering Specification Templates for Electrical Utility Use• Assessing Transmission Station Security Threats & Risk• Securing the Perimeter of Electrical Transmission Stations• Assessment of Electric Utility Facility Access Control

The electrical utility industry has recognized that physical and cyber security play an important role in the management and operations of the electricity industry. Increasing number and severity of both physical and cyber intrusions into all types of organizations demonstrate the need for electric utilities and related companies to continually evaluate and improve on their security programs and procedures.

The Physical Security Maturity Matrix identifies the key attributes that should be contained with an effective physical security program for electric utilities. The matrix aims to help electricity organizations benchmark their security programs against others in the industry in order to assess the relative effectiveness of these programs and to justify enhancements. Alternatively, utilities can self-evaluate in order to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.

Technical Advisors

Paul StanleyMr. Stanley is an expert in international security

methods with over two decades of experience. He is a

former British police officer specializing in domestic

and international counter terrorism.

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Don BurlackMr. Burlack (CISSP, CISM) has 37+ years of experience,

with almost 30 of those directed towards computer

science and information systems security.

Physical Security Maturity Matrix

IPSIG2017 Topics Under Consideration

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• Key Management

• Building Business Cases for Security Funding for Electric Utilities

• Safety of Utility Staff when Faced with Security Threats

• Theft of Fuel

• Dashboard Initiative

• Meeting NERC CIP Standards Compliance within the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

• USACE Audit Experiences (from both a FISMA cyber security audit perspective as well as NERC-CIP audit perspective)

• Demo of the Norse Attack Software

• What the Future Holds in terms of Attack Threats, such as the Use of Drones, Multiple Substation Physical Attacks specifically coordinated to Collapse the Grid (focused brainstorming session)

• New Technology for Intrusion Detection

• How “Open” is Open Architecture?

• Breech of Security Reporting (real-time incident reporting)

• Integration of Multiple Security Technologies

• Product Vulnerabilities in IC and SCADA Environments

• Balancing Cyber Security Risks and Solutions within IT and OT Environments

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/IPSIG

The IPSIG is known for its collaborative spirit and quick response time to other participants on Requests for Information (RFIs). IPSIG participants have recently provided peer-to-peer feedback on:

• Role of Security Departments during Natural Disaster

• Security Management Systems

• Integration of Multiple Security Technologies

• Pre-Employment Drug Testing

• Crisis Management / ICS Consulting Firm assistance

• Pre-Employment Criminal Records Check

• Communications Security

• NERC CIP Standards Compliance

• Malware Threats

• Cyber & IT Security Governance

• SCADA Vulnerability

• Securing 3rd Party Breaches

• Real Time Applications, Monitoring &

Control

• Security Technology: Access Control, Video

Surveillance, Power Theft, and Copper

Theft

• Security Risk Assessments & Mitigation

Plans

• NERC Audit Experiences

• Road Mapping

• Security Metrics & Benchmarking

Topics & Issues at a Glance

Requests for Information (RFIs)

The Distribution Line Asset Management (DLAM) Program focuses on the coordination of utility activities to realize assets’ value by balancing costs, opportunities, and risks against the assets’ desired performance to achieve both short- and long-term organizational goals. The mission of the DLAM group is to share current practices and processes regarding the management of distribution assets including planning, purchasing, installing, commissioning, operating, maintaining, and the disposal of assets.

Distribution Line Asset Management

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Dan Mastrocola, Hydro Quebec

Vice-Chairs:

Robert Harris, National Rural Electric Co-op AssociationMehrnoosh Janbakhsh, Saskatoon Light & Power

2016 Portfolio Highlights

• System-wide Reliability Forecast Model• Mitigation of Negative Impacts of Solar & Wind DG Connections in Distribution Systems• The Best Poles for Distribution Systems• Practical Roll-Out of Feeder Automation on the Distribution System• Potential Future Operating and Business Models for Distribution Utilities• Animal Control Interactive Collaboration • Degradation Curves for Distribution Assets

Technical Advisor

Eric ValoisMr. Valois has close to 40 years of experience in the

electrical utility industry. Holding leadership positions

at BC Hydro and various utilities in southwestern

Ontario during the last 20 years, he has gained direct

experience in the planning, design, construction, operation, and

maintenance of T&D systems.

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Mitigation of Negative Impacts of Solar & Wind DG Connections in Distribution Systems

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This project brings a clear understanding for utilities, PV, and wind plant owners as well as system operators about the various negative impacts of DG integration in their distribution grids. The utilities obtain a comprehensive understanding of the mitigation techniques to be adopted in order to alleviate the adverse DG integration impacts in their systems.

Best Poles for Distribution Systems

This project compares the characteristics and total ownership costs of various commercially available poles used in North American and European distribution systems. The total lifecycle cost is calculated by an algorithm that simulates the life of a pole over a 100-year period. The simulation includes initial costs, ongoing inspection costs, and potential costs due to planned and unplanned replacements.

