CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting 2023
The CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting in 2023 focuses on transmission and distribution equipment, innovative technologies for energy transition, sustainability, and asset management in power systems. The meeting discusses strategic directions, preferential subjects for 2024, and technical activities related to DC and AC power systems. Topics include testing recommendations, failure analysis, lifecycle management, and guidelines for SF6 alternatives.
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Study Committee Update Meeting Study Committee Update Meeting A3 Transmission and Distribution Equipment A3 Transmission and Distribution Equipment Canadian Representative: Felipe Migliato Canadian Representative: Felipe Migliato 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27
2 Study Committee Introduction Scope Theory, design, application and operation for all devices in DC and AC power systems (e.g., switching equipment, current limiting apparatus, surge arresters, capacitors, insulators and instrument transformers). Strategic Direction SD1: Prepare the strong & smart power system of the future SD2: Make the best use of the existing equipment and system SD3: Answer the environment concerns and sustainability SD4: Develop knowledge and information 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27
Preferential Subjects 2024 PS1: Energy transition involving T&D equipment Innovative technologies to reduce total cost of ownership and to foster the energy transition Novel applications and increased duty of equipment in DER Improvement of grid resilience due to climate change: the impact on equipment requirements PS2: Lowering the carbon footprint of T&D equipment Performance & maturity of SF6 alternatives report on industry experience Life cycle assessment of T&D Equipment Life cycle management and life extension of the existing SF6 equipment PS 3: Maintaining and management T&D assets Smart sensors, low power instrument transformers, monitoring, condition assessment and application of IoT Digital twin and equipment reliability modelling also covering new / higher load profiles Big data management and data ownership 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 3
Technical Activities WGs and technical activities A3.40: Technical Requirements and Testing Recommendations for MV DC switching equipment at distribution levels working group A3.42: Failure analysis and risk mitigation for recent incidents of AIS instrument transformers A3.43: Tools for lifecycle management of T&D switchgear based on data from condition monitoring systems A3.44: Consequence of High Voltage Equipment operating exceeding highest system voltages A3.45: Methods for identification of frequency response characteristic of voltage measurement systems A3.46: Generator Circuit Breakers: review of application requirements, practices, in service experience and future trends working A3.47: Lifetime Management of Medium Voltage Indoor Switchgear A3.48: 4th CIGRE Reliability Survey on Transmission and Distribution Equipment JWG C4/A3.53 Application Effects of Low-Residual-Voltage Surge Arresters in Suppressing Overvoltages in UHV AC Systems JWG B3/A3.59 - Guidelines for SF6 end-of-life treatment of T&D equipment (>1kV) in Substations JWG B3/A3.60 - User guide for non-SF6 gases and gas mixtures in Substations JWG C4/A3/B2/B4.75 - Guide to procedures for the creation of contamination maps required for outdoor insulation coordination (2023) 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 4
Canadian Technical Activities Current Working Groups of interest for Canada WG A3.45 - Methods for identification of frequency response characteristic of voltage measurement systems Canadian members JWG B3/A3.59 - Guidelines for SF6 end-of-life treatment of T&D equipment (>1kV) in Substations JWG B3/A3.60 - User guide for non-SF6 gases and gas mixtures in Substations 2024 CIGRE Paris Session - SC A3 Synopsis Call for Papers Test voltage level analysis for frequency response measurements on instrument voltage transformers Mr. Nadeau Transforming Asset Management and Power System Planning: Leveraging Advanced Analytics for Enhanced Reliability, Resilience, and Efficiency Mr. Zalucki and Ms. Modelewska 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 5
Recently Published Reports TB 816 - Substation equipment overstress management: WG A3.30 (2020) TB 817 - Shunt capacitor switching in distribution and transmission systems: WG A3.38 (2020) TB 830 - Application and Benchmark of Multiphysics Simulation Tools for Temperature Rise Calculations: WG A3.36 (2021) WGR_319_2, Working Group report: Accuracy and Calibration of Instrument Transformers with Digital Output: WG A3.31 (2021) WBN025, Webinar, Shunt reactor switching: Theory and practice: A3, (2021) TB 873 - Design, test and application of HVDC circuit breaker: JWG B4/A3.80 (2022) TB 871 - Current Interruption in SF6-free Switchgear: WG A3.41 (2022) 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 6
Proposed New Working Groups Proposed new Working Groups Impulse report Big data, BIM, Testing Investigating LPIT aging Resilience/ T&D equipment for extreme weather conditions On-site tests for the verification of the accuracy and for the calibration of instrument transformers See all active A3 Working Groups at https://a3.cigre.org/GB/technical-activities/working-groups 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 7
Canadian Highlights Open slide for the Canadian Representative to highlight Recognizing Mr. Mathieu Nadeau of Hydro Quebec for special contribution to WG A3.45: Methods for identification of frequency response characteristic of voltage measurement systems Mr. Nadeau performed and provided valuable laboratory and field testing results to help provide real-world data for the work of the WG 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 8
Canadian Representative Luiz Felipe Migliato Company: Siemens Energy Canada Ltd Title: Business Developer Email: luiz.migliato@siemens-energy.com Phone: +1 (289) 681-5124 2023 CIGRE Canada Study Committees Update Meeting September 27 9
