November 11, 2026
Where Protection Meets Innovation: CPS 2026
SynchroGrid is heading to the 11th Annual Canada Protection Symposium (CPS), taking place November 10-12, 2026, at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel in Toronto. We look forward to showcasing our latest work in system protection engineering and automation, presenting our first paper at the symposium, and connecting with the industry professionals shaping the future of the power grid.
About CPS
The Canada Protection Symposium (CPS) is hosted annually by OMICRON and covers emerging and new technologies in power system protection, automation, and control. Attendees hear from industry expert speakers, network with peers, and learn from utilities sharing best practices and case studies.
The 2026 program, themed “Redefining Protection in the Digital Era,” will cover topics including:
- Protection, automation, and control
- IEC 61850 and digital substations
- New developments in testing methods
- Lessons learned and utility case studies
- DER, microgrids, and energy storage
- Data science and AI
- Substation asset reliability, including power transformers and instrument transformers
Registration includes the opportunity to earn NETA Continuing Technical Development Credits (CTDs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs).
Now in its 11th year, CPS continues to be a key forum for the protection engineering community in Canada.
Paper Presentation
📅 Thursday, November 12th ⏰ 9:00 – 9:45 AM
Don’t miss our first symposium paper, presented by Luke Hankins, P.E. and Reza Teshnizi, PhD, titled: “A Comparison of Deterministic Automation and Machine Learning-Based Approaches for Protective Relay Settings: A Formal Specification Perspective.”
This session explores:
- Differences between deterministic automation and machine learning for relay settings calculations
- Why deterministic automation provides an error-free, regulation-compliant, and auditable settings calculation process
- Where ML adds real value in protection engineering, including fault detection, classification, and coordination optimization
- Why ML is not the right tool for settings computation where precise numeric values matter
Visit SynchroGrid at CPS
Stop by our table to see live demonstrations of our Setting Automation Relay Assistant (SARA) and get a sneak peek at AARMI, our newest software product.
SARA is designed to modernize and streamline the relay setting process. It’s compatible with both CAPE and ASPEN OneLiner™, giving engineers greater flexibility in protection coordination and relay setting workflows. SARA helps teams significantly reduce engineering hours while improving accuracy, consistency, and efficiency. Whether your focus is automation, compliance, or system reliability, SARA is built for today’s evolving protection challenges.
AARMI (Automated Analysis of Relay Misoperations) takes on a different part of the job. When a protection system operates, the questions are always the same: what happened, was it correct, and what do we tell NERC? Today, answering them means days in oscillography viewers, relay manuals, and settings files.
AARMI is the new software product we have been developing to automate the forensics of relay misoperation analysis. It reviews event data, including COMTRADE oscillography, CEV event reports, SER records, and as-found settings, and returns a verdict, an event timeline, and a draft NERC PRC-004 report for engineer review. Built on real utility root-cause investigations, AARMI was created by protection engineers for protection engineers.
Stop by for a preliminary demo and see what we’ve been building.
Networking Opportunities
Plan your visit to our table during the following times:
- Tuesday, November 10: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday, November 11: 10:30 – 11:00 AM
- Wednesday, November 11: 4:15 – 4:45 PM
- Wednesday, November 11: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
- Thursday, November 12: 10:30 – 11:00 AM
Whether you are exploring new technologies or connecting with peers in the industry, we welcome the opportunity to meet with you in Toronto. See you there!