• Improving Reliability of Distribution Equipment & Systems

- Design

- Distribution Emergency Management and Restoration of Assets to Service

• Maintenance & Assessment of Distribution Assets

- Improving Safety of the Distribution System

- Environmental Sustainability

• Technology & Equipment Impacting the Grid

- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (Smart Meters)

• Information Management

Focus Areas

DLAM2017 Collaborative Projects

• Translating the Health Index into Probability of Failure for Distribution Assets• Application Guide and Hands-On Demonstration Workshop for Testing Based Condition Assessment of Medium Voltage Distribution Cables• Inspection Techniques for In-Service Indoor & Outdoor Distribution Terminations• Asset Management Practices for Distribution Utilities• Big Data Analytics• Effective Data Model for Distribution Asset Management• Grid Modernization Snapshot• Distribution System Health Indices: A Simplified Methodology

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/DLAM

2017 T&D Asset Management Conference: Condition-Based Maintenance Strategies for Transmission & Distribution Lines

Engineers go to great lengths to ensure transmission and distribution facilities are designed to current standards and meet reliability and safety expectations. However, once installed, there are only a limited number of guides and standards available to manage the in-service condition and performance of these critical facilities. This conference will provide insight on how utilities and the industry are managing the condition of T&D lines. The strategies to be discussed will include health indexing, risk assessment practices, work prioritization, condition assessment practices, new technologies, and data requirements. Conference sessions include:

• Asset Management and the Importance of Managing Condition• Condition Based Maintenance Strategies for T&D Lines, Highlighting the Benefits, Costs, and Risks• How to Develop Health Indices & Assess the Likelihood of Failure• Work Prioritization, Diagnostics, Risk Analysis, and Degradation Curves • Condition Assessment for Various Components including Techniques and Technologies• The Full Process Cycle from Data Collection to Use and the Creation of Gap Fillers for Failure Curve Models• New Technologies and Industry Trends

“Shortly after joining CEATI as a working

group member, our utility was able to

leverage CEATI’s reports on industry best

practices to support business process

enhancements. We’ve also found the

working group meetings to be a great

opportunity to network, share

experiences, and learn from our peers in

the industry.”

- Jeff Mocha, Oakville Hydro

T&D Conference

November 14-15, 2017 • Tampa, FL

2nd Annual Smart Grid Conference: A Platform for Customers, Services, and Things

Asset Management: Condition Based Maintenance Strategies for Transmission & Distribution Lines

Power Quality & Advanced Technologies The objective of the Power Quality & Advanced Technologies (PQAT) program is to share information and experience concerning current power quality issues and mitigation techniques, in addition to exploring advanced uses of PQ data for equipment predictive maintenance, DG integration, and power system automation.

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Nick Pournaras, Southern Company

Vice-Chair:

Kelly Hulse, Idaho Power

2016 Portfolio Highlights

• Electrical Energy Storage in Distribution Systems for Mitigation of Power Quality Issues

• Impact of Mass Penetration of LED Bulbs and Small Device Chargers on Distribution Networks

• Harmonic Distortion Level Evolution at Residential PCC in North America - Phase IV

• Data Management and Change Control for ADMS Network Model

This workshop improved upon the understanding and increased participants’ awareness of the emerging challenges within the operation of the future grid by focusing on new protection and control technologies and techniques under development. The presentations disseminated information and utility experiences on advanced uses of PQ and other system operations’ real-time data to enhance the power system’s operational performance. Participants discussed possible techniques for enhancing PQ data analytics through better leveraging of IED data in order to improve the protection and operation of electrical networks and the management of their assets.

Technical Advisor

Jerry LepkaMr. Lepka draws from his experience working with

Ontario Hydro (Hydro One/Ontario Power Generation) in

the areas of maintaining and operating high-voltage

transmission facilities. His areas of expertise include

power system auditing and the utilization of PQ data for distribution

automation processes.

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2016 Workshop: New Developments in Power System Protection & Controls and Advanced

Use of Power Quality Data Analytics

• PQ Monitoring & Monitoring System Architecture

• Advanced PQ Data Processing

• Derivation of PQ Information & Notification Process for System Automation

• Integration of Distributed Generation

• Mitigation Solutions at System, Equipment & Customer Level

• PQ Economic Impact on Distribution Systems

Topics & Issues at a Glance

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/PQAT

PQAT

This project will provide a comprehensive exposition and a clear understanding of the ferroresonance phenomenon in distribution systems operating at less than 25 kV: • Comprehensive review of ferroresonance phenomenon in distribution systems • Diverse conditions under which ferroresonance can occur • Identification of the occurrence of ferroresonance phenomenon from measurements and audible behaviour • Models needed for different components for study of ferroresonance • Type of system studies, and analytical techniques needed to estimate the impact of ferroresonance • Adverse impacts of ferroresonance • Mitigative measures to prevent the potential of ferroresonance

The final report will include lessons learned from ferroresonance occurrences in distribution systems higher than 25 kV, which will help utility partners develop a more robust preparedness plan to address ferroresonance.

