ASPEN will hold the next user group meeting on Monday, October 27th at the 2025 Western Protective Relay Conference in Spokane, Washington. Join us for demos and tutorials of essential features in the ASPEN programs, followed by a roundtable discussion on topics of your interest and the future direction of our programs.

The meeting will be held in Room 302A at the Spokane Convention Center. A light breakfast of pastries, fruit, coffee, and other beverages will be provided.

The meeting will hosted using GoTo Webinar for remote guests. If you plan to attend remotely, please register using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3804327175674142555.

Agenda

07:45 AM-08:00 AM: Refreshments and Greetings

08:00 AM-08:20 AM: Introduction and Program Highlights

08:20 AM-09:50 AM: Inverter-Based Resource Modeling Demo and Tutorial

• EPRI Generic Type-3 and Type-4 Models (EPRI Presentation)

• Statcom Model

• Vendor-Specific Open Modeling Framework

09:50 AM-10:00 AM: Break

10:00 AM-10:20 AM: Relay Event Analysis (NSMO Presentation)

• “OneLiner modeling for analysis of a complex relay event on an EHV transmission line”

10:20 AM-11:00 AM: ASPEN API Module Update

• One-line Diagram Graphics API Demo

• ASPEN API Server Application Demo (w/ Quanta)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Discussion of existing and future features in ASPEN programs

• OneLiner Node-Breaker Model for Breaker Rating Application

• ASPEN Model Builder tool

• Roundtable