Saudi Arabia Smart Grid
Conference & Exhibition
SASG 2014
Conference Day 2: Tuesday 16 December 2014
Session 3 : Case Studies – Utilities
(08:30-10:30)
Session Chairman: Ahmad Al-Khowaiter
Chief Technical Officer, Saudi Aramco
Venue: Hilton Hall
B31 – From Smart Grids to Smart Cities
Mauro Curiale
Head of Partnership in Saudi Arabia and GCC, Enel – Italy
B32 – Smart Grid deployments in the US - Lessons Learned and Emerging Benefits Areas
David Groarke
Energy Consultant, PA Consulting Group – USA
B33 – Infrastructure For Real-Time Communication in Smart Grid
Akhtar Kalam
Leader of Smart Energy Research Unit, Victoria University – Australia
B34 – Advanced Distribution Automation in SEC
Yousif Saleh Al-Barrak
Department Manager, Automation & IT Systems, Saudi Electricity Company – Saudi Arabia
B35 – Smart Energy: Managing the Change
Mansour Al-Dajani
Advisor, Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority – Saudi Arabia
B36 – Potential of Human Capacity Development in Renewables
Thamer Al-Sharhan
Managing Director, ACWA Power – Saudi Arabia
B37 – Innovative ICT EmpowerA Better Connected Smart Grid
Mohammed Haneef Mohiuddin
Huawei – Saudi Arabia
10:30 – 11:00
Sponsored by: First Solar
Coffee Break
Session 4 : Infrastructures of Smart Grid
(08:30-10:30)
Session Chairman: Eng. Mohamed Rohaim
Board Member, Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Venue: Al-Qasr (A) Hall
B41 – Role of Smart Meters in Smart Grid
Anupam Varma, Saudi Aramco – Saudi Arabia
B42 – Advanced Vision for Smart Grid Implementation
Ahmed Magdy, Cisco – Saudi Arabia
B43 – Grid and Communications Solutions for Electric Vehicles
Venkatasamy Ramesh, National Grid Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia
B44 – A Smart Grid Approach to Condition Based Maintenance of Renewable Energy Assets
Lorenzo Paschini, Techimp HQ- Italy
B45 – From Energy Storage to EnerNet: Smart Grid for Abundant Energy
Victor Boksha (SGiM & BG Partners – United States).
10:30 – 11:00
Sponsored by: First Solar
Coffee Break
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Session 5 : Energy Management
(11:00-12:30)
Session Chairman: Eng. Waleed A. Al-Saadi
Vice President Technical Services, National Grid Saudi Arabia
Venue: Hilton Hall
B51 – The Utility of the Future: How Distributed Generation, Renewables and Legacy Networks will Work Together?
AJ Goulding (London Economics International LLC – United States).
B52 – Flexible Analytics for Management of Distribution Assets
Jean-Louis Coullon (Alstom Grid - France).
B53 – Signal Processing and Control Technology for Conservation Voltage Reduction
Jeremy Wilson (Utilidata– United States).
B54 – Innovative Use Cases, Architecture and opportunities for the future European Smart Metering Business Systems
Maher Chebbo (SAP – France).
B55 – Power System Restoration with high penetration level of renewable generation – New challenges and strategies
Jonathan Sprooten (Elia – Belgium).
B56 – An Integrated Solution that generates Renewable Energy, Fresh Water and Food Resources
Arne Osborg (Monsson Group – Romania).
12:30 – 13:00
Coffee Break
Session 6 : Development of Solar Energy
(11:00-12:30)
Session Chairman: Dr. Raed Bkyrat
Vice President Business Development Saudi Arabia, First Solar
Venue: Al-Qasr (A) Hall
B61 - Decreasing of PV Power Generation due to Thick Haze Phenomena
Mohammad Effendy Ya'acob (Universiti Putra Malaysia - Malaysia).
B62 – Design & Analysis of a stand-alone PV System: KFUPM Beach
Ibrahim El-Amin (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – Saudi Arabia).
B63 - Dust Mitigation in the Desert: Cleaning Mechanisms for Solar Panels in Arid Regions
Ali Al-Shehri (Saudi Aramco – Saudi Arabia).
B64 - Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic with High Efficiency Inverter Connected to the Grid
Mohammed Al-Qarni (Brunel University – United Kingdom).
B65 - Integrating Renewable Power in the Transport and Distribution Grids
Andreas Schlumberger (KACO new energy GmbH – Germany)
B66 - Best Practices for Mitigating Soiling Risk on PV Power Plants
Ahmed Al-Dawsari (KAUST – Saudi Arabia).
B67 - Supercapacitor Energy Storage System for Fault Ride Through in Grid-Connected PV Array
Muhammed Worku (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – Saudi Arabia).
