Mark McGranaghan

Vice President, Power Delivery and Utilization

Alberta Power Industry Consortium

November 5, 2014

T&D Challenges and Opportunities

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Tomorrow’s Power System (vision) –

The Integrated Grid

Power System that is Highly Flexible, Resilient and

Connected and Optimizes Energy Resources

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The Integrated Grid is about

Enabling the Customer

The integrated grid allows Local Energy Optimization

to become part of Global Energy Optimization.

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EPRI Power Delivery and Utilization

Research Areas

Distribution Transmission End Use Information and

Communications

Strong Collaborative: ~100 members ~$96M Annual R&D Funding Resources (Laboratories, Technical Staff ) as Extensions of our Member’s Staff

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Bulk System Research Challenges

• Asset Management

• Advanced Sensors

• Smart Substations

• Transmission Resiliency

• Renewable Integration – Flexibility

• Reliability and Risk-Based Planning

• PMU Applications

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Asset Management

Asset Models – Degradation

and Failure Modes

Industry Asset Performance

Database

New Sensors

Advanced Diagnostics

Real Time Management

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Advanced Sensors

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Smart Substation (Con Edison Example)

VERIZON

AT&T

To ECC

To ECC

Weather

Station

Pot-Head

Pressure

Xducer Sentinel Adv.

Breaker

Monitoring

DNP3

Modbus

DNP3

IEC 61850

IEC 61850

Dual Fault

Tolerant Fiber

Optic Rings

Dual Fault

Tolerant Fiber

Optic Rings DNP3

Kelman DGA

Dissolved

Gas Analysis

Fire Control

Panel

Electronic

Security

Perimeter

Operator Displays

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Grid Resiliency

Physical Security GMD/ EMP Tornados Hurricane/ Ice Storms

Floods Straight Line Winds Seismic Fires

R&D to Assess Prevention, Recovery & Survivability Measures to

Minimize Impact of High Impact Low Probability Events

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Renewables Integration and Flexibility

Determining Optimal

Reserves

Frequency Response with

Changing Generation Mix

System Flexibility Planning –

Screening Tools, Resource

Adequacy

Advanced Models –

Wind Generators, SVC,

HVDC, Dynamic Load

Models

Operator Tools

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Today

Energy

Capacity

Ancillary Services

Future ?

Energy

Capacity

Ancillary Services

Central Station Energy Storage Demand Response

Optimum Resource Mix for Capacity & Energy

Variable Generation

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Transmission Planning – Uncertainty

Generation Future Load

Development

Energy

Policy

Gen Output/Dispatch

Macro-Econ.

Uncertainty

Transmission

Reliability Projects

Economic Projects

Contingency Depth

Extreme Weather/Load

Distributed

Resources

Fuel

Prices

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Risk-Based Methods to Address Uncertainty

Load Forecasting- Macroeconomic Forecast

- End-Use Consumption Forecast

Generation Expansion Planning- Future Scenarios Identification

- Production Cost Analysis

- Resource Adequacy

Transmission Planning Cases- Load Cases (Summer/Winter Peak, Shoulder)

(Extreme – 90/10, Avg. – 50/50)

- Generation Dispatch

Generation/ Transmission Reliability Analysis- All N-1

- Some N-1-1 and N-2 (based on experience)

Power Flow

Thermal

Transient

Stability

Power Flow

Voltage

Simplified Transmission Planning Today Risk-Based Methods

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PMU Applications – Wide Area Monitoring

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Distribution Research Challenges

• Reliability and Resiliency –

Optimizing Investments

• GIS – The Foundation

• Enabling the Workforce (and beyond)

• Intelligent Automation

• Enterprise Integration

• Advanced Metering

• Integrating the Customer

• Distributed Resource Integration

• Model-Based Management

• Data Analytics – the New Frontier

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Reliability and Resiliency

Performance Metrics

Effectiveness of Investment Options

New Technologies – Role of the smart grid and microgrids

Prioritizing Investments – Capital and Operations

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The Geographic Information System

Requirements and specs

based on full range of

applications (use cases)

Initial implementations

Integration with other

systems - CIM

Maintaining accuracy

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Enabling the Workforce

Applications (use cases)

Developing a common platform

(CIM-based messages)

Systems integration – GIS,

work management, OMS,

models

Augmented reality

GIS context awareness

Visualization approaches

Communications requirements

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Data Integration for Storm Damage

Assessment

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Intelligent Automation

New Technologies –

Applications and Performance

SCADA and DMS Integration

Communication Infrastructure

Requirements

Application Guidelines

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Enterprise Integration

Distribution Operators Interest

Group

Systems integration - CIM

Advanced applications (CVR)

AMI Integration

Central vs Distributed control

architectures

New Visualization Approaches

Cloud and

Web-Based Tools

Enterprise Architecture & Integration

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Advanced Metering Infrastructure

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Next Generation Customer

Energy Efficiency

Demand response

opportunities

Technologies, HEMS, apps

Information management

Resiliency, local generation,

storage, microgrids

Customer Behavior

The Customer Model of the

Future

Integrating with system

management

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Integrating Customers and Third Parties

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Distributed Resource Integration

Characteristics of distributed

generation (PV)

Hosting Capacity

Functions for smart inverters

(with vendors)

Interconnection Requirements

Testing protocols to verify

performance

Models for planning and

operation – PV, storage

Integration of distributed

control systems

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Limits on Hosting Capacity – Voltage Regulation

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Model Based Management

Distributed Control Systems

Network Model Management

Integrated T&D Modeling

Customer Model of the Future

Real Time Applications

Optimizing System

Performance

Integration with Distributed

Resources

Probabilistic Applications

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Data Analytics –

So many applications (PEPCO example)

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Data Analytics Demonstrations Data Management & Analytics to Support Operations, Planning and Asset Management

Transmission

Data-Oriented Applications

Transmission Modernization Demonstration (TMD)

Distribution

Data-Oriented Applications

Distribution Modernization Demonstration (DMD)

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Example of Next Generation Opportunity -

Open App Platform

Central Intelligence vs Edge Intelligence

The Advanced Metering Example

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EPRI Power Delivery and Utilization (PDU)

Strategy

Standards,

Industry Guides

Application of

Results

R&D

Collaboration

Vision/ Issues

Change the Practice Tech Transfer Coordinated Research

Global Thought Leadership for R&D in Power Delivery and Utilization

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Tech Transfer and Education/Training

Course 1: Distributed Storage & Generation

Technologies & Applications

Course 2: Electric Power Distribution Systems

Course 3: Dynamic Distribution System Modeling

Course 4: Business Case Analysis in Electric

Utility Industry

Educating Power Engineers for a

Future Distribution Grid

Scope and Key Milestones

• Develop curriculum and course materials

for academic and professional courses

• Deliver short courses on selected topics

related to renewable energy

• Develop e-learning modules for open-

access subscription

• Train the trainer

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Working together!