Highlights of DPSP Europe 2025
We welcomed 150 attendees from 19 countries to DPSP Europe’s first edition. Delegates enjoyed three days in Bilbao, learning about the latest power system protection technologies and strategies.
Presentations and discussions covered important issues including network protection, network security, protection of the renewable-fed grid, transmission protection, fault location, process bus, the application of IEC 61850, and cybersecurity considerations.
Congratulations to our Best Paper winners
Best written paper, selected by peer review:
Incremental quantities protection schemes with grid-forming inverters
Henrik Johansson (presenting author), Qianli Xing, NathanielTaylor, and Xiongfei Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Best poster presentation, voted for by the conference attendees:
Analytical Investigation of the Influence of Grid Following IBR Control on Distance Protection
Jonathan Loebel (presenting author) and Johann Jaeger, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Speakers at DPSP Europe 2025 included
Luis María Pérez Cuadrado
General Manager, Arteche, Spain
María Avery Fernández
Head of Engineering Support and Global Standards Adoption, e-distribución, ENEL, Spain
Alberto Sendin
Head of Telecommunications, Iberdrola, Spain
David McDonald
Grid Automation System Architect, GE Vernova, Spain