2019 CIGRE B4 International Colloquium

Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 – 5 October 2019

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 is now open.  Click here to view registration info.

Committees and Enquiries

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

Submission of Synopses and Papers

Participants wishing to present and publish papers should submit synopses and papers 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 and Click here for the paper template.

Submission Instructions:

1. Authors are requested to upload their submissions on the following page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cigreb4regionalsanc2 by creating an account and following the listed instructions.
2. Click here for the Help Guide if required
3. Click here to download the presentation template for the colloquium.
4. Click here to download the template for the presenter’s biography.

Deadlines

Preliminary Programme