International Conference on

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS,

CONTROL & OPTIMIZATION
(PSACO-08)

13th-15th March 2008

Organized by

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ANDHRA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Autonomous)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

In Technical Sponsorship with

HYDERABAD SECTION

Venue:
Department of Electrical Engineering
Andhra University College of Engineering (Autonomous)

Sponsored by
TEQIP
Andhra University College of Engineering (Autonomous)
Andhra University

"ANDHRA UNIVERSITY" was established in 1926 in the uplands of Visakhapatnam with Kailasa Hill as the
backdrop and of Bay of Bengal in its front. The University is spread in a sprawling campus of 200 hectares
dotted with more than 100 buildings. Presently the University is catering the Educational needs of five green
districts namely Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam.

The University campus is a self-contained township with two administration blocks out of which one is
exclusively for housing the examination sections. The University has four constituent Colleges and four AU
Campuses. The College of Arts and Commerce is the biggest constituent College in the University with 28
Departments offering 55 courses including 25 Diploma courses. The College of Science and Technology has
19 Departments, which offers 44 courses. The College of Engineering has 16 Departments involving in
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes.

There are 575 affiliated colleges spread across five districts under the territorial jurisdiction of Andhra
University. The enrolment in Undergraduate courses is more than 76,000 and in PG Courses more than
20,000 students. The University is supported by about 860 teachers, 176 under regular and 41 back-log are
advertised out of which 162 including 18 backlogs are filled and more than 2500 non-teaching and technical
staff.
 Hyderabad section

IEEE Hyderabad section is one of the most active sections of

IEEE in India. IEEE was formally introduced in Hyderabad, in
June 1981, when a group of engineers in Hyderabad decided to
form an IEEE sub-Section here. This sub-Section was rapidly
elevated to a full Section, in 1984 (the year of IEEE Centenary
celebrations).

All IEEE members, residing in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, are automatically members of the
IEEE Hyderabad Section. Our strength (in numbers) is 3301 members (as on 31 December 2005). The
section has two chapters, Computer Society and PES/IAS.

Awards & Recognitions

The IEEE Hyderabad Section has won several recognitions from IEEE HQ and R10.

1. 2005 IAS Distinguished Service Award to Mr. C. Satish. It was given to him during
the IAS Annual Meeting held at Hong Kong in October 2005. This was in recognition of
dedicated and distinguished service to IEEE Industry Application Society. This is ther first
time in its last 17 years of Awards history that a member from outside USA is chosen to
get this award.
2. The 2004 R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award was persented to Mr. S Raghunathan
for his outstanding contribution to the Hyderabad Section activities for last two decades.
3. The 2002 R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award was persented to Dr. S C Bhargava for
his outstanding contribution to the Hyderabad Section activities over last two decades.

The purpose of the International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS) is to bring together researchers,
engineers and practitioners from all over the world, interested in the advances of power systems.

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS, CONTROL &

OPTIMIZATION
The International Conference on Power System Analysis, Control and Optimization
“PSACO-08” is the first international event organized by the Department of Electrical
Engineering, Andhra University. The main objective of the event is to provide a forum for
interaction of innovative concepts and thoughts with applications to real time problems
associated with electrical power systems. Another is to promote an affable environment
facilitating academia-industry-utility interaction, and leading to an exchange of research ideas for
collaborative work. The International Conference PSACO-08 is being hosted by the department
of Electrical Engineering, Andhra University, during March 13th to 15th, 2008.
FOCUS AREAS

Besides the following topics, PSACO-08 also invites papers in other areas of electrical engineering.