12:30 – 13:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
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Session 7 : Advanced Power System Analysis - I
(11:00 – 12:30)
Session Chairman: Dr. Ayman Al-Abduljabbar
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Venue: Al-Qasr (B) Hall
B71 - Phasor Measurement Unit-Based Distance Protection & Fault Location for Series-Compensated Transmission Lines
Ahmed Nasr Zeinhom Hassan (DAR Engineering - Egypt).
B72 – Wide-Area Synchrophasors Protect and Control Central America's Power System Stability
Zafer Korkmaz (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories - Saudi Arabia).
B73 - Ras Al-Khair Industrial City: Planned Power Network Capacity & Reliability
Mohammed A. Arain (Saudi Bechtel Company - United States).
B74 - Voltage Stability Improvement by Placing Unified Power Flow Controller at Suitable Location in Power System
Network
Saad Mekhilef (University of Malaya- Malaysia).
B75 - The Complexities of Supplying Electrical Power to Offshore Facilities: Safaniya Oilfield
Sohaib Bari (Saudi Aramco - Saudi Arabia).
B76 - Monitoring of Power Quality Disturbances using Wavelet Packet Transform
Muhammad Ijaz (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals - Saudi Arabia).
12:30 – 13:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
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Session 8 : Grid Challenges and Solutions
(13:00 – 15:00)
Session Chairman: Eng. Nasser Al-Qahtani
Vice Governor for Regulatory Affairs - ECRA, Saudi Arabia
Venue: Hilton Hall
B81 - GRID4EU-NICE GRID Project: How to Facilitate the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources into the local grid?
Adel Jarifi (ERDF - France).
B82 – Digitalization in Transmission and Distribution
Stephen Clifford (ABB - Switzerland).
B83 - Validating Mission-Critical Ethernet Networks for Protection, Automation, and Control Applications
Ammad Ali (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories - Saudi Arabia).
B84 - Power System Challenges
Jacob Klimstra (Wartsila - Netherlands).
B85 – Billing Metering using Sampled Values according to IEC 61850-9-2 for Substations
Jakob Widmer (Landis+Gyr AG- Switzerland).
B86 – Delivering Value Across Utilities Enterprise
Wail Gadour (Oracle - UAE).
B87 - Renewable Energy and Grid Code Conformance
Shashavali Punnur (SIEMENS- UAE).
15:00 – 15:15
Prayer & Coffee Break
Session 9 : Advanced Power System Analysis - II
(13:00 – 15:00)
Session Chairman: Dr. Ahmed Al-Abdulwahab
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Venue: Al-Qasr (A) Hall
B91 – Optimal Storage Sizing for Profit Maximization of a Wind Power Producer in Energy Market Environment
Ali Al-Awami (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals - Saudi Arabia).
B92 - Improving Reliability of Lengthy Unloaded Distribution Feeders using Sectionalizer and Auto Recloser Equipments
Yahya Ghazwani (Saudi Electricity Company -Saudi Arabia)
B93 - Impact of motorized load on Voltage Stability of National Grid of Pakistan and application of SVC
Abdul Jalil Afsar (Parsons Brinckerhoff - United Arab Emirates).
B94 - Improvement in Voltage Profile of Power System with High Integration of Renewable Distributed Generation
Using D- STATCOM
Affan Ahsan (DAR Engineering- Pakistan).
B95 - Analysis of Overcurrent Numerical-Relays for Protection of a Stand-Alone PV System
Mazen Abdel Salam (Assiut University- Egypt).
B96 - SVC & STATCOM-Based Stabilizers Using DE for Power System Oscillation Damping
Saleh Bamasak (National Grid SA – Saudi Arabia).
15:00 – 15:15
Prayer & Coffee Break
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Session 10 : Microgrid
(13:00-15:00)
Session Chairman: Dr. Hashim Al-Zain
King Abdullah University for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Venue: Al-Qasr (B) Hall
B101- Microgrids Reliability Assessment with Renewable Distributed Generation
Mohammad AlMuhaini (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals -Saudi Arabia)
B102- European Microgrids and Eco-cities
Said Kayal (Alstom Grid -France)
B103 - Transmission Congestion Management
Essam Al-Wafi (National Grid SA- Saudi Arabia).
B104- Solutions for Integrating Photovoltaic on Diesel Grid
Manuele Ceccarelli (Ingeteam - Italy)
B105 - Reliability Analysis of Power Distribution Systems with Demand Side Management and Wind Energy
Maad Al Owaifeer (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals - Saudi Arabia).
B106 - Maximum Power Point Tracking of a Wind Turbine Driven by Synchronous Generator Connected to an Isolated
Load Using Genetic Algorithm
Mohamed Lasheen (Banha University - Egypt).
B107 - Islanded House Design using Distributed Generation Technology
Alaa Al-Zughayyar (University of Twente - Netherlands)
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break
CLOSING SESSION
Venue: Hilton Hall
16 Dec 2014
15:15 – 15:30
 Closing Statement
15:15 – 15:20
 Awarding the Best Paper
15:20 – 15:30
 Lunch
15:30 – 16:30
Sponsored by First Solar
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