2017 Collaborative Projects

• Conducting Distribution and Customer Facility Ferroresonance Studies

• Guide for Variable Frequency Drive Installations

• Electrical Energy Storage in Distribution Systems for the Mitigation of Power Quality Issues

• Waveform Identification

• Statistical Methods for Aggregating, Characterizing and Assessing Big Data from Distribution Networks

• Voltage Sags

• Comparison Between Emerging Technologies and Traditional Technologies

• Impact of PVs in Commercial & Residential Load Areas in Regards to Voltage Changes & Flicker Issues

• Harmonic Mitigation for Single-Phase Systems with Non-linear Loads

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Conducting Distribution and Customer Facility Ferroresonance Studies

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/PQAT

2017 Highlight Projects

Guide for Variable Frequency Drive

Installations

This handbook provides utility personnel and their customers with a concise, easy to understand reference guide for installing a Variable Frequency Drive. It includes all the necessary information to allow the user to specify, purchase, and install a new VFD in order to provide a successful, reliable and trouble-free operation. The guide further helps the user to significantly reduce their operating cost by preventing many of the issues affecting their power quality system.

The Smart Grid Program assists electrical utilities in successfully deploying ICT and automation systems so that they can readily integrate utility-scale and distributed renewable energy sources, storage, EVs, DR, and microgrids as well as to build energy management systems. These systems also need to maintain the highest degree of service reliability, safety, sustainability, cybersecurity, interoperability, and customer service choices.

Smart Grid

2016 Executive Committee

Chair: Raed Abdullah, Hydro Ottawa

Vice-Chair:

Joe Zerdin, Hydro One

Technical Advisor

John Fuerth Mr. John Fuerth has over 35 years of experience in the

electric power industry. With Hydro One, he led the

development of tools for assessing proposed

distributed generation (DER) connections to the

distribution system.

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/SGTF

• Grid Modernization – Vision of the Future

• Smart Grid Vision –Regulatory Considerations

• Distributed Energy Resources

• Intelligent Grid Apparatus and Sensors

• Interoperability of Devices and Systems

• Intelligent Grid Applications

• Communications Infrastructure and Cybersecurity

2016 Highlight Projects

CEATI’s Intelligent Distribution Systems of the

Future Conference was designed to provide updates on new technologies, to allow information exchanges, and to promote sharing of relevant experiences and efforts in advanced distribution system development by focusing on some of the key areas of interest identified by utilities.

Conference Sessions:

2016 Smart Grid Conference

Best Practices Guide to Utility Communications Platform Deployment in System Automation

This report outlines the best practices for integrating the right telecommunications technology with the desired or needed Smart Distribution application. Telecommunications is often described as the biggest challenge for implementing Smart Distribution technologies. From the information gathered and the industry findings, a set of guidelines were developed to assist utilities in the decision-making process for implementing a telecommunications technology that supports smart distribution applications.

Guide to Estimate Benefits from Smart Grid Applications – FLISR & VVO

This published report serves as a practical guide for estimating the benefits associated with Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) and Voltage/Var Optimization (VVO). The guide defines a methodology

Impact on Distribution Operations When Integrating DER

This project identifies various major impacts on distribution grid operations when integrating DER resources, as well as how to determine the most appropriate solutions and remedial measures to resolves said impacts. The proposed solutions will involve system architecture, communications infrastructure, and automation technologies with the associated changes in the work process and product design. This project will help utilities integrate DER into their distribution system operations and pave the way for future integration of additional Smart Grid applications that may emerge in the near future.

to assess, estimate, and calculate numerical values of benefits associated with this smart distribution technology. The second phase of this project involved developing a utility-tested model to illustrate how the methodology and guidelines can be implemented.

SGTF

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/SGTF

• The Distribution System as a Platform

• Measuring and Sensing Technologies to Support Monitoring of a Smart Grid

• Customer owned DER and Integration with the Grid

• Customers, Services & Internet of Things

• The Integration of OT with IT

For electrical utilities, the building of a smart grid enables the connection and participation of users, services, and new technologies. The conference will focus on the meaning of a smart grid as a platform for users, services, and new technologies from both a utility’s and a customer’s perspective. The conference sessions will cover technologies and devices at the edge of the grid, the possibilities of the Internet of Things, smart monitoring of the grid for automated operation in the presence of these new services, and the integration of utilities’ IT and OT.

Conference Sessions:

2017 Collaborative Projects

• Faulted Circuit Indicator and Line Sensor Application and Technology

• Optimization of the Smart Grid Application of Faulted Circuit Indicators and Line Sensors

• DER Process & Technology Roadmap

• Distribution Automation Deployment Strategy & Evaluation Approach

• Business Case For Implementation of Energy Storage On The Distribution Feeder

• Realizing IT/OT convergence opportunities for utilities through Smart Meters

Recent Training Webinars

Data Management and Change Control

for ADMS Network Model

Duke Energy Explores Distributed

Intelligence for the Smart Grid

Integrating DER Into the Utility Grid

2nd Annual Smart Grid Conference

• Distribution Automation Deployment

Strategy

• Faulted Circuit Indicator and Line Sensor

Application and Technology

• IT/OT Interface

• Deployment of ICT

• Utility Business Transformation

• Grid Edge Technologies

• Internet of Things

Focus Areas2nd Annual Smart Grid Conference

The Smart Grid as a Platform for Customers, Services, and Things

November 14-15, 2017 • Tampa, FL

Protection & ControlThe Protection & Control Program brings industry professionals together to identify, discuss, and develop solutions to common issues by creating an opportunity for information exchange between organizations concerned with the application, optimization, and innovative application of protection and control technologies.