Power System Optimization:

Classical methods, Fuzzy/ANN techniques & Soft Computing methodologies

Power Generation:
Distributed Power Generation, Renewable Energy based Power Generation, Modeling and interconnection to
Utilities, Economic aspects of DG & Environmental Aspects of Power Generation

Power System Stability and Control:

Dynamic & Transient Stability, Load Frequency Control, Automatic Generation Control, Control Applications to
Power Systems & Control of Power electronics based systems

HV Engineering Aspects:
Electrical Fields & Discharge Studies, Lightning Performance Grounding & Insulation Co-ordination,
& Switching Transients & Surge Phenomena

Power Electronic Applications:

FACTS Devices, HVDC Systems & Power Quality

Power System Protection:

Digital Protection, Protection Co-ordination & Adaptive Protection Systems

Power System Operation & Analysis:

Transmission /Distribution System Reliability, Load Flow Studies & Unit Commitment & Economic Dispatch

Electric Power Market:

Power Sector Reforms & IT, Load Forecasting Strategies, Price and Bidding, Market Operation,
Transmission pricing aspects and trading, Congestion management, Transmission Open-Access and Ancillary
services

Distribution System Reforms:

Reduction of Technical & Commercial Losses, Energy Audits and accounting Distribution Automation, Tariffs
and Policies & Demand Side Management

Efficient Energy Utilization:

Efficient Illumination Systems, Energy Efficient Drives & Industrial Processes Involving Electrical Energy
Utilization
The Organizers

Department of Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering was started in

1955 as one of the three constituents of the Department of
Engineering in Andhra University. The status of a
Department was given in 1969. The department has grown
significantly and currently offers a UG program in Electrical
and Electronics Engineering and PG programs in Power
Systems & Automation and Control Systems Engineering.

The department initiated developmental activities in the emerging areas of CAD and Robotics with MHRD
grants. The department has well established Machines, Networks, Measurements, Power Electronics,
Microprocessor, Control system and Digital Electronics Laboratories. The department is periodically
organizing refresher courses for APSEB practicing engineers.

The teaching faculty of the department is involved in research activities in the areas of fault detection, power
system stability, load flows, optimal power flows, modal reduction, and decentralized fault detection and
flexible AC transmission systems.

The current focus of research is on Fuzzy logic and Neural Network Applications.

Andhra University College of Engineering (A)

Andhra University College of Engineering,
Visakhapatnam, is the campus college of University. At
the time of inception, was of only a Department of
Engineering with Civil Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering and Electrical Engineering as the main
branches. In the year 1960, the Department of
Engineering was shifted to the present spacious North
campus spreading over 150 acres of land. The
Department of Chemical Technology, instituted in 1933,
was also shifted to the same campus in 1962, adding strength to the Engineering Departments. The
trifurcation of the University colleges in 1966, led to the inception of the College of Engineering as a separate
constituent of the Andhra University.
At present, the College of Engineering consists of 12 Engineering and 4 Basic Sciences departments, totaling
to 16 departments, offering 15 Under-Graduate Engineering day-time programmes and 4 UG Engineering
part-time programmes; 28 Post-Graduate Engineering programmes, 1 MCA and 3 M.Sc. programmes in
various departments. All the departments are also running Ph.D. programmes in different fields of research.

The AU College of Engineering has acquired considerable reputation in the country and has several Centers
of Excellence in various fields carrying out research in specialized areas. These include Center for
Technology Forecasting (futurology) in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Center for Biotechnology and Center for Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamic in the Department of
Chemical Engineering, Center for Energy Systems and Center for Condition monitoring & Vibration
Diagnostics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Remote Sensing and Information
System in the Department of Geo Engineering and Centre for Research on Off-Shore Structures in the
Department of Civil Engineering.

The AU College of Engineering graded along with the Andhra University by National Assessment &
Accreditation Council (NAAC) and awarded a rating of A+ (85%).

The Government of India through its National Policy of Education implemented the Technical Education
Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) for overall development of Technical Education in the country.
The AU College of Engineering is one of the four Lead Institutions selected in the state of Andhra Pradesh
for World Bank Aid.

Submission of Papers

1. Full-length papers in double column should be sent (within the dead line of the submission of paper
conference) as attach file to psaco2008@yahoo.co.in
2. High standards are to be ensured in all contributed papers and the competent reviewers will review
all papers. Based on the comments of the reviewers, the organizers will decide on the acceptance of
the papers.
3. On final acceptance of the paper, one hard copy and a soft copy (.doc file) of the full-length paper will
have to be sent to the Coordinator in the prescribed format.
4. All selected papers will be included in the proceedings of the conference on registration. At least one
registration for the conference is mandatory for every accepted paper.

