Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:30 – Registration
General Session
Moderator: Larry Brusseau
Co-moderator: Neil Stiller
Room Moderator: Aaron Demuth
Room Monitor: Dan Sargeant
8:00 a.m. – Welcome
8:15 – General Session 1: Ethics and Integrity
Speaker: Stephen Castleberry, University of Minnesota Duluth
9:15 – General Session 2: Climate Talk with Dr. Mark Seeley
Speaker: Dr. Mark Seeley
10:00 – Break
10:15 – General Session 3: Right of First Refusal
Speaker: TBD
11:00 - General Session 4: TBD
Speaker: Clair J. Moeller, MISO President and Chief Operating Officer
Noon – Lunch
Substation
Ballroom C/D
Moderator: Mike Crane
Co-moderators: Troy Knutson and Greg Owen
1:00 – Life Extension of Indoor Metalclad Switchgear
1:45 – Understanding the Collection Volume Method to Economically Protect Substations from Lightning Strikes
Battery Energy Storage
Ballroom A/B
Moderator: Pete Malamen
Co-moderators: Mike Crane and Mark Tiemeier
1:00 – Grid Forming Battery Specification for Widespread Regional Adoption
1:45 – BESS Augmentation Strategy
Safety & Security
Meeting Rooms 1–3
Moderator: Dan Sargeant
Co-moderators: Aaron Demuth and Brianna Swenson
1:00 – AC Induction on parallel 345 kV Transmission Lines
1:45 – ATC’s Preparations for Milwaukee Hosting the Republican National Convention
Relaying I
Meeting Rooms 4–6
Moderator: Dave Bisel
Co-moderators: Pratap Mysore
1:00 – A Call to Action: Say YES to Restricted Earth Fault Protection
1:45 – Comparative Performance Analysis of Identical Protection Functions in the Same IED Fed by Conventional and Process Bus Connected Analog Quantities
2:30 – Break
Substation
Ballroom C/D
3:00 – Detection of Quickly Evolving Bushing Breakdown to Avoid Failure
3:45 – Effects of Fault Current at Data Center Customer Interconnect Facilities
Battery Energy Storage
Ballroom A/B
3:00 – Enhancing Battery Dispatch with Visual Market Analysis Tools
3:45 – State of the Art Battery Management for the Utility of the Future
Safety & Security
Meeting Rooms 1–3
3:00 – Analysis of Live Work Accidents in the Electric Utility Industry – A Review of Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Practices
3:45 – Comprehensive Security Strategies for Compliance with NERC CIP, TSA Pipeline Security, and AWIA Regulations
Relaying I
Meeting Rooms 4–6
3:00 – Comparison of Processes for Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Methods – Digital Versus Conventional Substations
3:45 – Revisiting Open-Phase Detection for Fuse-Protected Power Transformers
4:30 – Adjourn
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
8:00 – Registration
Advanced Distribution Operations
Meeting Rooms 1–3
Moderator: Brianna Swenson
Co-Moderators: Dan Lysaker and Chris Punt
8:30 – Case Study: A Subtransmission-Level Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) Scheme
9:15 – Integration of Centralized and Decentralized DERMS
Project Management
Meeting Rooms 4–6
Moderator: Bethlyn Cummings
Co-Moderators: Sarah Simpson and Sean Dunham
8:30 – Quit Annoying Your Contractor
9:15 – Procurement Challenges Prompted Our Resourceful Power Pivot Keeping the WPL Solar Program on Schedule
Generation
Ballroom C/D
Moderator: Will Lovelace
Co-Moderators: Dan Sargent and Greg Owen
8:30 – Project Tundra Update
9:15 – Building Generation in the Bakken – Pioneer Generation Station
Transmission Systems
Ballroom A/B
Moderator: Greg Schutte
Co-Moderators: Mark Tiemeier and Ruth Pallapati
8:30 – Study Framework for NERC's Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS)
9:15 – Ten Years of Grid Forming at the Mackinac HVDC
10:00 – Break
10:30 – Flexible Interconnections: Addressing Interconnection Challenges on Distribution Grids
11:15 – Overcoming the Challenges of License-Free Radio Communications With Secure Cellular Radios
10:30 – Project Management: 21st Century Style
11:15 – Fair Game or Foul Play: Tools and Methods to Assess the Equity Impacts of Energy Infrastructure Projects
10:30 – The Design and Application of Synchronous Condensers
11:15 – Maximizing Inverter-Based Generation Performance for PV and Storage Generation Facilities
10:30 – FERC Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
11:15 – Great River Energy Utilizing Dynamic Line Ratings
Noon – Lunch
Civil-Structural
Meeting Rooms 4–6
Moderator: Sarah Simpson
Co-Moderators: Kerby Nester and Dan Sargeant
1:00 – Case Study: Lessons in Failed Foundation Design
1:45 – Key Takeaways from Updated ASCE 113 Substation Structure Design Guide
Distribution
Ballroom C/D
Moderators: Dan Lysaker and Greg Owen
Co-Moderator: Neil Stiller
1:00 – Lessons Learned from December 2023 Ice Storm
1:45 – Electric Vehicle Planning at Connexus Energy
Relaying II
Meeting Rooms 1–3
Moderator: Shafqat Iqbal
Co-Moderators: Dave Bisel and Pratap Mysore
1:00 – Digital Substation Application Concepts for IBR Renewable Energy Plants
1:45 – Challenges and Solutions for Distance Elements Protecting Transmission Lines With Tapped Loads
Emerging Technologies
Ballroom A/B
Moderator: Pete Malamen
Co-Moderators: Ruth Pallapati and Mike Crane
1:00 – Case Study: Enhancing Grid Reliability in the Presence of Inverter-Based Resources Through Advanced Oscillation Detection and Mitigation
1:45 – Hydrogen Fuel Cells as a Virtual Power Plant
2:30 – Break
3:00 – Navigating Challenges: Designing a Mass Concrete Foundation on the Mighty Mississippi
3:45 – Considerations for the Design 765-kV Transmission Lines
3:00 – Automating the DER Interconnection Application Process
3:45 – NEC Requirements for High/Medium Voltage and Renewable Energy Sites
3:00 – Evolving Ground Faults with Neutral Grounding Reactors
3:45 – Summary Paper for IEEE C37.109-2023 Guide for Protection of Shunt Reactors
3:00 – Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS): A Proven Decarbonization Solution for the Industrial and Power Generation Utility Sectors
3:45 – Benefits and Impacts of Grid Forming BESS on a Real-World Interconnected Power System
4:30 – Adjourn
Thursday, November 14, 2024
8:00 – Registration
Tutorial I
Meeting Rooms 4–6
Moderator: Brianna Swenson
Co-Moderators: Will Lovelace and Pete Malamen
8:30 – Power Markets 101
Tutorial II
Ballroom C/D
Moderator: Aaron Demuth
Co-Moderators: Sarah Simpson and Shafqat Iqbal
8:30 – Energy Storage 201
Tutorial III
Ballroom A/B
Moderator: Mike Crane
Co-Moderators: Larry Brusseau and Mark Tiemeier
8:30 – Transmission Design 101
Tutorial IV
Meeting Rooms 1–3
Moderator: Emiliy Riggs
Co-Moderators: Dave Bisel and Sean Dunham
8:30 – Testing, Commissioning, Diagnosing, and Troubleshooting Digital Protection Systems Communications
10:00 – Break
10:15 – Power Markets 101
10:15 – Energy Storage 201
10:15 – Transmission Design 101
10:15 – Testing, Commissioning, Diagnosing, and Troubleshooting Digital Protection Systems Communications