Technical Advisor

Jerry LepkaMr. Lepka’s career includes many years in a P&C discipline,

with Ontario Hydro (now Hydro One) as their District P&C

Engineer for the Toronto and Cherrywood Districts. He

also spent several years in Ghana as a P&C Instructor and

later on as the Director of the newly-formed Transmission System

Division for the national power utility, Volta River Authority.

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/PCTF

2016 Project Highlights

2016 Executive Committee

Scott Hayes, Pacific Gas & ElectricKirk Chen, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersAlisa Saciragic, Maritime ElectricMaude Gauthier, Hydro-Quebec

Effective and Secure Protection Settings Data Management and Storage

This project identifies the best practices and data management systems that will enable the manage-ment of unified relay setting databases for the new and updated settings with associated drawings, commissioning, and test reports. The data manage-ment system will need to comply efficiently with regulatory and cyber security requirements (e.g. NERC, CIP).

Guide for IEC 61850 Standard Applications

This project develops a comprehensive guide for applying the IEC 61850 standard in the design of new substations and an expansion and/or refur-bishment of existing substations. This project also includes a methodology for quantifying the bene-fits of the new design attributes. In addition to the technical aspects of IEC 61850 application, the guide discusses the requirements and methodolo-gies for the new protection and control systems testing, relay settings and maintenance data man-agement, and requirements for the protection and control staff training.

2016 Workshop

New Developments in Power System Protection & Controls and Advanced Use of Power Quality Data Analytics

This joint PCTF and Power Quality & Advanced

Technologies (PQAT) workshop improved the understanding and increase the awareness of the emerging challenges with the operation of the future grid by focusing on new protection and control technologies and techniques.

The presentations provided information and utility experiences on advanced uses of power quality and other system operation real-time data for enhance-ments of the power system operational perfor-mance. To facilitate improved protection and opera-tion of electrical networks and the management of associated assets, participants discussed and identi-fied possible ways to enhance power quality data analytics through more effective leveraging of avail-able data from various IEDs.

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For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/PCTF

2017 Collaborative Projects

• Management of Protection Assets &

Investment Strategies

• Protection Systems Design, Standards,

and Utility Practices

• Substation Automation – Experiences

and Best Practices

• Optimizing Protection System

Maintenance and Compliance

Reporting

• Introduction of New and Emerging

Protection Technologies

Focus Areas

Anti-islanding protection is an important require-ment faced by distribution companies. The proposed project will help utilities gain a solid understanding of the available techniques and recent developments. It will enable utilities to make an informed decision when designing protection schemes for distribution systems with DGs.

Survey of Anti-Islanding Techniques for Distribution Systems

A Concept of Smart Substations

This project provides utility engineers and custom-ers with a comprehensive report to understand the new developments of protection and control devic-es and solutions, to become familiarized with emerging technologies in substation automation including communication protocols and standards, and to realize the role and importance of the “smart substation” concept in future power system.

• Substation Automation and IEC 61850 Applications

• Distributed Generation and Microgrids

• Generation Related Topics

• Management of Protection Generation Assets for Future Grid

• Introduction of New and Emerging Protection Technologies

• Seminar on PRC 19-2 & PRC 24-2

The 4th Annual Protection and Control Conference is focused on several areas of concern for power utilities including system performance, design and mainte-nance, digital relays and settings, information databas-es, integration of DGs and microgrids, new technolo-gies, and generation-related topics.

Conference Sessions:

Recent Training Webinars

IEE 1547 Standard for the

Interconnection of Distributed

Resources with Electric Power Systems

Connecting new Resources to the Grid

Operating Principles and Performance

of New Ultra-High-Speed Line

Protection Relays

Detection and Protection of High

Impedence Faults

Feeder Protection

A Few Questions about Transformers &

Tripping

PROTECTION &CONTROLSpring 2017 Industry Event -

March 7 - 8, 2017 • Indian Wells, CA, USA

4th Annual P&C Conference

The Vegetation Management Program brings industry professionals together to discuss and develop solutions for common industry issues, improving the management of vegetation, advancing planning techniques, and investigating the best use of technological innovations for vegetation management. The program provides vegetation managers with a cost-effective vehicle to share experiences and to address issues pertinent to their day-to-day operations, maintenance, and planning.

Vegetation Management

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Technical Advisor

Gwen ShrimptonMs. Shrimpton (RPF, RPBio, MPM) is a Registered

Professional Forester, Biologist, and holds a Masters in

Pest Management. She has also worked for BC Hydro

for 20 years developing vegetation management

strategies and standards.

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/VMTF

• Collection and Mapping

• New Technologies and Program Management

• Herbicide Application Technology

• Field Demonstration

Conference Highlights

3rd Annual

Vegetation Management Conference

December 6-7, 2016 • Scottsdale, AZ

2016 Webinars

Tree Pruning vs. Removal

GIS Applications for ROW Management on New York Power Authority High Voltage Transmission Lines

Thematic Conference Call Selected topic: Smart Grid and Vegetation Management

Human-Based Spread of Invasive Plants from Powerline Corridors in New York State

Supporting the Monarch Migration along Energy Corridors

RFP Warning: Could the lowest bidder end up costing you millions?