Important Dates

Last date for submission of full Paper : 13th December, 2007

Intimation of Acceptance : 29th December, 2007

Full Paper (Camera Ready) : 15th January, 2008

Conference Dates : 13th – 15th March, 2008

Registration

Delegate On or before After

15th January 2008 15th January 2008

South Asian Countries (Amount in Indian Rupees)

Students 2000/- 2500/-

Members of IEEE 2500/- 3000/-

Academic 3000/- 3500/-

Institutions
Industry, R&D and 4000/- 4500/-
Govt. Organizations

Other than South Asian Countries (Amount in US Dollars)

Students $100 $150
Members of IEEE $150 $200

Others $250 $300

The registration fee does not include Hotel charges but is inclusive of Conference proceedings & lunch.

Interested participants are requested to fill up a Registration Form (given in the last page of this site) with the
information: Name / Organization / Address / Email / Title of Paper/Author(s) Signature and send it along
with the registration fees.

Payment Details

All the payments to be made by any one of the two options given below:

(a) Demand draft drawn in favor of “Coordinator, PSACO2008” payable at Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam, AP, India

(b) Authors / Delegates may deposit in cash their registration fees to the conference Account no.
631601511608 in any branch of ICICI Bank (having Core Banking Facility) of their locality. After
depositing the amount, they will have to scan the counterfoil of the deposit slip and to mail it to the
Conference Secretariat so that the Money Receipt can be prepared.
Host city - Visakhapatnam

KAILASAGIRI PARK

Visakhapatnam is a land of many surprises. Come and

discover the history behind this Jewel on the East Coast.

RAMAKRISHNA BEACH RUSHIKONDA BEACH

Visakhapatnam is a Tourist Haven! There are number of places of tourist interest in Visakhapatnam right from
temples and Buddhist sites to nature spots and beaches.

Visakhapatnam has grown into a leading industrial city during the last five decades. The Ship Yard, Port
Trust, Oil Refinery and Steel Plant are among the major establishments while a number of other Industries
including shrimp hatcheries have also come up in the recent past.

SIMHACHALAM

Simhachalam ('Hill of the Lion') is a well-known place of pilgrimage.

Situated on a range of hills, 16 kilometers from Visakhapatnam,
Sri Varaha Lakshminarasimha temple at Simhachalam is one of the
best-sculpted shrines in Andhra Pradesh.
City of Destiny – Visakhapatnam overview

Country : INDIA

S ta te : Andhra Pradesh

Int. Time : (+5 ½ hrs from GMT)

Temperature : Summer (25-35 oC), Winter (20-27 oC)

Humidity : 70 to 80% throughout the year

Languages : Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, English

For more information: www.vizagcityonline.com

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at various guesthouses and hotels. Within five to ten minutes walk, there are a
number of hotels and guesthouses are available. The tariff of these accommodations range from Rs.600/
(INR) for double occupancy to Rs. 3000/ (INR) for single / double occupancy. The Organizers have planned
to book some accommodation if requests are there from
the participants.

The Accommodation Booking Form is available below.

Participants may write to the Coordinator at: vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in, k.visakha.elec@aucevizag.ac.in

Tariff charges for hotels in Visakhapatnam are as follows:

Indian Rs. US Dollars

Star hotels Rs.3000 - 3500/- $60-70

Deluxe hotels Rs.2000 - 2500/- $50-60
Ordinary hotels Rs.1000 - 1500/- $40-50

Accommodation will be booked on prior request & payment at least one month in advance (i.e., by 15th
January 2008). The above rates are for Double room deluxe accommodation.
Star Hotels in Visakhapatnam
• Hotel Taj Residency, Beach Road. Ph:- 2567756, 2564371
• The Park, Beach Road. Ph:- 2754488. e-mail:- resv.viz@theparkhotels.com
• Hotel Dolphin, DabaGardens. Ph:- 2567000
• Hotel Green Park, Waltair Main Road. Ph:-5515151
• Welcome Group Grandbay, Beach Road. Ph:-2560101
• Hotel Dasapalla, Suryabagh. Ph:-2564825
• Dasapalla Executive court, Ramnagar. Ph:-2717300
• Royal Fort, Asilmetta. Ph:- 2567575
• Hotel Meghalaya, Asilmetta. Ph:- 2755141
• Sai Priya Resort. Ph:- 2790333

All Phone numbers are to be dialed with (+91) 0891 code before the number given and contact the hotels
directly for accommodation.

