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CIGRÉ Working Groups (WGs)

CIGRÉ Working Groups (WGs)

Working Groups undertake research on behalf of Study Committees. WGs have a work to a pre-defined scope and time period. Working Group members are nominated by National Committees (NCs).  CIGRÉ Study Committees regularly form new Working Groups and the latest list of newly formed Working Groups can be found here. The form for requesting admission to a Working Group can be found here. This form should be completed and emailed to the relevant contact point below:

The list below outlines members of CIGRÉ Ireland who are currently participating on CIGRÉ Working Groups.

Study Committee Category: Equipment ( A )

 

Study Committee A1: Rotating Electrical Machines
SC Representative   Peter Kelly
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG A1.45 Guide for Determining the Health Index of Large Electric Motors WG A1.45 TOR P. Kelly 2013
JWG A1-C4.52 Wind generators and frequency-active power control of power systems JWG A1-C4.52 TOR Dr. D.Cashman
Dr. D.Flynn		 2015
WG A1.54 Impact of Flexible Operation on Large Motors WG A1.54 TOR J. Doyle (Convenor) 2015
WG A1-C4.66 Guide on the Assessment, Specification and Design of Synchronous Condensers for Power Systems with Predominance of Low or Zero Inertia Generators  WG A1-C4.66 R. Costello 2019
Study Committee A2: Power Transformers and Reactors
SC Representative   Brendan Diggin
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG A2.55 Life Extension of oil filled Transformers and Shunt Reactors WG A2.55 TOR S. Flood 2011
WG A2.56 Power Transformer Efficiency WG A2.56 TOR A. Walsh 2016
WG A2.58 Installation and Pre-Commissioning of Transformers and Shunt Reactors WG A2.58 TOR A. Harte  2017
A2 Advisory Group Advisory Group on Utilisation B. Diggin 2016
Study Committee A3: Transmission and Distribution Equipment
SC Representative   Brian Perry & Stuart Roche
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG A3.39 Application and field experience with Metal Oxide Surge Arresters WG A3.39 TOR R. Le Roux 2016
WG A3.42 Failure analysis of recent AIS instrument transformer incidents WG A3.42 TOR N. Sweeney, C. McCahey (Full); S. Roche (Corresp) 2018

 

Study Committee Category: Technologies ( B )

 

Study Committee B1: Insulated Cables
SC Representative   John Martin
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG B1.58 Condition Assessment and Diagnostic Methods to support Asset Management of MV Cable Networks WG B1.58 TOR J. O’Shaughnessy  2017
WG B1.61 Installation of HV Cable Systems WG B1.61 TOR J. Martin  2017
WG B1.65 Installation of Submarine Cables WG B1.65 TOR P. O’Rourke (full); D. Giustini (Corresp) 2019
WG B1.67 Loading Patterns on Windfarm Array and Export Cables WG B1.67 TOR M. Smithwick 2018
Study Committee B2: Overhead Lines
SC Representative   David Tuohy
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG B2.57 Survey of operational composite insulator experience and application guide for composite insulators WG B2.57 TOR T. Condon 2014
WG B2.61 Transmission Line Structures with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites WG B2.61 TOR J. Lucey (Full), R. Geary (Corresp) 2015
WG B2.66 Safe handling and installation guide for high temperature low sag (HTLS) conductors WG B2.66 TOR T. Kavanagh  2016
WG B2.67 Assessment and Testing of Wood and Alternative Material Type Poles WG B2.67 TOR D. Tuohy  2017
WG B2.73 Guide for Prevention of Vegetation Fires Caused by Overhead Line Systems WG B2.73 TOR J. Noctor 2019
WG B2.75 Application guide for insulated and un-insulated conductors used on medium and low voltage overhead lines WG B2.75 TOR P. Shiel 2019
Study Committee B3: Substations and Electrical Installations
SC Representative   Hugh Cunningham
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG B3.49 Review of substation busbar component reliability WG B3.49 TOR B. Perry 2017
WG B3.50 Concepts for on-site HV testing of GIS after installation, extension, retrofit or repair WG B3.50 TOR D. Dorgan 2018
WG B3.51 Service continuity guide for the maintenance, repair and extension of HV GIS WG B3.51 TOR C. Farrell, B. Linehan 2018
Study Committee B4: DC Systems and Power Electronics
SC Representative   Geoff Love
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG B4.68 DC harmonics and Filters WG B4.68 TOR C. McNamee 2014
WG B4.76 DC-DC converters in HVDC Grids and for connections to HVDC systems WG B4.76 TOR A. Geoghegan 2017
WG B4.81 Interaction between nearby VSC-HVDC converters, FACTs devices, HV power electronic devices and conventional AC equipment WG B4.81 TOR P. MacNamara 2019
JWG B4.82/IEEE Guidelines for Use of Real-Code in EMT Models for HVDC, FACTS and Inverter based generators in Power Systems Analysis JWG B4.81/IEEE TOR G. Love 2019
Study Committee B5: Protection and Automation
SC Representative   Sean McGuinness
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG B5.50 IEC 61850 Based Substation Automation Systems – Users’ expectations and stakeholders interactions WG B5.50 TOR B. Cafferty (Corresp.) 2012
WG B5.51 Requirements and use of remotely accessed information for SAS maintenance and operation WG B5.51 TOR G. Rooney 2012
WG B5.53 Test Strategy for Protection, Automation and Control (PAC) functions in a full digital substation based on IEC 61850 applications WG B5.53 TOR N. Kearns 2014
WG B5.55 Application of Travelling Wave Technology for Protection and Automation WG B5.55 TOR A. Chabrol 2015
WG B5.57 New challenges for frequency protection WG B5.57 TOR D. Catanase, M. Mousaviagah (Observer) 2016
WG B5.58 Faster protection and network automation systems: implications and requirements WG B5.58 TOR R. Kelly, S. McGuinness (Corresp.) 2016
JWG B5/C4.61 Impact of Low Inertia Network on Protection and Control JWG B5/C4.61 TOR A. Kelly 2017
WG B5.64 Methods for Specification of Functional Requirements of Protection, Automation, and Control WG B5.64 TOR R. Keating 2017
WG B5.66 Cyber Security requirements for PACS and the Resilience of PAC Architectures WG B5.66 TOR S. Keena 2018
JWG B5/D2.67 Time in Communication Networks, Protection and Control Applications JWG B5/D2.67 TOR A. Heffernan 2018

