COSYS-DC 2017

Conference Location

Place: Grenoble INP-ENSE3
Public Transportation: Tramway B direction presqu’ile, CEA Cambridge Stop
Conference room: 2-C-08 floor 2

International Conference on Components and Systems for DC Grids.

Date: 14th-15th March 2017
Place: Grenoble INP-ENSE3 21 rue des Martyrs, GRENOBLE, France

Submission

English will be the preferred language for papers and presentations during the conference. French language would also be an option for both sessions and the text of the communications in the final proceedings. Prospective authors should submit an abstract there: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cosysdc2017

Dates:
15th January 2017: Abstract Submission deadline
23rd January 2017: Notification of acceptance
15th February 2017: Full paper submission deadline
14th-15th March 2017: COSYS-DC 2017, Grenoble, France

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Registration

You shall include the APIME membership fee in your payment. The "208 €" option applies only for people who have already paid their membership. Also, please don’t forget to fill in your registration form and send it as requested on the form, or at apime38@gmail.com

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Final Program

Objectives

In the fast changing perspective of energetic transition, direct current and more broadly power electronics appear as a solution for high voltage as well as distribution level voltages and embedded power systems. The conference will focus on dc grid equipment and topologies including protections and consider their coordination towards a sustainable, efficient and economical grid.

Scope

The integration of power electronics based equipment in various grids topologies and environments brings a number of challenges. Having them in mind from the design phase and throughout the life cycle management of the 50 year life time installations is an exercise that requires the attention of many stakeholders.

Topics

Date: 14th-15th March 2017
Place: Grenoble INP-ENSE3 21 rue des Martyrs, GRENOBLE, France

I - Grids Topologies

The concept of DC Grids may cover many categories of electrical installations at low, medium and high voltage levels
High Voltage DC grids
Railway supply networks
Smart Cities: MVDC and LVDC
Isolated networks dominated by Photovoltaic or wind production
Embedded networks in ships or aircrafts

II - EQUIPMENT

Ecological impact of electrical equipment (Production, Transmission, Distribution, Use)

II - Specific Equipment and Functionalities

DC grids involve a set of particular equipment whose design and operation principles differ from those known in conventional AC facilities
AC-DC converters
DC-DC converters
DC current Limiters
DC Circuit Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Other Switching devices
Relevant Passive Components
Protection strategies (Internal Self-protection; Algorithms and relays to properly trigger external protective devices)
Voltage and current controllers

III - Constraints to comply with

Reliability Availability Maintainability shall be guaranteed taking into account
III - Constraints to comply with
Reliability Availability and Maintainability shall be guaranteed taking into account
Wind and waves for offshore platforms
Corrosion in salty environment
Temperature and humidity
Vibrations on mobile vehicles
Low footprint without sacrificing accessibility

IV - Efficiency – Ecological – Economic Impacts

Optimum trade-offs to reach acceptance
Targeted Markets (Congested Urban MVDC, Supergrids, ...)
Limited acquisition and operation costs
Strategy and maintenance costs
Evolutivity of the implemented systems
Eco-design and energy efficiency

V - Stakeholders

Institutions, OEM, Grid Operators, Private asset owners.