• Highlights of 2024
  • 2000+ Participants from 25+ countries | 7 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 18 Supporting Media Partners | 30 Key Partners, 20 Exhibitors, 5 Country Partners and 17 Conference Session Partners | 241 Speakers | 16 Thematic Sessions, 1 Master Class | 8 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 2 Special Plenaries | 202 Participants from 32 Utilities | 60 Technical Papers Published and 25 Technical Papers Presented | 66 Winners amongst 11 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

INDIA SMART UTILITY WEEK (ISUW) Technical Papers

Call for Technical Papers Abstracts

India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2025

Last date for Abstract Submission: 16 August 2024

Abstract Submission for ISUW 2025 at following link:
https://forms.gle/F12C1inTWREcTcMd9

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) is pleased to invite the subject matter experts to submit the abstract for Technical Paper on below mentioned themes. The Technical Papers Presentation will be part of India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2025, an international conference and exhibition scheduled from 4-8 February 2025. For details about the event, please visit www.isuw.in

S. No*

Theme of Technical Paper

1

INDIA @ 100 in 2047: Vision for the Indian Power System

  • Net Zero Power Sector
  • Digital Technologies for Energy Transition
  • Climate Proofing the Power Systems
  • Affordable and Reliable Green Energy 24x7 for All Citizens

2

Evolving Architecture of the 21 st Century Grid with Two Way Power Flows

  • Planning And Design of Transmission Grid
  • Planning And Design of Distribution Grid with Prosumers and Electric Vehicles and Distributed Energy Resources
  • Communication Systems and Technologies for Fast Response- 1/50 OR 1/60 Seconds
  • Separate Control Bus for IT and OT Systems

3

Electric Mobility

  • North American Charging Standards (NACS)
  • MW-scale Charging Systems (MCSs
  • School Bus Electrification
  • Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI)
  • Liquid Cooling Technology for the High Power Charges (HPC)
  • Electric Highways and the Electric Grids
  • New Infrastructure Planning with Integrated EVSE
  • EVs as Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
  • Wireless Charging of EVs and Drones
  • Passenger Drones, Delivery Drones and Agricultural Drones, Charging Infrastructure for Drones
  • Battery Swapping
  • Destination (Wallbox) DC Charging
  • Robotic Charging
  • Battery-Buffered Charging
  • Off-Grid Charging
  • Mobile Charging

4

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

  • Learnings from Smart Grid Projects
  • Smart Microgrids for Campuses, Railway Stations, Sea Ports, Airports, Industrial Parks, Military Bases, Hotels, Hospitals, Slums and Commercial Complexes
  • Cyber Physical Security of the Critical Infrastructure
  • Standards and Interoperability of Equipment and Systems
  • Communication Solutions for Smart Grids and Smart Cities
  • Flexibility in Power Systems
  • Energy Storage Systems - Applications and Business Models
  • 250 Million Smart Meters in India – Progress and Challenges
  • Digital Tools for Management of DER
  • Emerging Technologies for RE Integration
  • Smart Inverters confirming to IEEE 1547
  • Synthetic Inertia and Grid Forming Inverters

5

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

  • Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning and Robotics
  • Digital Twins
  • Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Assisted Reality and Mixed Reality Technologies for the Smart Grids and Smart Cities
  • Web 3.0 and Metaverse for Utilities
  • Wearable Devices
  • Blockchain Applications for Utilities and Local Energy Markets
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Utilities
  • Digitalization, New Services and Revenue Streams
  • Voice of the Customer - What the Digital Customers Wants?
  • Customer Engagement Strategies and Social Media for Utilities - Customer Portal, Chat-bot, Voice-bot
  • 5G Rollout and its Impact for Electric Utilities

6

Smart Grids for Smart Cities

  • Common Automation and IT Layer for Smart City Infrastructure Domains
  • Unlocking the Value of Street Light Poles for Multiple Smart City Applications
  • Smart Home and Smart Appliances
  • Smart Grid as Anchor Infrastructure for Smart Cities-Integration of Utilities: Electricity, Gas and Water
  • Combined Billing and Customer Care Systems for all Utilities in a Smart City
  • Common GIS Map for all Domains in a Smart City