2016 Vegetation Management Conference

2016 Executive Committee

Lewis Payne, New York Power AuthorityThomas Irwin, Avangrid NetworksNormand Lesieur, Hydro-QuebecPatrick Howe, HydroOne

2016 Information Exchanges

Distribution Vegetation Maintenance Clearances

Transmission Vegetation Maintenance Clearances

Traffic Control Survey

Tree growth regulators; how many utilities use them and are they effective?

Which herbicides are being used by utilities? When and how (i.e. aerial, foliar, cut stump basal) are they being used?

2016 Highlight Project

Vegetation Management Cost Benefit of

Herbicide Use

This study provides a cost benefit analysis of herbicide use focusing on the operational costs of applying various techniques in the field. It is intended that the results can be used to justify the use of herbicides in annual budgets and business plans.

VMTF

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• Environmental Issues

• Risk Quantification

• Regulatory Requirements and Compliance

• Vegetation Management Program

Optimization

• Adaptation Strategies for Changing Forest

and Tree Health

• Responsible Vegetation Management

Practices

• New Materials and Techniques

• Vegetation Management in Urban Areas

Topics & Issues at a Glance

2017 Projects

2017 Upcoming Event

The 4th Annual Vegetation Management Conference will focus on the various technologies, techniques, and equipment that are being developed or are currently available. The conference will also include a half-day live field demonstration of products from vendors.

The following topics will be explored:• Technologies, Techniques, and Products• Public and Social Issues• Program Management• Environmental Issues

This project will compare and identify the products currently available for preventing unwanted vegetation in and around critical electrical facilities in both Canada and the United States. Upon completion, the report will also define the best practices in herbicide application methodologies to maintain vegetation-free zones.

Control of Weeds in Electrical Facilities such as Substations, Switchyards, Capacitor Stations, and Cable Termination Sites

The project will identify and evaluate various strategies that may justify (economically and otherwise) the integration of tree growth regulator (TGR) treatments into distribution system line clearance vegetation management programs. Once potential strategies are identified, each will be used to develop representative case studies, which will subsequently be subjected to economic analysis.

Integration of Tree Growth Regulators into Utility Vegetation Management Programs

Electrical utilities are expected to develop and maintain powerline RoWs in a manner that avoids or reduces impacts on caribou and caribou habitats. This document will help utilities identify and implement the most effective programs for boreal forest caribou regions. The document will specifically help justify the selection and, conversely, the avoidance of various mitigation techniques and management practices.

Powerline Vegetation Management Best Practices within Boreal Forest Caribou Regions

Through data collection, this research will assess various scheduling practices in terms of cost and performance and will use process benchmarking to develop an improved understanding of how various strategies deliver results in terms of cost and system performance. This shall include: (i) Developing a data collection vehicle that gathers comparative cost and performance information, (ii) Identifying top- and bottom-tier performers in terms of cost and reliability, and (iii) Conducting process benchmarking exercises.

Optimizing Distribution Line Clearance Work Scheduling

4th Annual

Vegetation Management Conference

December 5-6, 2017 • Orlando, FL

The Strategic Asset Management Program (SAMP) brings industry professionals together to identify, discuss, and develop solutions for common issues in strategic asset management by creating a networking opportunity for utilities concerned with asset management application, optimization, and innovation. It shall also serve as a forum to identify knowledge gaps and to provide guidance on future collaborative projects.

Strategic Asset Management (SAMP)

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Technical Advisor

David Curtis

For more information on the program and full project listing, please visit www.ceati.com/SAMP

Upcoming 2017 Conference

Upcoming 2017 Webinars

Context of the Organization

Asset Lifecycle Approach

Normalized Approach to Risk

Identify Asset Management Issues that Plague Us

Strategic Asset Management Investment Optimization

Continuous Improvement

• Context of the Organization

- Driving Strategic Asset Management from the Corporate Strategy and Mission

- Integrated Management Approach

- Roadmap to Asset Management Maturity

• Leadership

- Defining Roles and Responsibilities

- Advantages of Electric Utility Application of Strategic Asset Management vs Application of Asset Management in Only Technical Areas

• Planning

- Asset Lifecycle Approach

- Normalized Approach to Risk

• Support

- Utility and Asset Information Management

- Information Technology

- Big Data, data quality, automation and integration

• Operation

- Operation

- Monitoring and Control

• Performance Evaluation

- Business KPIs and AM KPIs and Performance Measures

- System Health

• Improvement

- Continuous Improvement

- Change Management Approach

Topics & Issues at a Glance

This conference will provide critical insight into the effectiveness and value of strategic asset management to electrical utilities. Strategic asset management is a holistic approach as it involves the application of asset management across the entire utility organization or business. Strategic asset management starts with the utility corporate strategy and mission in a unified and coordinated approach across all technical and non-technical areas of the utility drives an integrated and value based approach to Asset Management.

This conference responds to the increasing pressures utilities face in meeting their regulatory requirements, addressing environmental and societal expectations, optimizing their performance, and for extracting as much value for customers and owners as possible from their asset infrastructure.

Aimed at industry professionals, this conference, brings leading international subject matter experts together and provides an exceptional opportunity for networking with consultants, manufacturers, and other representatives from electric utilities.

David Curtis has been working in the electric utility

industry in Ontario for over thirty seven years primarily

for Ontario Hydro and Hydro One. He has experience in

Asset Management including Corporate Strategy

Development, Risk Management and Asset Planning.

