National Committee
of the United Kingdom

– CIGRE UK AGM Day 2021 –

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  • 11th November 2021
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Members of CIGRE UK are welcome to join our Annual General Meetings, which will then be followed in the afternoon by a series of technical presentations provided by our UK Study Committee Regular Members and colleagues on the subject of the evolution in the UK of power system technologies and designs over the last century and a glimpse into the future challenges/opportunities.
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AGENDA

09:00 – 10:00 | CIGRE UK NGN Section AGM (Open to NGN & Student Members)

11:45 – 13:15 | CIGRE UK AGM (Open to all Members)

13:45 – 15:15 | Centennial Technical Presentations (Part 1): The evolution in the UK of power system technologies and designs over the last century and a glimpse into the future challenges/opportunities

‘C’ Group presentations: dealing with the overall system

  • C1: How interconnected systems developed – Charlotte Higgins
  • C2: The rise of the ‘Control Room’ – Ronan Jamieson
  • C2: From paper-based wall diagrams to real time IT systems – Ronan Jamieson
  • C4: Development of planning tools – Spyros Karamitsos
  • C1: Interconnected networks with high penetration of renewable energy systems -Charlotte Higgins
  • C4: Managing system stability and reliability – Spyros Karamitsos
  • C6: Autonomous networks – Samuel Jupe

‘B’ Group presentations: dealing with substations and connections between them

  • B1: Insulated Cables – Roman Svoma
  • B2: Overhead Lines – Kostas Kopsidas
  • B3: Substations & Electrical Installations – Mark Osborne
  • B4: DC Systems and Power Electronics – Dechao Kong
  • B5: Protection & Automation – John Wright

15:15 – 15:30 | Comfort Break

15:30 – 17:00 | Centennial Technical Presentations (Part 2): The evolution in the UK of power system technologies and designs over the last century and a glimpse into the future challenges/opportunities

‘A’ Group presentations: dealing with plant required to populate the systems

  • A1: Rotating machines – Steve Mitchell
  • A2: Transformers – Elizabeth MacKenzie
  • A3: Substation equipment – Mark Osborne

‘D’ Group presentations: dealing with the materials needed and the communications required to make it all work.

  • D1: Nano materials – Thomas Andritsch
  • C6: The growth of communications (copper to fibre) – Samuel Jupe
  • D2: The growth of information technology – Gareth Taylor
  • D2: Managing Cyber Security and Data – Gareth Taylor
  • C6: The convergence of Network Intelligence – Samuel Jupe

17:00 | Conclusion