7

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

  • DG Set Replacement with Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • Green Hydrogen - Production, Transport, Utilization; and Certification
  • District Cooling System
  • Electric Cooking
  • Grid Interactive Buildings and Campuses
  • Urban Air Mobility Systems (UAM)

8

Regulations for the Evolving Smart Energy Systems

  • 100% Renewables
  • Carbon Markets
  • Flexibility Solutions
  • Retail Competition
  • Green Power Markets
  • Ancillary Services

9

Smart Water ​

  • Smart ​Solutions for Water Production, Transmission and Distribution
  • Smart Technologies to Address India’s Urban Water Crisis

10

Smart City Gas Distribution

  • Solutions for Gas Transmission and City Gas Distribution Networks

11

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

1. To Submit the Abstract for ISUW 2025, please visit the following link:https://forms.gle/F12C1inTWREcTcMd9
2. Utility Experts and Researchers on Smart Grid Technologies are Eligible to Submit Technical Papers
3. Abstract of paper: Max 250 words to be submitted with this application latest by 16 August 2024
4. Shortlisted Paper Abstracts will be announced by 30th September 2024 for Full Paper Submission
5. Full Paper: Authors of shortlisted papers will be required to submit the full paper in IEEE paper format by 15th October 2024 |Max: 6 pages / 1200 Words | (Download the format from following link: https://shorturl.at/JogXr
6. Shortlisted Papers will be announced by 31 November 2024
7. Papers deemed purely commercial in nature will not be selected
8. For queries email us at: tp@isuw.in

 Jury Panel

Brief Profile of Jury Panel

Anjuli Chandra, Former Member, Punjab Electricity Regulatory Commission (PERC)

Anjuli Chandra, former member, Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), brings to the table four decades of experience in the power sector. Her areas of expertise include distribution and transmission network planning, formulating standards, devising regulatory frameworks and load forecasting. Prior to joining PSERC, Chandra was principal chief engineer at the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), where she was responsible for power survey and load forecasting, power system monitoring, project appraisal and distribution planning and development. She has also served as executive director, tariff and engineering, at the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Dr. Faruk Kazi Chair of ISGF Working Group on Digital Architecture and Cyber Security Professor and Dean of Research and Development,
VJTI, Mumbai

Faruk Kazi received his Ph.D. degree from Systems & Control Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, in 2009. He is currently a Professor and Dean of Research & Development at VJTI, Mumbai, India. He works in the domain of cyber-physical systems and critical infrastructure security. His research interests include SCADA security, Industrial Control System (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) security. He is working as Chair of WG-3 (Digital Architecture and Cyber Security) of India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), PPP initiative of Ministry of Power, Government of India. He also works as a consultant with Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) for Smart Grid projects. He was invited as a visiting research scholar at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL, Switzerland and Tufts University, Boston, USA. He has delivered invited talks and presented his research work at MIT USA, SUPELEC, CNRS, Paris (France), Budapest (Hungary), Florence (Italy) and Japan. He has published more than 90 research papers in various international journals & conferences. He has received project funding from ISRO, BARC, DRDO and DST for his various research projects. He has also secured project funding and in- kind support from industries like Siemens, Emerson, L &T (Electrical & Automation), L & T Infotech and CISCO for test-bed on security of cyber physical systems.



Mr. N MURUGESAN, Former Director General, CPRI, 38 Years of experience in Power Systems,
SCADA, Substation, Distribution Automation and Smart Metering


N.Murugesan holds MSc (Engg) and MBA. He has more than 38 years of experience in the area of Smart Metering, Smart Grid, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Power Systems, Transmission & Distribution system, SCADA, Substation & Distribution Automation, Switchgear testing & Certification (Low & High voltage equipment) as per National & International standards. Managed one of the largest Power Engineering Research Institute in the world as Director General. He added many infrastructures to carry out Research and for certification of electrical equipment from Low Voltage to EHV Class equipment to meet International and National standards. Managed various laboratories located 7 cities across India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Bhopal, Noida, Kolkata, Guwahati). Organised more than 400 workshop/ Training / Conferences in the area of Power Engineering. Supervised varieties of Consulting works covering Generation, Transmission and Distribution and managed various Research & Development projects in the above areas. He established Communication Protocol conformance laboratories for the first time in Asia in 2003 and 2008 for Energy Meter and Substation Automation as per IEC 62056 and 61850 respectively. Established other laboratories as per IEC 60870 series, Modbus etc. Certified largest number of products as per above IEC and helped to produce in India. Played an active role in drafting specification under RAPDRP. He was the Chairman to bring Smart Meter standard -BIS 16444 and CBIP Manual for Energy Meter.

