Technical scope
Theme 1: Digital technologies and application of artificial intelligence in grid operation
Techniques, challenges and success stories to enhance grid reliability and efficiency. Enhancing observability and flexibility of the network through new digital technologies including but not limited to state estimation, outage management, protection schemes or and cloud-based applications. Efficiency and reliability improvements through advanced operation and (semi) autonomous grid management.
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Grid operation optimization
- Grid reliability
- Cloud-based applications
- Autonomous grid management
Theme 2: Advanced methods and tools in grid planning and forecasting
Best practices to increase network capacity reliably and cost-effectively. Description and evaluation of new planning principles and their impact on grid development strategies and asset management. Demonstrating the use-cases and value of digital twin technologies in long term forecasting and planning, addressing new load types (incl. storage and flexibility), uncertainties, and supporting decision-making.
- Grid planning
- Digital twin
- Forecasting
- Asset management
- Network capacity
Theme 3: Innovative business models, flexumer interaction and data governance
Show cases and measures to create customer value and ensure cyber security. Describing the evolution from the prosumer to the flexumer (e.g. data center, Power2X) including business models and regulatory framework conditions. Securing interoperability of data and communication between devices connected to the distribution grid & platform systems, and applying the latest high-level security technologies to protect the distribution system against unauthorized access and data manipulation
- Innovative business models
- Flexumer
- Data governance
- Cyber security
- Interoperability