There are 16 no. Study Committees within CIGRE which come under four broad categories; Equipment (A), Sub-systems (B), Electricity System and the Energy Market (C) and Information Technology and “New” Technology (D). Study Committee members are nominated by National Committees (NCs).
The following lists the scope of each Study Committee together with the appointed Irish member representative
Study Committee Category: Equipment (A)
Study Committee (SC) No. & Title
Study Committee Scope
Irish Representative
Year appointed as Irish SC Representative
A1
Power Generation and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Life management
Machine monitoring and diagnosis
Renewable generation
Large generators
High efficient electrical machines
Peter Kelly
2022
A2
Power Transformers and Reactors
Design and manufacture
Application of material
Utilization, e.g. maintenance and operation , condition monitoring, life management, repair and refurbishment, disposal
Safety and environmental aspects, e.g. noise, oil spill, fire hazard and explosion
Economic/commercial aspects Machine monitoring and diagnosis
Quality assurance and testing
Brendan Diggin
2022
A3
Transmission and Distribution Equipment
Design and development
New and improved test techniques
Maintenance, refurbishment and lifetime management
Reliability assessment and condition monitoring
Requirements presented by changing networks
Equipment related subject
Brian Perry
2022
Study Committee Category: Technologies (B)
Study Committee (SC) No. & Title
Study Committee Scope
Irish Representative
Year appointed as Irish SC Representative
B1
Insulated Cables
Power cables in all phases of life
Submarine, underground, ducts, tunnels
HVDC and HVAC cable systems
John Martin
2022
B2
Overhead Lines
Increase acceptability of overhead lines
Increase capacities of existing overhead lines
Increase reliability and availability of overhead lines
David Tuohy
2020
B3
Substations and Electrical Installations
New substation concepts
Substation management issues
Life cycle management and maintenance
Impact of new communication standards and smart grids on existing and new substations
Hugh Cunningham
2020
B4
DC Systems and Power Electronics
Responsible for HVDC systems and power electronics for AC systems
Its members are International experts from manufacturers, operators, user engineers, consultants and academics
Provides unbiased and balanced documents concerning economical, technical and environmental matters associated with its area of responsibility
The target audience includes engineers in the electrical supply industry, standardisation bodies, investors and regulators
John Ging
2024
B5
Protection and Automation
Improved concepts of substation automation systems
Technical recommendations for IEC 61850
Application of numerical protections and substation automation systems
Methods to improve the performance of protection systems
Protection implications of new generation technologies
Ross Kelly
2024
Study Committee Category: Systems ( C )
Study Committee (SC) No. & Title
Study Committee Scope
Irish Representative
Year appointed as Irish SC Representative
C1
Power System Development & Economics
Planning for rapid development, uncertain generation and desired reliability (newly and rapidly developing countries, system performance, contingency planning, mass penetration of renewables, a greenfield approach)
Investment drivers, decision processes and tools (investment drivers, planning criteria, grid codes and the role of new technology, new investment decision processes, new tools and methods for increasing uncertainty)
Asset management practices including risk assessment now and in the future (risk management, broad trends and practices, new solutions for changing power system designs)
Derek Carroll
2022
C2
Power System Operation and Control
Control and switching for reliability: voltage, frequency and capacity limits
Reserves and emergency strategies
Management of fault and restoration situations
Short term planning and coordination of system capacity needs
Requirements and use of power system analysis and security assessment functionalities
Requirements, methods, tools for training of operators
Impact on system operation from institutional structures: regulators, trading and contracted ancillary services
Adrian Kelly
2022
C3
Power system sustainability and environmental performance
Environmental impacts of power system development and operation
Global environmental changes and Power systems
Public acceptance of power system infrastructures
Stakeholders engagement and communication
Power system efficiency and environment
Des Cox
2024
C4
Power System Technical Performance
Power quality
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electromagnetic Interference (EMC/EMI)
Insulation co-ordination
Lightning
Power systems performance models and numerical analysis
Geoff Love
2024
C5
Electricity Markets and Regulation
Consequences of regulatory changes for the electric power sector
Regulatory incentives for investment
System implications of new generation technologies
Markets design’s impact on transmission system operation
Market design for integration of intermittent generation
Niamh Delaney
2024
C6
Active Distribution Systems and Distributed Energy Resources
Dispersed energy resources connection and integration
Dispersed energy resources concepts in distribution systems operation and planning (Micro-grids and Active distribution networks)
Demand management and active customer integration
Rural electrification
Sinead Hanley
2024
Study Committee Category: New Materials and IT ( D )
Study Committee (SC) No. & Title
Study Committee Scope
Irish Representative
Year appointed as Irish SC Representative
D1
Materials and Emerging Test Techniques
Electrical insulating materials
Electrical conducting materials
High voltage and current test and measuring techniques
Diagnostic tools
No representative
D2
Information systems telecommunications and cybersecurity
ICT applied to the networks of the future
Telecommunication networks in Electric Power utilities (architectures, media, protocols…)
New ICT architectures to control the bulk power systems (smart meter, smart grid, intelligent grid, control centres EMS, MMS etc…)
ICT governance within utilities – in-house versus outsourced
Information security within the Electric Power Utilities
