HVDC engineering managers, grid stability engineers, overhead lines lead engineers, transmission network managers, simulation specialists, researchers, lecturers and students all attend.
You can be sure that you will make the right connections for your ongoing work, as well hearing about some of the most innovative ideas taking place right now.
An international conference
ACDC started as conference held in the UK. It expanded into China in 2018. From 2023, ACDC became an annual conference, alternating editions held in either the UK or Europe, with additional editions held in China.
Why attend ACDC?
Enhance Your Knowledge
Enjoy unprecedented access to thought leaders in power transmission. Discuss better solutions, share valuable knowledge, discover industry trends, and give you and your organisation a competitive edge
Focused Networking
Representing every continent and region across the world, ACDC is your chance to share ideas and network with your peers in industry and academia. The conference builds the collective knowledge in power transmission, and is a meeting where everyone attending has a voice.
Unique and Expert Speakers
We invite the highest level experts to speak at ACDC, representing national and international engineering strategy, and the latest cross-border transmission project reports.
Theme: Future net zero Power Systems
- Operation of net zero power systems
- The impact on the power grid of moving towards 100% renewable sources
- Bridging complex engineering and policy targets to enable the energy transition
- Identifying implementation strategies and overcoming key challenges
Theme: DC grids: control strategies and technologies
- Planning, design, specification, and operation of multi-vendor environments
- DC grid control and protection
- Multi-terminal HVDC converter control and protection
- New applications of DC grids, including DC hubs and energy islands
Theme: Innovations in power transmission
- Grid forming: definitions, converter operation
- Delivery, operation and control of large offshore systems
- Options for balancing flexibility, stability and agility in the grid
- Frequency domain techniques to manage HVDC interactions
Theme: Power electronics converters for HVDC/FACTS
- HVDC and FACTS systems relating to power semiconductor devices and power converter modulation
- Hybrid, modular, multilevel and grid forming converters
- Integration of energy storage through a power electronics interface
- Strategies for internal fault management
Theme: Implementing net zero energy systems
- New functions and capabilities in HVDC and FACTS
- Lessons learned from existing HVDC and FACTS installations and what this means for future systems
- R&D prioritisation to enable future systems
- Standardisation and interoperability
Who attends ACDC?
By sector
Future of our grid