9th Annual Grounding & Lightning Conference

October 3-4, 2017 • San Antonio, Texas

1st Annual SAM ConferenceStrategic Asset Management Enhancement of Effectiveness & Value

November 1-2, 2017 • Vancouver, BC, Canada

May

CEATI 2016/2017

3275 Standardization of OHTL Inspection Data Collection (Mobile Applications)3274 Information to Manage the Life Cycle of Transmission Line Assets 3273 Pole and Tower Steel Capacity Based on Corrosion Degradation3272 Managing Transmission Line Clearances3271 Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Transmission Line Sustaining Investments3270 New Below Ground Coatings for Direct Embedded Steel Pole Transmission Line Structures and Assessment of Existing Coatings and Methods of Repair3269 Methods to Assess the Condition of Stockbridge and Spacer Dampers and Identify Installations with Reduced Damper Life Expectancy3268 Transmission Line Inspection Cycles3267 Inspection Methods (Visual) for Transmission Line Assets/ Components with Emphasis of Collecting Complete and Accurate Data3266 Transmission Line Defect Rating Criteria and Methodology for Rating Defects3265 Air Break Switch Maintenance Strategies for Transmission Lines3264 Formulating Health and Condition Indices for Transmission Lines3261 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Inspection Methods and Data Collection for Transmission Lines 3259 Guide for Condition Assessment of Lightning Arresters Installed on Transmission Lines3258 Evaluation of Transmission Line Steel Structure Coatings3257 Statistical Data and Methodology for Estimating the Expected Life of Overhead Transmission Line

Components 3255 Commissioning Guide for Transmission Lines3251 Expected Life of Vibration Dampers Used on Transmission Lines3249 Guide to Optimizing Transmission Line Asset Replacement3248 Transmission Line Asset Replacement Guide Based on Asset Condition3247 Transmission Line Benchmarking3246 Increasing Capital Investments to Minimize Maintenance Costs3245 Methodology for Integrating New Technologies in Asset Management Practices3243 Corrosion of Transmission Line Components3242 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Transmission Line Asset Management3240 Composite Poles in Transmission & Distribution – Experience and Issues3239 Best Practices for Transmission Line Insulator Condition Assessment3235 Conductor Vibration and Galloping in Transmission Lines3234 Wood Pole Treatments3233 Technology Review on Best Practices for a Risk-Based Approach to Vegetation Management3232 Guidelines for Specifying Polymer Insulators for Applications in Harsh Service Environments3231 ACSR Conductor Splice Inspection Methodologies3226 Transmission Line Towers – Recoating While Energized3225 Best Practices for Transmission Line Inspections and Recommended Inspection Techniques3224 Technology Watch on Transmission Line Robotics3223 Above Ground Structure Corrosion on Transmission Lines – A Practical Approach3221 Transmission Line Components Health Indexing and the Impact of Age on the Remaining Life of

Conductors3219 Life Cycle Cost Comparisons for Various Structural Materials 3215 Performance Metrics for Transmission Lines

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CEATI 2016/2017

May

3213 Guide for the Use of Composite Poles, Cross Arms, and Braces3206 Catalogue of Vegetation Management Equipment, Materials and Techniques for Transmission Line Right of Way3204 Development of Condition Assessment Methodology for H-Frame Transmission Line Wood Crossarms3203 Development of a Protective Coating Maintenance Strategy for the Above Ground Portion of Galvanized or Painted Steel Transmission Towers3202 Steel Tower Grillage Condition Assessment Methods3201 Insulator Diagnostics3256 Guide for Cathodic Protection of Transmission Line Structures

33112 Guidelines for Compact Line Design33111 Guidelines for Assessment of Existing Foundations33110 Residual Life of Polymeric Insulators33109 Dynamic Loads due to Ice Shedding Phenomena33108 Impact of Climatological Influences on Overhead Line Design - Phase 133107 Guide for Transmission Line Foundations with Least Impact to Environment33106 Performance and Control of Vibrations of HTLS Conductors33105 Technology Review on Integrity Testing of Concrete Drilled Shaft Foundations33104 Guidelines to Establish Reliability of Existing Transmission Lines33103 Seismic Effects on Transmission Lines and its Major Components33102 Application of Transmission Structures for Under-built and Other Uses33101 State of the Art report on Designing Transmission Lines for Wet Snow Accumulation33100 Prevention, Assessment and Remediation of Corrosion in Corten Steel Transmission Line Structures

3398 Best Practices Guide for EHV AC Transmission Lines over 230 kV up to 765 kV3396 Transmission Line Corrosion Control Manual3395 Design Guide for Anti-Cascading Structures3393 Dynamic Response of Transmission Lines under Wind3391 Guide for Fire Protection of Transmission Lines3389 Application Guide for Wind Speed-up Factors3388 Guide for Design, Installation and Repair of ACSR Conductor Splices 3387 Transmission Line Monitoring Package for Extreme Events 3386 Corrosion Assessment of Tubular Steel Poles 3385 Guide for Determining Deflection Criteria 3377 Robotic Maintenance and Its Implications for Design3375 Emergency Restoration Methods under Extreme Events - Best Practices3373 Technology Watch on New Conductors for Transmission Lines3369 Guide to Reconductoring and Uprating Transmission Lines3350 Guide to Best Practices for the Design of 138-230 kV Overhead Transmission Lines3348 Condition Assessment of Conductors and Shield Wires3347 Guide to Assist Utility Engineers in Costing the Consequences of Overhead Transmission Line Failures 3338 Safety Measures during Emergency Restoration