Visa and custom requirements

All visitors to India require a visa. All the delegates are requested to note that Ministry of Power (MoP) /
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) would require two clear months for issuing necessary security clearance. The
best place to get your visa is at Indian Embassy and High Commissions in your country of residency. Please
check your nearest Embassy, Consulate or High Commission for all the details for getting visa. Keep your
passport with you all the time.

Preconference Tutorial

Preconference Tutorial will be held in the Department of Electrical Engineering on suitable topics at an extra
charge. Participants registering for both conference and Tutorial will be given suitable concession. Proposals
are also invited for conducting Tutorials.

Interested persons may write to:

Vaisakh, K: vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in
Sponsorship

The International Conference provides an opportunity for the organizations to exhibit their products and
services to the participants. Good advertisement with full visibility is assured in the form of printing their
names/logos (L) in souvenir, banners (B) and privilege to have 20/15/10/8/5 minute presentation
(20MP/15MP/10MP/8MP/5MP).

For detail information please write to vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in

Exhibition

An Exhibition will also be arranged in Conference Premises.

For detail information please write to:

vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in

Souvenir Advertisement

A limited space is provided for insertion of advertisement in the Conference Souvenir. The organization is
required to provide advertisement material along with the payment. Advertisement Form is available in the
last page of this site.

Interested persons may write to:

vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in

Application Technology Sessions

Proposals are solicited from several sponsoring organizations for invited sessions on application technology
areas. The contributions focusing on new and emerging technologies, considered important by the energy &
power industry, are encouraged.

Interested persons / Organizations may write to vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in

City Tour

A tour to visit various places of interest in Visakhapatnam may be arranged during conference dates if
sufficient candidates show their interests. Detailed Programme will be made available in time.
Organizing Committee

Chief Patron:
Prof.L.Venugopala Reddy, Vice-Chancellor,
Andhra University (AU)
Patron:
Prof.Allam Appa Rao
Principal, Andhra University College of Engineering (AUCE)
Chairman:
Dr.K.A.Gopala Rao
Professor& HOD
Department of Electrical Engineering, AUCE
Co-ordinator:
Dr.K.Vaisakh,
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, AUCE
Convener :
Dr.G.V.Siva Krishna Rao
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, AUCE

Conference General Chair

Prof.D.Thukaram, IISC, Bangalore, India

Conference Keynote Speaker

Prof.D.P.Kothari, IIT, Delhi, India

Conference Co-Chair

Prof.S.R.ama Mohana Rao, AUCE, Visakhapatnam, India

Technical Programme Chair

Prof.K.S.Linga Murthy, AUCE, Visakhapatnam, India

Advisory Committee

Dr Chanan Singh, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Dr. Liu, Chen-Ching, Iowa State University, USA
Dr Govinda Bol Shrestha, NT University, Singapore
Er.B.V.Nageswara Rao, GMR group, Bangalore, India
Er.N.Hariharan, DGM, RINL, Vizag Steel plant, India
Dr.S.A.Khaparde, IIT Bombay, India
Er.K.B.Rama Krishna, Scnt-E NSTL, VSKP, India
Prof. S.C.Srivastava, IIT Kanpur, India
Prof.T.S.sidhu, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Dr.R.K.Pandey, IT BHU, India
Dr.Jaime Quintero, University of Autonoma, Colombia
Prof. S.N.Singh, IIT Kanpur, India
Dr.M.B.Srinivas, Chairman, IEEE, Hyderabad Section, India
Dr.M.Lakshminarayan, Secretary, IEEE Hyderabad Section, India
K.Shanti Swarup, IIT Chennai, India
Er.J.V.R.Vittal, BHEL, Senior DGM R&D, Hyderabad, India
Prof.V.Bapi Raju, AUCE, India

