PSGAI 2026 · BEIJING

Special Session · 3

Fault Diagnosis, Monitoring and Protection for Modern Power Systems

📅 18–20 December 2026

Session Organizers Chairs

Zhe Yang Chair

Imperial College London, UK · Tianjin University, China Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow · Professor (from Oct 2026)

PhD (Aalborg) · Postdoc (HK PolyU) · 50+ papers in IEEE Trans. Power Systems, Smart Grid, Power Delivery, Industrial Electronics, Industrial Informatics · Fault analysis, short-circuit modelling, fault ride-through, protection & control coordination.

Brief Introduction · Dr. Zhe Yang is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London and will join Tianjin University as a Professor in October 2026. He received his BEng degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeast Electric Power University in 2017, his MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from North China Electric Power University in 2020, and his PhD degree in Energy Technology from Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2023. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include fault analysis of renewable energy power systems, short-circuit modelling, fault ride-through control, and power system protection. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 academic papers, with his work published in leading international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. His research focuses on fault mechanisms, protection adaptability, and coordinated protection and control in power systems with high penetrations of power-electronic-interfaced resources. He has established a systematic body of research in fault modelling and protection for renewable energy power systems.

Yanshu Niu Chair

National Grid, United Kingdom Power System Engineer

PhD (Imperial College London) · Visiting Researcher (Univ. of Toronto) · Publications in IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, IJEPES · Protection & stability, renewable integration, power-electronic-dominated systems, grid compliance.

Brief Introduction · Dr. Yanshu Niu is a Power System Engineer at National Grid in the United Kingdom. She received her PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London and was a visiting researcher at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include the protection and stability of modern power systems, renewable energy integration, and the analysis of power-electronic-dominated power systems. Her research focuses on protection and stability challenges arising from the increasing penetration of renewable energy resources, with relevant work published in international journals including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and the International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. In her current role, she is involved in renewable energy integration, power system dynamic performance assessment, power quality analysis, and grid compliance studies for the UK power system, bringing together a strong background in power system protection research and engineering analysis.

Scope & Topics CFP

With the large-scale integration of renewable generation, energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and a wide range of power-electronic-interfaced equipment, modern power systems are undergoing profound changes in their structural configurations, operating characteristics, and dynamic behaviour. The diversification of generation technologies, controlled fault-current responses, increasingly complex operating conditions, and multi-timescale dynamic interactions have introduced new features in system fault behaviour, condition monitoring, and protection boundaries. These developments also place greater demands on fault analysis, anomaly awareness, fault diagnosis, and protection technologies. Meanwhile, advances in artificial intelligence, advanced signal processing, wide-area measurement, digital twins, and real-time simulation are creating new theoretical foundations and technical pathways for intelligent sensing, accurate diagnosis, and enhanced security in modern power systems.

This special session, entitled "Fault Diagnosis, Monitoring and Protection for Modern Power Systems," focuses on the following four areas:

📌 Main topics for submission:

1. Fault Mechanisms and Fault Modelling in Modern Power Systems
Emerging fault characteristics, short-circuit analysis, transient modelling, multi-timescale dynamics.
2. System Monitoring and Anomaly Detection
Wide-area measurements, multi-source data fusion, advanced signal processing, disturbance & oscillation identification.
3. Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Location
AI & data-driven methods, fault detection, classification, location, feature extraction, reliability under limited data.
4. Advanced Protection and System Security
Adaptive protection, wide-area coordination, protection-control synergy, HIL testing, real-time simulation, engineering validation.

🎤 Invited Speakers

to be confirmed + more invited

📝 Submission (Chinese Authors) 📄 Submission (International Authors)