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CEATI 2016 /2017

3326 Guide to Define Design Criteria for Outdoor Station Insulators Taking into Account Pollution and Icing3323 Modeling and Prediction of Failure of Transmission Lines due to High Intensity Winds 3322 Design Guide to Control Galloping of Transmission Line Conductors3317B Evaluation of Live Line Conductor Vibration Recorders3312A Guidelines for the Installation of Surge Arresters on Sub-Transmission and Transmission Lines Using Different Structure Designs at Voltages from 69kV to 345 kV3308 Inspection Techniques for Detecting Latent Damage to Existing Overhead Transmission Lines from Previous Ice and Wind Storms3303 De-Icing Techniques Before, During, and Following Ice Storms 3302 Guide for the Preparation of an Emergency Restoration Plan

30/122 Enhanced Diagnostics and Condition Assessment of LTCs30/121 Systematic Approach to Evaluate and Compare Asset Renewal and Capacity Upgrade Projects30/120 Understanding the Key Factors, Weightings & Prioritization Factors of Health Indices30/119 Guide to Developing Utility Asset Management Plans for Each Asset30/118 Best Practices in Station Equipment Commission Testing30/117 Settings Application Guide for Different Types of Monitors30/116 Guide to Risk Management for Station Equipment and Apparatus30/115 Assessment of End-of-Useful-Life Criteria for Substation Secondary Equipment30/114 State-of-Art Review of Polymer Products Used in Substations30/113 Translating the Health Index into Probability of Failure30/112 NERC PRC-005 Best Practices for Accomplishing Requirements30/111 SF6 Leakage Management30/110 Substation Resiliency Assessment, Design Improvement Considerations and Restoration Planning for Non-Utility Triggered Events30/109 Development of Framework Associated with Data Acquisition and Management for the Creation of a Performance and Diagnostics Center, with a Pilot Project to Prove Concepts30/108 Specification Guide for Medium & High Voltage Disconnect and Ground Switches30/107A Guide for Asset Replacement Strategies with an Asset Management Plan Leveraging a Risk Based Approach - Part I30/104 Station Equipment: Failure Rates30/103 Maintenance Triggers & Intervals30/102 Evaluating the Advanced Substation Monitoring Capabilities of Digital Fault Relays, Fault Recorders, Power Quality Monitors, and PMU Equipment

3098 Utility Asset Management Experiences and Best Practices 3097 Development of a Health and Risk Index Tool for a Station3096 Station Battery Systems3091 Guide for Development of Business Cases for Replacement of Substation Assets3090 Selection and Specification Guide for HV Surge Arresters3089 Safety in Substations3088 Use of Microprocessor-Based Relays in Stations3087 Station Equipment Outage Costs3084 Circuit Breaker/Switchgear Specification Guides

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CEATI 2016 /2017

May

3075 Maintenance Strategies3073 Review and Summary of Key Standards and Guides for Power Switchgear 3072 Large Power Transformer Specification Guide3068 Power Circuit Breaker Reference Document3062 Condition Based Risk Management (CBRM) - a Process to Link Engineering Knowledge and Practical Experience to Investment Planning3059 SF6 Gas Handling and Control3055 Substation Equipment Asset Health Index: Circuit Breakers, Current Transformers, Potential Transformers, Surge Arresters, Capacitors, Circuit Switchers, Switches/Disconnects3050 Noise Mitigation Technologies for Substation Transformers3023 Transmission and Distribution Transformer Stations — Oil Containment, Spill Prevention and Spill Management3022 Transmission Stations and Transformers - Fire Protection and Prevention

3133 Fault Current Management at the Medium Voltage Level3132 Voltage Sensitive Load Loss: Guide to Planning Studies and Mitigation Factors3131 PMUs: New Applications and Disturbance Monitoring3130 Minimize Voltage Sensitive Load Loss during Contingencies3129 Transmission Planning with FACTS Devices & Emerging Technologies3128 Assessment of Short Circuit Contribution of Renewables3123 Criteria for Tapping Bulk System Transmission Lines3116 Dynamic Loading of Power Lines to Increase Transmission Network Capacity3115 Maximizing Transmission Capabilities On Existing Rights-of-Way3111 Planning and Operation of Power Systems With Large Percentage of Renewable Energy Sources

50/143 Translating The Health Index Into Probability Of Failure For Distribution Assets50/142 Big Data Analytics & Data Model for Asset Management in T&D Systems50/141 Inspection Techniques for In-Service Indoor & Outdoor Distribution Terminations50/140 Grid Modernization: A Utility Snapshot on Progress50/139 Asset Management Practices for Distribution Systems50/137 Potential Future Business & Operating Models for Distribution Utilities50/136 Practical Roll-Out of Feeder Automation on the Distribution System50/135 The Best Poles for Distribution Systems50/134 Mitigation of Negative Impacts of DG Connections in Distribution Systems50/129 Cable Rejuvenation Practices50/128 Investigation of Smart Inverters50/124 Gap Analysis of Research Conducted in DG Integration50/117 A Study of Data Analysis and Modeling Tools Applied to Utility Vegetation Management Programs50/111 Distribution Roadmap - Update 50/107 Best Practices for a Risk-Based Approach to Vegetation Management of Distribution Lines50/130 Current Practices and Future Trends in Distribution System Hardening for Extreme Weather Events

