11 Conferncia Anual da itSMF

Projecto Inovgrid e o papel das TIC na gesto de uma Rede Inteligente

Gonalo Alves do Rio

Unidade de Desenvolvimento Inovgrid
4 Dezembro 2014

EDP Distribuio is the Distribution System Operator (DSO) in

Portugal1 (a regulated activity)
Electric system value chain
Regulated activities2

Generation

1.
2.

Transmission

Distribution

Retail

Consumption

Except for Madeira and Azores, and a few small distributors in the Low Voltage grid
There is still some regulated activity in retail, progressively substituted by liberalised activities

The value chain of the electric system is changing, and EDP is

preparing itself for the future, anticipating the changes
Electric system value chain
Regulated activities

Generation

Transmission

Retail

Consumption

Distribution
Grid
Distributed generation
Renewable
Energy
Sources

New services and

Prosumer interaction
Electric
Mobility

Energy
efficiency

Smarter grids are the key to meet the new challenges faced by
DSOs, in a world moving towards a decarbonised economy

Renewable
Energy

Smart
grids

Electric
Mobility

Energy
efficiency

The need for a smarter grid impacts mainly the Low Voltage
part of the Distribution Network
Distribution Network
HV network

Production Transmission

Station

MV network

Substation

LV network

Retailer/
Consumer

Secondary
Substation
SM

New challenges are focused mainly in LV network, up to and including the client

Energy efficiency

Electric Mobility
Renewable Energy

inovgrid, EDP Distribuio is building a smart grid with an integrated

approach , touching different areas to this change
HV network
VHV/HV
substation

MV network

LV network

Consummers

MV/LV
substation

HV/MV
susbstation

Wide area network

Local area network

LAN

WAN
DTC

Head-end systems

System integration
and cybersecurity

DG and storage

Information
management and
data mining

New tools for

smarter network
management

Home area network

HAN
EDP Box

MV automation
and telecontrol

Remote public
lighting metering
and management

Microgeneration
integration

Improved network
operation and
quality of service

GIS and
Work Force
Management

EV charge
network

New tariffs, products

and services

Energy efficiency
services

 demonstrated in a living lab, including Client interaction, Smart

Metering, Energy Efficiency, Public Lighting and EV.

Main attributes of vora site:

1. vora municipality:
54 000 inhabitants
1 307 km2 of area (urban and rural)

InovCity store

DTC installed in all

secondary
substations
EV charging points
MicroGeneration
integration
Efficiency Case-study
with selected Commercial
Clients

Energy Efficiency
with Public Lighting
New products and Services to
Domestic Clients

2. The project includes:

30k EDP Boxes and 341 DTCs

Integration of IT systems
Communications infrastructures
New services and products

3. Involvement of the major players

of the municipality
4. Coordination with the national
electric vehicle charging network

EDP Distribuio, is deploying the concept in other locations, to consolidate

knowledge and test different technologies

InovGrid deployment schedule

2010

2011

30k EBs
(vora InovCity)

2013

2014

2015

+150k EBs
+200k EBs
(6 new locations) (keep expansion)

Rollout date tbd

Government decision
pending

...

2020

Key drivers:

New technologies (PLC

6M EBs
PRIME, RF Mesh);
(full rollout)
Different social and
environmental
characteristics;
Different grid conditions;
New smart grids
applications;
Increasing business
process integration...

Smart Grid Information Flow Meter Readings (consumption)

Head-end systems (Sysgrid)

Request reading

Infrastructure is more autonomous

DTC

Request consumption

EDP Box B

Sends consumption

Sends consumption

EDP Box A

Request consumption

Sends Consumption

More descentralized functions

Optimization of grid data flow (bandwith)

EDP Box C

Smart Grid Information Flow- Events

Head-end systems (Sysgrid)

Autogenerated Evenst

Programmed or manual
Collection of events

DTC

DTC

EDP Box B

EDP Box C

EDP Box D

EDP Box E

Envia eventos(*)

Sends Events(*)