Mr. Ravi Seethapathy,
Ambassador Americas, Global Smart Grid Federation, Honorary Member and WG Chair,
ISGF and Chairman, Biosirus Inc. Canada

After 35+ year career in Electric Utilities/Power Systems, Ravi Seethapathy is now an Advisor to the Utility/Industry, and sits on the Boards of Power Transmission & Distribution (IC) Division of Larsen & Toubro, India; Biosirus Inc., Canada; Smart Grid Canada, and India Smart Grid Forum. His current international activities include (1) “Ambassador for the Americas”, Global Smart Grid Forum; (2) CIGRE Convener WGC6.28-Remote Grids; (3) IEA PVPS Taskforce 14 – Large Scale Solar Integration; (4) IEC TC 120 – Energy Storage; (5) IEC SEG4-LVDC; and (6) Chair, India Smart Grid Forum WG 5-RE & Micro-grids. He an invited speaker internationally and has co-authored over 50 technical papers in the areas of Smart Grid. He Founder/ Executive Chair of Biosirus Inc. in Canada. Retired in 2014 after 31-year career in Hydro One/Ontario Hydro (a leading utility in Canada), where he managed leading portfolios in R&D, Innovation, Smart Grid Projects, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy Integration, Asset Management, Corporate Operations/Technical Audit, M&A (500M$), Field Operations, and Relaying and Control. His past corporate directorships include Toronto Atmospheric Fund, Ryerson University, TV Ontario, Scarborough Hospital, Nevaro Capital Corp, Engineers Without Borders (Chair), Canadian Club of Toronto (President), Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (President). Ravi has received numerous honours and citations including Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering (2012), Hydro One President’s Award (2008), Honour Roll of the Shastri Institute (2008), Honorary Fellow, Centennial College (2005), and Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (1996) to name a few. Ravi’s education includes a B. Tech (Hons) in Electrical Power from IIT, Kharagpur, India; an M. Eng. in Electrical Power from the University of Toronto; and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University. His family/he have endowed an IEEE Award in “Rural Electrification Excellence”.

Mr. BP Singh   
Former Member
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC)

Mr. BP Singh Former Member Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Mr. BP Singh is a graduate in Mining Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and has over 40 years of experience in the power & energy sector. He was a Former Member in DERC (Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission). He has issued three successive Tariff Orders for the period 2014 to 2018, being consumer friendly, were highly acclaimed at all levels. As a part of Power sector Reforms, formulated progressive Regulations on Tariff, Net Metering and Demand Side Management and Modified SOP to make it more consumer friendly. Efficacious remedy for redressal of Consumer’s Grievance has been enhanced by making the Regulations consumer friendly and initiated action for creation of legal aid cell for the benefit of the Consumer’s. Prior to taking up the assignment as Member DERC, he rose to the position of Director (Projects) in NTPC, where he additionally had also held assignments viz, Chairman, BRBCL; Chairman NTPC SCCL Global Ventures Pvt. Ltd.; whole time Director of NTPC Hydro Ltd.; BFSNL Ltd. etc. He has been part of numerous high-level committees constituted by the Government of India for formulation of Plan proposals and Policies including Energy Policy, pricing of Coal etc. He has actively participated in formulation of policies for the Regulatory Commissions under the aegis of Forum of India Regulators. He has been associated with numerous professional institutions, viz
1. “Institute Senate Member’ – Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar;
2. Member of General Body & Peer Review Committee of National Institute of Rock Mechanics under Ministry of Mines,
3 Member of the Board of Construction Industry Development Council, joint council by Indian Construction industry and Planning Commission,
He had been adjudged and awarded Best Director Projects Corporate Excellence Award 2012-13 – GEOMINTECH; Awarded at Brisbane Dadari Project – awarded for project excellence in 25th IPMA World Congress at Brisbane in 2011 .

