Symposium Programme and Presentations :

08:50 Chairs welcome and opening, Jean-Luc THOMAS – Cnam, EPE president

Session 1: Power network of the future

09:00 AC/DC power systems: DC grid, an additional degree of freedom for power network control and stability, Abdelkrim BENCHAIB, Alstom Grid

09:20 France – Spain, SuperGrid First Module?, Marie-Sophie DEBRY, RTE

Session 2: Winpower project: Integration of wind energy via DC grid

Part 1: High level operation and control

09:40 DC grid for wind integration : Overview of the Winpower project, Gilney DAMM, Université d’Evry

10:00 Economic model for DC Grids, David MERCIER, CEA

10:20 Wind energy prediction, Robin GIRARD, MINES ParisTech

10:40 Operation of wind production and storage virtual power plants by multiagent systems, Javier GIL-QUIJANO, CEA

Session 3: Winpower project: Integration of wind energy via DC grid

Part 2: Low level control

11:30 Optimal power flow operation of multi-terminal HVDC with energy storage, Fernando DORADO NAVAS, Universidad de Sevilla

11:50 Voltage control of a HVDC network with variable generation, Marc PETIT, Supelec

12:10 Stability analysis of a control strategy for a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC system, Yijing CHEN, L2S, Université de Paris sud

12:30 Frequency control coordination among non-synchronous AC areas connected by a multi-terminal HVDC grid, Jing DAI, Supelec

Session 4: Other systems impacting DC and AC power networks

14:00 DC/DC Transformers: modeling and control, Miguel JIMENEZ CARRIZOSA, Supelec

14:20 Distributed energy storage, towards smart grid, Guillermo GARCIA-SOTO, Alstom Grid

14:40 Influence of superconductor components on network stability, Lazhar KEBBABI, Nexans

15:00 Modern pump storage power stations using variable speed technology, Alexander SCHWERY, Alstom Power - Hydro

Session 5: DC grid within smart grid issues

16:00 Round table : Economical perspectives of DC networks and of HVDC/MVDC control and operations - Introduction to the round Table, Pierre OLLIVIER, Winnove

17:00 Chairs closing, Jean-Luc THOMAS – Cnam, EPE president

17:10 Close of symposium