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Tutorial: Protecting the Evolving Grid: Meeting Technology and Workforce Challenges

The DPSP Tutorial takes place on the first day of the conference, and offers attendees the chance to explore one aspect of power system protection in greater detail.

The topic for 2024 looks at the technology and workforce challenges of protecting the evolving grid.

Tutorial Chair

Dr Bogdan Kasztenny

Part 1. Protection of Power Systems That Have a High Penetration of Unconventional Sources

  • Introduction
  • Grid code and standards landscape: past, present, and future
  • Source manufacturer perspective on protection issues and requirements
  • Relay manufacturer perspective on protection issues and requirements
  • Best practices for system protection near unconventional sources
  • New protection technologies for system protection near unconventional sources
  • Field experience and lessons learned
  • Panel discussion

Part 2. Human Aspects in Power System Protection

  • Introduction
  • Human factors in power system protection
  • Employer perspective on attracting, developing, and retaining a skilled power system protection workforce
  • Academia challenges and solutions for developing the future workforce
  • Industrial training and workforce development
  • Panel discussion