Mr. Rish Ghatikar
Fellow, General Motors, US Advisor & Board Member, India Smart Grid Forum

Mr. Rish Ghatikar is energy Fellow with General Motors (United States) and Advisor for energy technologies that enables economy-wide transportation electrification and mitigates climate risks. Ghatikar, as the Chief Research Officer at Greenlots (now, Shell Recharge Solutions), led the development of electric vehicle—grid and storage-integrated technical and business solutions. Ghatikar, as the Deputy Leader for the Grid Integration research, served the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Here, Ghatikar led the initiative for global demand response data standard, OpenADR, and to transition California utilities’ into automating dynamic pricing strategies. Ghatikar's work has appeared in over 100 scientific publications.

Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai,
President - ISGF,
Chairman - GSGF

Reji is the President of India Smart Grid Forum (www.indiasmartgrid.org) since its inception in 2011 and is also the Chairman of Global Smart Energy Federation since November 2016. He an internationally renowned expert with nearly four decades of experience in the electricity sector in diverse functions covering the entire value chain and across continents. He is spearheading a mission to leverage technology to transform the electric grids and provide clean and reliable electricity to every citizen 24x7 at affordable cost. He is actively advocating for the “Right to Electricity Act” that will ensure lifeline supply of electricity to all; and also advocating for a “Right to Sleep Act” to provide climate controlled sleeping pods in low income communities. Reji has played pivotal role in several ground breaking initiatives related to renewable energy, electric grid modernization, electric mobility, energy storage and digitalization in India during the past two decades. His current areas of research and work spans: Grid Integrated Vehicles, District Cooling Systems, Electric Cooking, Smart Grids as Anchor Infrastructure for Smart Cities, Grid Interactive Buildings and Campuses; Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Blockchain, Web 3.0 and Metaverse Applications for Utilities; Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Systems and the Future of Transportation; and Interconnection of Regional Grids in Asia - ASEAN, SAARC and GCC grids. In November 2016, Reji was unanimously elected as Chairman of Global Smart Grid Federation, now renamed as Global Smart Energy Federation (GSEF), a global umbrella organization of smart energy associations and utilities from 16 countries and the European Union headquartered in Washington DC, USA. Reji is also an advisor to Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC) since 2017; and work closely with the Association of Power Utilities in Africa (APUA) and International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). As an entrepreneur, Reji has built successful enterprises in India and overseas and exited them. He has studied Engineering, Finace, Management and Law; worked with NTPC and IBM and has been senior consultant with ADB, World Bank and USAID. A recognized thought leader in renewable energy, smart grid technologies, smart cities and electric mobility, Reji is a popular key-note speaker at international symposiums and conferences. He has also contributed to several articles, books, research reports and white papers on variety of topics.

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  • Technical papers no. 2, 10, 40, 42, 104, 106, 114 are compiled technical papers as suggested by juries (Participants will be receiving a separate email)

Sl. No

Theme

Title of Technical Paper

Technical Paper Author

Organization


1

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Towards Carbon-Neutrality for High-Voltage Switchgear Installed Base


Francesco Agostini


Hitachi Energy


2

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Field data evaluation of line protection for lines connected with renewable resources: Problems and solutions


Aarthi V


Hitachi Energy


3

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

An overview of the challenges in reaching the 2030 solar PV target in India

Chunendra Kumar Singh Chaudhary


IIT Roorkee


4

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Revolutionizing Last-Mile Delivery: The Power of Automation for Enhanced Reliability and Customer Satisfaction


Raghuvir Singh

Tata Power Delhi distribution limited.


5

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Efficiency Improvement in Power Forecasting through ABT Meter Installation


Abhinav Mogha

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited


6

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Developing Data driven tool based on Life Cycle Assessment for computing Carbon Footprint across Electricity Value Chain


Surekha Deshmukh


IEEE Pune Section


7


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

MANAGING VAR IN DISTRIBUTION GRID STATIONS Ways

to Vitalize with Technical Advancements for reliable Smart Grids for Smart Cities.


Kuldip Raj Suri


INDIGRID, MUMBAI, INDIA



8



Smart Grids for Smart Cities


Evaluating the Performance of Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods for Photovoltaic Systems: Perturb & Observe, Incremental Conductance, and Fuzzy Logic-Based Approaches



Mansoori Nasreenbanu Nazirbhai



Silver Oak University




9


Smart Grids for Smart Cities


Unlocking the Value of Street Lights for Multiple Smart Cities Applications

Sairam Kumar

Accenture

Gufran Basit

Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited




10


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Supply-Demand-Based Optimization technology for frequency regulation of a virtual inertia control based microgrid.