EDP Box A

Fraud Attempt
(Tampering)

EDP Box F

(*) Meters keep sending events to the DTC

A strong business integration with existing central applications

is mandatory in order to take full benefit of the solution
Sending Outage Incidents

Outage
Management

Delivery Points Information

Grid
Configuration

Outage Analysis

Grid
Mapping

Work Force
Management

Geographic
Coordinates

Service Orders

Grid Configuration

InovGrid
SCADA DMS
Monitoring
Measures

Request Load Curves Service

Contractual Changes
Alarms &
Events

Devices Configuration
Energy Data
DTC
PLC
EDP
Box

InovGrid
AMI + EDM

Remote Commercial Services

Delivery Points Synchronism
Readings

Customer Care
& Billing
Contractual Changes

Remote Technical Services

Devices Configuration

Energy Data
Management

GPRS
EDP
Box

EDP
Website

EDP
Box

Asset
Management

Meter Configuration
Delivery Points Synchronism
Service Orders

Manual Readings
Delivery Points Synchronism
Meters Synchronism

Contact Center &

Service Points

Devices Configuration
Energy Data
New Systems

Modified Systems or New Services Implemented

Integrated Systems

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Data generated by a Smart Grid opens a window of oportunity to leverage a

competitive advantage in EDP

Events (data)

Information

Filter and
Agregate

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New roles of the DSO The data paradigm

Data Manager

Communications
Manager

DSO
Roles

Data Provider

Energy Manager

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BIG Data Chalenge ! (Data Leap)

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Strategic Axis
Monitoring in
Real Time

Act

Analyze

Monitor the grid operation in three vectors:

Instalation Process (ex: Large Meter Instalation)
Infrastructure Supervision (ex: event analysis)
Business Processes (ex: monitoring service orders)

Act based on real-time monitoring in order to be more pro-active

Act based on the analytical results (day after analysis)

Detect event patterns that generate a specific alarm and monitor the
patterns in real time
Analisys of the Smart Grid Infrastructure KPI
Analysis of the technical quality of service
Analyze the data quality and consistency of the IT ecosystem that supports
the comercial operation of the Smart Grid

COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING + BIG DATA (in-memory databases)

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Key strength #3 of the holistic approach of Inovgrid

Customer engagement
HAN interface for real time data access, technology agnostic
Promoting the active consumer
Possibility to offer of new tariffs/services/products

WAN

Central Systems
(commercial & technical)

Distribution Transformer
Controller (DTC)

LAN

HAN

Energy efficiency
EDP Box (EB)

Electric Mobility
Renewable Energy

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Key strength #2 of the holistic approach of Inovgrid

LV network control
Monitor/control of the secondary substation and LV network
Local capabilities (sensors, automation, quality of signal)
Ability for future functions (DSM, Micro-generation, EV, )

WAN

Central Systems
(commercial & technical)

Distribution Transformer
Controller (DTC)

LAN

HAN

Energy efficiency
EDP Box (EB)

Electric Mobility
Renewable Energy

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Key strength #1 of the holistic approach of Inovgrid

Systems and processes
Use of both commercial and technical data
Strong integration with existing applications
Implementation of automated end-to-end processes

WAN

Central Systems
(commercial & technical)

Distribution Transformer
Controller (DTC)

LAN

HAN

Energy efficiency
EDP Box (EB)

Electric Mobility
Renewable Energy

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Conclusions
EDP is continuous improving a solution that is already commercially
tested and enabling innovative smart services, as demonstrated in
vora the 1st Iberian InovCity...

Future solutions imply convergence of Prediction Algorithms with Real

Time Analysis aligned with a strong and solid analytical component.
The information being generated by Smart Grids will imply the use of
solutions that support large volumes of data (BIG DATA)
strongly aligned with EDP group strategy aiming at Europes goals ...
involved in European Initiatives, Institutions and Projects focused on
knowledge sharing and dissemination
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InovCity - You are invited!

Visit us at:

www.inovcity.pt
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