 

Study Committee Category: Systems ( C )

 

Study Committee C1: Power System Development and Economics
SC Representative   Derek Carroll
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
JWG C1/C4.36 Review of Large City & Metropolitan Area power system development trends taking into account new generation, grid and information technologies JWG C1/C4.36 TOR M. Coone 2017
WG C1.39 Review of Large City & Metropolitan Area power system development trends taking into account new generation, grid and information technologies WG C1.39 TOR N. Cunniffe (Full), J. MacEnri (corresponding) 2017
WG C1.40 Planning Coordination between Syst Op T&D-Frameworks, Methods, and Allocation of Costs and Benefits WG C1.40 TOR E. Lannoye, T. Gallery 2017
WG C1/C6.42 Planning tools and methods for systems facing high levels of distributed energy resources WG C1/C6.42 TOR A. O’Connell 2018
Study Committee C2: Power System Operation and Control
SC Representative   Adrian Kelly
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG C2.39 Operator Training in Electricity Grids at Different Control Levels and for Different Participant Actors in the New Environment WG C2.39 A. Kelly 2018
WG C2.40 TSO-DSO Co-Operation – Control Centre Tools Requirement WG C2.40 M. Power (Convenor)
S. Power, T. Hearne, E. Lannoye, E. Garrigan		 2018
JWG C2/B4.38 Capabilities and requirements definition for Power Electronics based technology for secure and efficient system operation and control JWG C2/B4.38 H. Qazy, M. Val Escudero (Corresponding) 2017
WG C2.26 Power system restoration accounting for a rapidly changing power system and generation mix WG C2.26 A. Rogers 2019
Study Committee C3: Power System Environmental Performance
SC Representative   None
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG C3.15 Best environmental and socio-economic practices for improving public acceptance of high voltage substations WG C3.15 TOR B. Wall 2014
WG C3.21 Including stakeholders in the decision-making processes for grid development WG C3.21 TOR S. Kenny 2019
Study Committee C4: Power System Technical Performance
SC Representative   Marta Val Escudero
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG C4.23 Guide to Procedures for Estimating the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines WG C4.23 TOR B. Hanratty 2012
JWG C4.40-CIRED Revisions to IEC Technical Reports 61000-3-6, 61000-3-7, 61000-3- 13, and 61000-3-14 JWG C4.40/CIRED TOR A. Martin – (Regular), M. Val Escudero (Corresponding) 2015
JWG C4.48 Overvoltage Withstand Characteristics of Power System Equipment 35-1200 kV JWG C4.48 TOR I. Dudurych (Convenor) 2017
JWG C4.49 Multi-frequency stability for converter-based modern power systems JWG C4.49 TOR J. Ruddy 2018
JWG C4.50 Evaluation of transient performance of grounding systems in substations and its impact on primary and secondary systems JWG C4.50 TOR N. Cowap 2018
JWG C4.51 Connection of Railway Traction Systems to Power Networks JWG C4.51 TOR C. Egan 2018
JWG C4/B4.52 Guidelines for Sub-synchronous Oscillation Studies in Power Electronics Dominated Power Systems JWG C4/B4.52 TOR E. Ahlund, S. Murray, P. Wall 2018
JWG C4.56 Electromagnetic transient simulation models for large-scale system impact studies in power systems having a high penetration of inverter connected generation JWG C4.56 TOR M. Val Escudero 2019
Study Committee C5: Electricity Markets and Regulation
SC Representative   Aodhagan Downey
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG C5.24 Exploring the Market-based value of Smart Grid developments  WG C5.24 TOR L. Breathnach  2017
WG C5/C6.29 New Electricity Markets, Local Energy Communities  JWG C5/C6.29 TOR S. Hunt, P. Daly 2018
Study Committee C6: Active Distribution Systems and Distributed Energy Resources
SC Representative   James Brennan
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
JWG C1/C6.37/CIRED Optimal transmission and distribution investment decisions under increasing energy scenario uncertainty JWG C1/C6.37/CIRED TOR M. Duarte, B. Kelly 2017
JWG C6/C2.34 Flexibility provision from distributed energy resources JWG C6/C2.34 TOR R. Murphy, J. Rafferty 2018

Study Committee Category: New Materials and IT ( D )

Study Committee D1: Materials and Emerging Test Techniques
SC Representative   No Representative
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
Study Committee D2: Information Systems and Telecommunication
SC Representative   Robert Groarke
Working Group No. Working Group Title WG Terms of Reference (TOR) Irish Representative Year appointed to WG
WG D2.42 Synchronization and time distribution in communication networks  for time-sensitive distributed operational applications in the power grid WG D2.42 TOR T. Gray 2016
WG D2.44 Usage of Public or Private Wireless Communication Infrastructures for Monitoring and Maintenance of Grid Assets and Facilities  WG D2.44 TOR P. Mulvey (Convenor)  2017

General Contact Information

Secretary Irish National Committee of CIGRÉ

c/o Ken Atkinson (ESB Networks)

ken.atkinson2@esb.ie

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