Aditya Kumar Pati


TPWODL




11


Smart Grids for Smart Cities


Common GIS Map for all Domains in a Smart Cit and A Case Study of Dehradun Smart City, Uttarakhand, India


Rakesh Kadu


The Tata Power Company



12


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Smart buildings and Electric Vehicles Acting as Microgrids in Context of India


Moreshwar Salpekar


Sevya Multimedia Pvt Ltd


13

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Modern Techniques for Managing the Voltage Profile at Customer Side

Swapnil Rao

The TATA Power Co.Ltd



14

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Optimized Design and Development of Cost Effective Transmission Line Inspection Robot


Manan Pathak


Silver Oak University



15

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Automatic Generation Control of BESS Alongside Conventional Generators with Market Interface


Pankaj Prabhat


GE Digital



16

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Bandwidth adequacy, data compression and evolving WAMS applications for Indian grid


Amit R. Kulkarni


MAHATRANSCO




17


Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Virtual DT Metering Dashboard: Enhancing Smart Grid Development through Advanced Network Capacity Planning and Asset Utilization


Akash Kumar


Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.


18

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Towards net zero through smart metering

V. Lavanya

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai



19

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Fault Location Challenges in Traction Power Delivery System with Autotransformer


Gurujith A


Hitachi Energy



20


Electric Mobility

EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE: IMPACTS, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS


S. Hemamalini

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai



21

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Grid Guardians from the Sky: Aerial Technologies and AI for Transmission Systems Asset Management


Saroj Chelluri


GarudaUAV Soft Solutions




22


Disruptive Innovations for Utilities


Web 3.0 and Metaverse for Utilities

M.L. Sachdeva

-

N.S. Sodha



23

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Transforming Power Utility O&M Through Advanced Analytics

Devesh Verma

BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd.


24

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Green Credits

RN Sen

-


25

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Indian Carbon Market Proposal

Purnima Gupta

-


Top 60-ISUW 2024 Technical Paper Selected for Publication

Sl. No

Theme

Title of Technical Paper

Technical Paper Author

Organization


1

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Towards Carbon-Neutrality for High-Voltage Switchgear Installed Base


Francesco Agostini


Hitachi Energy


2

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Field data evaluation of line protection for lines connected with renewable resources: Problems and solutions


Aarthi V


Hitachi Energy


3

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

An overview of the challenges in reaching the 2030 solar PV target in India

Chunendra Kumar Singh Chaudhary


IIT Roorkee


4

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Revolutionizing Last-Mile Delivery: The Power of Automation for Enhanced Reliability and Customer Satisfaction


Raghuvir Singh


Tata Power Delhi distribution limited.


5

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Efficiency Improvement in Power Forecasting through ABT Meter Installation


Abhinav Mogha


Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited


6

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Developing Data driven tool based on Life Cycle Assessment for computing Carbon Footprint across Electricity Value Chain


Surekha Deshmukh


IEEE Pune Section


7


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

MANAGING VAR IN DISTRIBUTION GRID STATIONS

Ways to Vitalize with Technical Advancements for reliable Smart Grids for Smart Cities.


Kuldip Raj Suri


INDIGRID, MUMBAI, INDIA



8



Smart Grids for Smart Cities


Evaluating the Performance of Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods for Photovoltaic Systems: Perturb & Observe, Incremental Conductance, and Fuzzy Logic-Based Approaches



Mansoori Nasreenbanu Nazirbhai



Silver Oak University




9


Smart Grids for Smart Cities


Unlocking the Value of Street Lights for Multiple Smart Cities Applications

Sairam Kumar

Accenture

Gufran Basit

Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited




10


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Supply-Demand-Based Optimization technology for frequency regulation of a virtual inertia control based microgrid.


