Hitachi Energy @ DISTRIBUTECH 2024
February 26 - 29, 2024 | Orlando Florida, United States
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Asset performance management
Optimize asset availability, reliability, and performance with advanced intelligence.
Wireless communication
Enable high performance and secure industrial wireless communication solutions.
Next-generation capacitor switches
Eliminate disturbances and improve power quality.
We provide tailored solutions and services across the whole customer value chain that help transform the distribution network for new demands:
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Substation and power distribution
We provide digitally-enabled as well as eco-efficient (EconiQ™) distribution transformers, and power distribution systems for a highly reliable, efficient substation and full control of the grid from anywhere. This is enabled by new data-gathering hardware and smart, automated control systems that allow distribution leaders to make their operations more efficient.
Battery energy storage systems and e-mesh™
We help you transition to the new distributed energy model through a portfolio that offers end-to-end microgrid solutions, combining advanced analytics, software technology, and hardware systems. From the field to the boardroom, we enable and boost our customers to accelerate your sustainability and economical performance to stay ahead of the curve.
Grid-eXpand™
Our range of modular and prefabricated grid connection solutions is scalable and enables easy upgrade or expansion. We make it faster, simpler and more efficient to expand power grid capacity and accelerate the transition to a more sustainable energy system.
Systems and software
Comprehensive software to cover everything from asset and work management (Lumada APM, Vegetation Manager) to advanced distribution management (Network Manager ADMS) and distributed energy resource management. We make it easy to cut asset downtime, manage maintenance more efficiently, balance the grid as you integrate renewables, and monitor and control distribution more efficiently.
Power Consulting Services
Operating as an independent system-agnostic organization, with knowledge of technologies, standards, and local grid codes worldwide, we help you address issues of network strategy, planning, operations, capacity, efficiency, stability, security, reliability, and resiliency. After identifying key challenges, we recommend tailored solutions specific to your needs.
EnCompass™ Agreements
Our customizable frameworks pave the way for sustainable and reliant end-to-end support, covering products, systems, and accessing specialized services tailored to your needs. Our customizable agreements – including risk monitoring, maintenance planning, and execution service – ensure you safeguard investments while meeting unique energy system performance requirements, now and in the future.
Lifecycle Services
We provide upgrades, updates and retrofits spanning the entire life of your grid assets, from installation to decommissioning. Use expert insights on existing assets for advice on best practices and investment plan assessments to improve outlook of returns, and help you improve operational sustainability by ensuring reliability of the electrical grid and its elements.
Power Quality
We provide a complete portfolio of static and dynamic solutions, including reactors, filters, capacitor banks, STATCOM, and synchronous condensers. We’ve spent decades pioneering better substation solutions and improving standard practices to ensure you can deliver reliable, affordable power – even under the most demanding conditions.
Sessions
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Monday 26 February
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Location: W204A
A Primer on Energy Transition to Net Zero – the Opportunity and challenges
The utility industry value chain is undergoing a major transformation. Driven by regulatory, policy, business, technology and the consumer/prosumer, change is being wrought in all aspects of the value chain. This course will be a primer on the Energy Transition to Net Zero and discuss the applications for United States around key aspects like the edge/ IoT, analytics, DER/ renewables and the prosumer.
Anant Venkateswaran
Regional Leader
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Location: W207B
Cybersecurity of the Electric Power Distribution System
This course describes cybersecurity terms and definitions as well as the risks cyber vulnerabilities pose to electric power distribution systems. The course also reviews available industry technical standards, best practices, and guides. Cybersecurity implementation examples in power systems are also described. The purpose of this course is to provide a greater understanding of the cyber vulnerabilities of electric power distribution systems and present the technical standards and solutions that are available today to help mitigate the risk posed by cyberattacks.
Steven Kunsman
Director Product Management and Applications
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2
Tuesday 27 February
01:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. | Location: W304CD
Outsmarting Outages during Extreme Weather Events in Louisiana
Irrespective of the size or location of a utility, customers expect the highest level of reliability and resiliency amid changing landscape of the distribution system; Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO) in Louisiana leveraged the ADMS to improve storm preparation, faster outage restoration and improved stakeholder communication. This presentation will discuss DEMCO’s storm management practices and resiliency experience during recent major storms.
Parag Parikh
Utility Solution Executive
01:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. | Location: W308AB
Progress on Securing Energy Infrastructure through Electric Energy OT Security Profiles
The Electric Energy OT Security Profile Working Group (WG) hosted by the International Society of Automation ISA99 standards committee commenced in June 2022 the standardization effort of electric energy OT application profiles (substation, generation, DER and SCADA/control center) mapping to the ISA/IEC 62443 standard series. The audience will be informed of the ISA99 activity and key cybersecurity architectures and application profiles development progress for utility operational technology control system.
Steven Kunsman
Director Product Management and Applications
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3
Wednesday 28 February
01:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. | Location: W208
Implementing Real-Time Unbalanced, Three-Phase Distribution Load Flow to Improve Grid Operation
This presentation will discuss National Grid's journey to implementing the UBLF across its entire distribution system and the lessons learned along the way. National Grid will share feedback on UBLF data requirements, implementation, application tuning, vendor engagement, and their plan to implement the integrated DERMS, Volt-VAR Control and FLISR automatic outage isolation/restoration technologies. The presentation will also include use cases of using ADMS applications to improve situational awareness in the presence of high penetration of DERs and how ADMS applications can help mitigate voltage and thermal violation while maximizing the benefit of solar generation.
Parag Parikh
Utility Solution Executive