Summary

Welcome to ELECTRA, the signature magazine of CIGRE for our digital world. CIGRE is excited to offer our members and subscribers this platform to access the latest news, global connections, expertise, and work from the world of CIGRE.

In the April 2021 edition:

Editorial


Centennial Celebration
Technical Committee history and development


Global Connections

  • Three driving forces that determine the future of green hydrogen application
  • Impacts from electric mobility in V2G and V4G modes in the distribution network planning and operation
  • African Energy Future between Local Microgrids and Global Interconnections: CIGRE has an active role to Play
  • A Virtually Hands-On Substation Experience for Interns
  • DC and Power Electronics – key enablers of flexible, reliable, and economic future networks


Technology E2E

  • Power system restoration accounting for a rapidly changing power system and generation mix
  • Ready or not, here comes an Open Ecosystem for Wireless Broadband
  • How broadband communication networks can benefit power distribution
  • Busbar Protection Considerations When Using IEC 61850 Process Bus

Life of Association

  • Discussion with former president of WFEO*, Dr Maria Laffargue on gender diversity progress
  • CIGRE-AORC Technical Meeting 2020 - Japan Web-Library Event
  • Setting up the New Zealand A2 power transformers and reactors panel
  • CIGRE NGN: Researchers from UK & Italy share their research on Resiliency of Grid
  • Turkish Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems


Reference Paper
System Strength


Annual Reports

  • SC A2 > Power transformers and reactors
  • SC B1 > Insulated Cables
  • SC B2 > Overhead Lines


Technical Brochures

  • TB 826 - WG C6.28 - Hybrid systems for Off-Grid Power Supply
  • TB 827 - WG B4.76 - DC-DC Converters in HVDC Grids and for Connections to HVDC systems
  • TB 828 - WG B2.58 - Vibration Modelling of High Temperature Low Sag conductors – Selfdamping characterization
  • TB 829 - JWG C4/B5.41 - Challenges with series compensation applications in power systems when  overcompensating lines
  • TB 830 - WG A3.36 - Application and benchmark of multiphysics simulation tools for temperature rise calculations
  • TB 831 - WG B2.62 - Compact DC overhead lines

Read ELECTRA April 2021 edition

Additional informations

Publication type Electra
Reference ELT_315
Publication year 2021
Publisher CIGRE