Aditya Kumar Pati


TPWODL




11


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Common GIS Map for all Domains in a Smart Cit and A Case Study of Dehradun Smart City, Uttarakhand, India


Rakesh Kadu


The Tata Power Company



12


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Smart buildings and Electric Vehicles Acting as Microgrids in Context of India


Moreshwar Salpekar


Sevya Multimedia Pvt Ltd


13

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Modern Techniques for Managing the Voltage Profile at Customer Side

Swapnil Rao

The TATA Power Co.Ltd



14

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Optimized Design and Development of Cost Effective Transmission Line Inspection Robot


Manan Pathak


Silver Oak University



15

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Automatic Generation Control of BESS Alongside Conventional Generators with Market Interface


Pankaj Prabhat


GE Digital



16

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Bandwidth adequacy, data compression and evolving WAMS applications for Indian grid


Amit R. Kulkarni


MAHATRANSCO




17


Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Virtual DT Metering Dashboard: Enhancing Smart Grid Development through Advanced Network Capacity Planning and Asset Utilization


Akash Kumar


Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.


18

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Towards net zero through smart metering

V. Lavanya

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai



19

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Fault Location Challenges in Traction Power Delivery System with Autotransformer


Gurujith A


Hitachi Energy



20


Electric Mobility

EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE: IMPACTS, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS


S. Hemamalini

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai



21

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Grid Guardians from the Sky: Aerial Technologies and AI for Transmission Systems Asset Management


Saroj Chelluri


GarudaUAV Soft Solutions




22


Disruptive Innovations for Utilities


Web 3.0 and Metaverse for Utilities

M.L. Sachdeva

-

N.S. Sodha



23

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Transforming Power Utility O&M Through Advanced Analytics

Devesh Verma

BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd.


24

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Green Credits

RN Sen

-


25

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Indian Carbon Market Proposal

Purnima Gupta

-



26

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: Achieving Net Zero Power in the Face of Climate Change


Priyanshu Praliya


Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited



27

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power System

Maximising Renewable Energy in India ™s Power Sector: A case study of Karnataka state


Sai Ram Thandra

Center for study of science, technology and policy (CSTEP)



28

INDIA @ 100 in 2047:

Vision for the Indian Power

System


India's Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions


Amit Sharma


Ernst & Young LLP




29


Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Common GIS Map for all Domains in a Smart Cit and A Case Study of Dehradun Smart City, Uttarakhand, India


Rohan Chakraborty


Cognizant technology solutions Pvt ltd





30



Smart Grids for Smart Cities

Title: Smart Microgrids for Campuses, Railway Stations, Sea Ports, Airports, Industrial Parks, Military Bases, Hotels, Hospitals, Slums and Commercial Complexes



Adesh Golash



BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd



31

Foundational Blocks for Smart Grids

Microgrid Testbed: A Platform for Developing and Testing Decentralized Intelligent Micropower Networks


Ganesh Narayanan


Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham



32


Electric Mobility

Critical techno-economic investigation for integrational topologies of grid-pv-fast charging (dc) stations


Brijesh Singh

KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad-201206 (U.P)


33

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Robotics in Transmission O&M

Ravi Sahu

Tata Power Co. Ltd






34



Disruptive Innovations for Utilities


Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for the detection of anomalies of electrical assets from the Drone orthomosaic imagery for providing inputs to the Preventive Maintenance Team



Vikas Gupta



Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL)



35

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Load Optimization in Power Distribution through Geospatial Analysis


Devesh Verma


BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd.



36

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

AI-driven automation of Power Purchase Invoice Processing and Payment Posting


Diksha Singla


Noida Power Company Limited


37

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading in India Utilities

Praveen Kumar Goyal

Noida Power Company Limited



38

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

TP-Satark: E-Theft Complaint Tab on Tata Power's-- Mumbai Distribution Website and Mobile App


Ravinder Bagel

TATA POWER MUMBAI DISTRIBUTION LIMITED



39

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Digital Utilities Evolution of New Roles & Responsibilities bringing opportunities to the ecosystem


Anindya Pradhan


Tata Consultancy Services



40

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Models for Short Term Load Forecasting with Increased Penetration of Solar Generation


Nick Phillips


Itron




41


Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Innovation in Digitalization for Online Condition Assessment, Monitoring, and Predictive Maintenance for Transformers and Power Products


Atul Pandey


Hitachi Energy India Limited



42

Disruptive Innovations for Utilities

Demand Forecasting based on weather and economic parameters with AI & ML


Trusha Biswas

TATA Power Distribution Company - Mumbai








43




New and Emerging Technologies and Trends




Diesel Generator Set Replacement with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

Sushmita Sarkar Chakravarty

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

Shantanu Sankpal

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

Vishal Vij

Tata Power Trading Company Limited

Atharv Mahesh Sarnaik

Tata Power Co. Ltd.