Technical Committee
Prof Arindam Ghosh, QUT, Australia
Dr. P.V Balasubramanyam, CPRI, Bangalore, India
Prof. Chanan Singh, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
Prof. Choi San Shing, NT University, Singapore
Dr. Liu, Chen-Ching, Iowa State University, USA.
Prof. Chung Tak-Shing , HPU, Hongkong
Dr.D.Das, IIT Kharagpur, India
Prof. Dr. M. El-Hawary, Dalhousie University, Canada
Prof. Gerard Ledwich, QUT, Australia
Dr Govinda Bol Shrestha , NT University , Singapore
Prof.S.L.Ho, The HP University, Hongkong
Dr.Jaime Quintero , University of Autonoma , Colombia
Dr.S.A.Khaparde, IIT Bombay, India
Dr.A.M.Kulkarni, IIT Mumbai, India
Prof.N.M.Ljumba, Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, SA
Prof.Nikolai I.Voropai, Energy Systems Institute, Russia
Dr. Ratna Dahiya, NIT, Kurukshetra, India
Dr.N.P.Padhy, IIT Roorkee, India
Dr.R.K.Pandey, IT BHU, India
Dr Arun G. Phadke, Virgenia Polytechnic Institute, USA
Dr Saifur Rahman, Advanced Research Institute, VA, USA
Dr. N.D.R Sarma, Hyderabad, India
Prof.T.S.Sidhu, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Prof. S.C.Srivastava, IIT Kanpur, India
Prof. S.N.Singh, IIT Kanpur, India
Pof. A.K.Sinha, IIT Kharagpur, India
Dr.S.A.Soman, IIT Bombay, India
K.Shanti Swarup, IIT Chennai, India
Dr.M.Sydulu, NIT Warangal, India
Prof. H. K. Verma, IIT, Roorkee, India
Dr Yasuharu Ohsawa , Kyoto University , Japan
Dr C.W .Yu , The Hongkong Polytechnic University Hongkong
Dr. Yue Yuan, Hohai University, P.R.China

Address for Correspondence

Postal address:

Dr.K.Vaisakh, Professor
Co-ordinator, PSACO2008,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
AU College of Engineering, Andhra University
Visakhapatnam, 530003, AP., India

Email: vaisakh_k@yahoo.co.in,
k.visakha.elec@aucevizag.ac.in
Fax: 91-891-2747969
Phone:+919848687972

All the Required forms can be collected from here.

Registration Form

Registration Form for “PSACO-08” to be held during March 13-15, 2008

Name:--------------------------------------------
Organization:-----------------------------------
Corresponding Address:---------------------
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Tel #-----------------------------------------------Fax #--------------------------------------

E-Mail:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount Paid INR/USD:-----------------------------
Through Demand Draft / Banker’s Check in favor of “Coordinator, PSACO-08”
with Number & Date (Bank name & Branch)

(Signature of delegate with Date)

Accommodation Booking Form

To
The Coordinator
PSACO-08

Ref: Paper ID: ….

Dear Sir,
I require accommodation during the conference period near the conference venue. The type of
accommodation may be as follows:

Type Range of Tariff preferred

Single occupancy in single bedroom in a hotel
Single occupancy in double bedroom in a hotel
Double / Family occupancy in double bed room in a
hotel
Single occupancy in a Guest House
Tentative Number of days of stay:

Please confirm whether accommodation may be booked by you as mentioned.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully,

Note: Participants may fill up this form or prepare a requisition in this format and mail it to e-mails of
conference coordinator.
Advertisement Form

To
The Coordinator
Psaco2008, India

Dear Sir,

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during Psaco2008 India . We agree to pay Rs. (Rupees……….) only through cheque /
DD in favour of “coordinator, psaco2008”. Please send us the stamped money receipt. We have
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Thanking you
Yours faithfully,

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