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50/125 Distributed Automation and Load Shedding Functions50/108 Detection of Unintentional Islanding on Distribution Systems 5082 Resiliency of Overhead Lines to Trees and Branches5069 Cost of Reliability Methodologies50/131 Life Expectancy of Smart Grid Equipment50/126 Inspection of in-Service Concrete and Steel Power Poles50/122 Surge Arrester Application Guide50/119 Distribution Inspection & Maintenance Cycle Comparison of Utility Practices50/118 Distribution System Health Indices 50/106 Assessment/Test Methodology of In-Service Electrical Connectors for Overhead Lines 5095 Distribution Planner's Manual5093 Best Practices for Asset Disposal / Reuse Decision5088 Distribution Utility Self-Evaluation for Asset Condition Assessment, Phase 15080 State-of-the-Art Review of Management of Technical and Non-Technical Losses in Distribution Systems5068 Utility Guide to Forensic Root Cause Analysis of Distribution Failures5067 Replacement/ EOL Criteria for Distribution System Assets5061 Deficiency Ranking Method for Distribution System Inspections5058 Distribution Power Line Inspection Training and Standards5055 Asset Management Practices of Leading Distribution Utilities5054 Cable Accessory Installation Training and Standards5050 Current State of the Art in Cable Design and Technology5049 Assessment Criteria Used to Repair, Refurbish or Replace Underground Cables5033 Wood Pole Inspection Training and Standards5013 Reliability of Steel Distribution Poles5012 State of the Art on Diagnostic Techniques for Extruded Distribution Cables5005 Validation of NDE Tools for Evaluating Present Condition, Residual Strength and Remaining Life of In-service Wood Poles5098 An Assessment of Distribution System Neutral Grounding Alternatives5079 Arc Flash on a Utility System5075 Worker Protection on De-Energized Distribution Lines 5065 Engineering Guide for Distribution Overcurrent Protection50/107 Best Practices for a Risk-Based Approach to Vegetation Management of Distribution Lines 50/132 Microgrids - Opportunity or Threat for your Distribution System50/120 Laying the Foundation for Grid Modernization Investments5099 The Impact of Variable Distributed Renewable Generation on the Distribution Grid - Phase 1 Photovoltaic5072 A Roadmap of Anticipated Customer Load

5174 Impact of Mass Penetration of LED Bulbs and Small Device Chargers on Distribution Networks5173 Electrical Energy Storage in Distribution Systems for Mitigation of Power Quality Issues5172 Voltage Fluctuations Caused by Transient Clouds in Distribution Systems with a High Level of PV Installations5171 Analysis of Parallel and Series Resonance on the Electrical Distribution System5170 Application Guide for Coordination of Electrical Distribution Feeders and Gas Pipelines

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May

5169 Impact of High Frequency Harmonics on Power Systems5168 Alternative and Advanced Uses of PQ Disturbance Data5165 Recloser Schemes For Ground Fault Detection Under Voltage Imbalance Conditions5158 Characterizing the Power Quality Phenomena Caused by Distributed Generation5155 A Guide to Successful Accommodation of Mass Penetration of High-inrush Current Devices on

Distribution Network5154 Power Quality Impact of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle5153 Power quality problems caused by anti-islanding protection5142 Harmonic distortion level evolution at residential PCC in North America5141 Impact of Utility Voltage Variations on Customer Systems5119 Power Quality Measurement Protocol 5118 Defining Grades of Power Quality

4101 Vegetation Management Cost Benefit of Herbicide Use4102 Control of weeds in electrical facilities such as substations, switchyards, capacitor stations, and cable termination sites

3902 Guide for IEC 61850 Standard Applications 3901 Effective and Secure Protection Settings Data Management and Storage

3804 Impacts on Distribution System Operations When Integrating DER3803 Interfacing DMS/OMS/SCADA Systems with Enterprise Business IT Systems for IT/OT Integration in Smart Grid3802 Best Practices Guide to Utility Communications Platform Deployment in System Automation3801 Guide to Estimate Benefits from Smart Grid Applications FLISR and VVO

3716 Personal Protection Grounding Reference Guide3715 Determination of Minimum Separation between Underground Pipelines and Electric Supply Line

Structures3713 Best Practices in Rehabilitating Deficient Grounding Grid Performance3710 Review of Distribution System Grounding Practices and Rules3709 Comparison of CSA, IEEE and IEC Approach to Lightning Protection 3708 Performance Review of Gradient Control Mats 3705 Grounding System Maintenance Guide & Grounding System Health Index Methodology 3704 Grounding System Risk in Design, Construction and Testing a New Grounding System3067 Substation Ground Grids3030 Ground Grid Corrosion5131 Stray Voltages in Higher Load Density Environments - Causes, Effects, Measurement and Mitigation Techniques

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+1.514.866.5372 • alex.mogilevsky@ceati.com