44


New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Enhancing value proposition of distributed battery energy storage systems through operational strategies and targeted policy measures


Kumaresh Ramesh


Council on Energy, Environment and Water


45

New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Design, and Design and development 420 kV eco- efficient switchgear

Kalpesh Chauhan

Hitachi Energy Ltd




46


New and Emerging Technologies and Trends

Real Time Monitoring of Gujarat Power systems (WAMS) Synchrophasor Technology: Addressing Integration of Renewable with Synchronous Grid


Devendra P Parmar


State Load Despatch Center, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation LTDr



47

Regulations for the Evolving Smart Energy

Systems

Behavioral Demand Response Program by Tata Power-DDL


Nilesh Kane


Tata Power - Mumbai



48

Evolving Architecture of the 21st Century Grid with Two Way Power Flows

Transitioning from Bilateral to Trilateral and Multilateral Power Trade in South Asia


Maitreyi Karthik


Centre for Science and Environment


49

Smart Water

Smart Technologies to Address India s Urban Water Crisis

Gufran Basit

Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited





50



Smart Water


Optimizing water supply management in India: Leveraging shared IT infrastructure at the state level for improved service delivery and equitable supply



Sachin S



PricewaterhouseCoopers. Pvt. Ltd


51

Smart Water

Smart Technologies to Address India's Urban Water Crisis

Nishant Awasthi

Cognizant


52

Smart Water

Digital Framework for Equitable Distribution of Drinking Water

Subhajyoti Majumder

Cognizant Technology Solutions



53


Smart Water

Water Production & Humidity Control Using Atmospheric Water Generator in Transmission Substation


Ganesh Vitthal Kasture


Tata Power Company Ltd



54

Regulations for the

Evolving Smart Energy Systems


Monetization of the Latent Emissions


Sumit Sachdev


Tata Power Trading Company Limited


55

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

Automating Threat Detection and Response in Power Utility

Aamir Hussain Khan

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited


56

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

Cyber Security in Grid Protection system

Varun Thakur

Tata Power delhi distribution ltd



57

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

Cyber Risk Assessment of Distributed Control System in Power Generation Plant


Santanu Thandar

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani



58

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

Ensemble Learning based Real-time Intrusion Detection on GOOSE Messages in Digital Substations


Tanushree Bhattacharjee


GRIDsentry Pvt Limited



59

Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

A Comprehensive Analysis of Open-Source SIEM and Endpoint Security Monitoring


Rajesh Pathak


Noida Power Company Limited






60



Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids

Development of Active Intrusion Detection and Prevention System using Artificial Intelligence for Electrical Distribution System and Enhancing Cybersecurity Resilience in Critical Power Utility Infrastructure



Adesh Golash



BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd

Year

Title

Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

Published Compendium

Published Technical Papers

2023

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2023

2023 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

Compendium of Technical Papers India Smart Utility Week 2023

2023 Published Technical Paper

2022

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2022

2022 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

Compendium of Technical Papers India Smart Utility Week 2022

2022 Published Technical Paper

2021

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2021

2021 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

ISUW 2021 Technical Papers Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Smart Mobility for Smart Cities - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-8727-3

2021 Published Technical Paper

2020

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2020

2020 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

ISUW 2020 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-9008-2

2020 Published Technical Paper

2019

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2019

2019 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

ISUW 2019 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities by Springer Journal - https://link.springer.c om/book/10.1007/97 8-981-16-1299-2

2019 Published Technical Paper

2018

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2018

2018 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

isuw 2018 Compendium of Technical Papers by Springer Journal - https://link.springer.c om/book/10.1007%2 F978-981-32-9119-5

2018 Published Technical Paper

2017

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2017

2017 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

isuw 2017: Compendium of Technical Papers BY SPRINGER JOURNAL - https://link.springer.c om/book/10.1007/97 8-981-10-8249-8

2017 Published Technical Paper

2016

TECHNICAL PAPERS – ISUW 2016

2016 Shortlisted Papers for Presentation and Publication

Compendium of Technical Papers India Smart Utility Week 2016

2016 Published Technical Paper

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