2019 CIGRE B4 International Colloquium

Colloquium Theme: HVDC and FACTS for Regional Interconnections and Renewable Energy Integration

 

The aim of the 2019 CIGRE B4 International Colloquium is to provide a forum for discussion on the use of HVDC and FACTS considering the aspects of planning, available technology, projects and operational experience related to regional interconnectors and renewable energy integration with a focus on Africa.

 

The preferential topics reflect the above and the colloquium is intended to stimulate discussion on these important topics during the technical sessions. This event is held in conjunction with the 2019 CIGRE Southern African Regional Conference at the Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa in Johannesburg, South Africa.

 

B4 working group meetings will be held on the preceding weekend (28^th-29^th September) with the 2019 B4 SC meeting taking place on the 30^th of September 2019. The working groups and SC meeting will be held at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg.

 

Preferential Subjects

Papers related to the application of HVDC and FACTS for planning, technology, projects and operational experience with focus on the following subjects are invited.

 

• Network stability
• Renewable energy
• Regional interconnections
• LVDC and MVDC distribution and microgrids
• Distributed FACTS devices
• Impact of renewable energy/changes in transmission patterns
• Inverter based energy storage technologies
• Synthetic inertia
• Economic solutions for tapping small power from HVDC lines
• Refurbishment and upgrades of HVDC and FACTS installations

 

Registration

Registration will be opened on 1^st December 2018.  Please consult this page for updates.

 

Committees and Enquiries

The symposium organizing and technical committees are composed of the following:

SC-B4 Colloquium Organising Committee Chairperson:	Nombuso Ramaite
SC-B4 Colloquium Technical Committee Chairperson:	Thomas Magg
Enquiries	Anelja de Bok anelja@activecapture.co.za

 

Submission of Synopses

Participants wishing to present and publish papers should submit synopses by following instructions on this page.  All synopses, papers and presentations must be in English.  Please note that authors should be available to present at the colloquium. Click here for the synopsis template.

 

Submission Instructions:

 

1. Authors are requested to upload their submissions on the following page: https://easychair.org/conferences/conference_dir.cgi?a=20274208 by creating an account and following the listed instructions.
2. Click here for the Help Guide if required

 

 

Deadlines

Receipt of synopses	15th December 2018
Notification of acceptance	15th January 2019
Receipt of full paper	30th April 2019
Notification of final acceptance	30th June 2019

 

Preliminary Programme

Day	Date	Programme	Venue
Saturday	28-Sep-19	B4 WG meetings	Maslow Hotel- Sandton, Johannesburg
Sunday	29-Sep-19	B4 WG meetings	Maslow Hotel- Sandton, Johannesburg
		B4 Dinner	TBA
Monday	30-Sep-19	B4 SC meeting	Maslow Hotel- Sandton, Johannesburg
Tuesday	01-Oct-19	Tutorials – B4 Colloquium and Southern Africa Regional Conference	Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
		Welcome Cocktails	Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
Wednesday	02-Oct-19	Paper Presentations and Exhibition – B4 Colloquium and Southern Africa Regional Conference	Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
		Dinner :  Carnivore Restaurant B4 Colloquium and Southern Africa Regional Conference	Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
Thursday	03-Oct-19	Paper Presentations and Exhibition – B4 Colloquium and Southern Africa Regional Conference	Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg
Friday	04-Oct-19	Technical Tours	TBA
Saturday	05-Oct-19	Technical Tours	TBA
Sunday	05-Oct-19	Technical Tours	TBA

 

More information:

http://www.cigresa.org.za/event/2019-b4-colloquium/