Protection, automation and control specialists from industry and academia around the world are invited to submit abstracts for the PAC World Americas Conference on the following topics:
- The Future of the electric power grid – PAC challenges of today and tomorrow
- PAC and Smart Grid
- System analysis
- Standardization and harmonization of system models
- Wide area monitoring, protection and control systems (WAMPACS)
- Visualization, situational awareness
- Synchrophasors, applications and benefits
- Communications and their applications
- IEC 61850, tools, applications and benefits
- Digital substations
- Cyber security
- Multifunctional Protection IEDs and their applications in electric power systems
- Advanced protection, automation and control functions and applications
- Centralized and Virtualized Substation Protection and Control
- Adaptive protection
- System Integrity Protection Schemes (SIPS)
- Testing of intelligent devices, distributed functions and systems
- Automatic fault analysis
- Distribution automation
- Smart metering and Home automation
- Impact of Inverter Based Resources (IBR) on PAC
- Distributed Energy Resources integration – wind, solar, EV, battery storage
- Data centers
- Asset management and condition monitoring
- Engineering of protection, automation and control systems
- Protection operation and disturbance analysis – lessons learned
- Power system education challenges for professionals and administrators
- Standardization of protection, automation and control systems
- Artificial Intelligence applications in PAC systems
- Any other protection, automation and control related topics
The main goal of the conference is to bring together professionals in the fields of protection, automation, control, communications, DERs and other power system domains in order to learn about the latest developmentsin the industry and share experience and ideas how we can all work together to make the grid smarter in the most efficient way.
Abstract submission
All abstracts should be around 500 words. The authors should keep in mind that the focus of their papers should be on presenting challenges, applications, solutions and ideas related to the above topics in a non-commercial and practical manner.
Submit abstracts online at https://pacworld.regfox.com/pacwac25-c4p
You can also reach the submission page by scanning the QR code:
Papers accepted for oral presentation will be included in the program. Papers accepted for the poster session will also be included in the proceedings of the conference and used as backup for oral presentation.
Abstracts that do not contain this information will not be considered for acceptance.
Important dates (strictly enforced):
• Abstracts deadline: 15 April 2025
• Acceptance notification: 15 May 2025
• Papers submission: 15 July 2025
Email any questions to pacwac@pacw.org
