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Information for Authors

The DPSP 2008 abstract submission system is now active. The organising committee invite contributions in any of the proposed topic areas. Prospective authors should submit an abstract no longer than two pages including diagrams using the online submission process to be peer reviewed by the Technical Programme Committee. Abstracts must be submitted by Tuesday, 7 August 2007 if they are to be considered for the conference.

Use of the DPSP 2008 template is mandatory, and only Abstracts following the instructions provided will be considered. Authors must also complete and return the copyright form.

Abstract Template

Copyright Form

Full instructions on how to prepare and submit an abstract for DPSP 2008, including the abstract template, can be found here (hyperlink the here to author information page).

Deadlines

Potential authors should note the following deadline dates:

Technical Scope

The conference organising committee welcomes contributions in the general area of Power System Protection and Control. These can range from research concepts and ideas to technical issues and industrial applications.

Contributions are encouraged from, but not limited to, the themes and topics in the following areas:

Relay design and protection principles:

• New algorithms and software solutions
• Communications in protection
• Wide area and network protection
• Artificial intelligence applications
• Advances in hardware design
• Software quality management
• UHV network protection/dc interties
• Testing
• Impact of new sensors
• Fault locators
• Disturbance recorders

Impact of utility changes on protection:

• Effect of distributed generation
• Impact of smart grids/future networks
• Protection refurbishment strategies
• Power quality and reliability of supply
• Impact of power electronics on protection and control
• Asset management for protection
• Strategies to satisfy business objectives
• Application and commissioning of relays
• Maintenance testing strategies
• Solutions for the developing world
• Utility experience and future requirements

Functional integration of protection and control:

• Design and application of integrated systems
• Effect of integration on reliability
• Communication with integrated devices
• Compatibility with existing systems
• Asset management of secondary systems
• Impact of advances in technology
• Effect of intranet, process buses, LANs and WANs

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