Smart Grid Math??

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Overview of Electric Utility Industry Transmission vs Distribution networks Voltage, Equipment,Security, Differences What is the Smart Grid Value proposition of the Smart Grid Silver Spring Networks Smart Grid Platform Mesh, Current Deployments, Security DA vs AMI Real World Examples Mixed Deployment High Rises

FERC Database Substations

US Utilities
respondent_name Georgia Power Company ALABAMA POWER COMPANY Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Oncor Electric Delivery Company The Detroit Edison Company PacifiCorp Commonwealth Edison Company Southern California Edison Company Consumers Energy Company Central Illinois Public Service Company Duke Energy Indiana, Inc Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY Sub 2363 2061 1945 1726 1070 989 930 867 845 725 719 711 681

Electrical Distribution 101

What is a Distribution Network? 3 wires (3 phase) AC wires that feed homes, businesses AC 12KV, 22KV, 34KV, 40KV .. 765KV(count the Bells) Radiate out from a Transmission/Distribution substation May terminate at another substation or be open ended Mixture of overhead and underground Laterals feed subdivisions and are typically fused Transformed down (secondary voltage) 120/240, 480 volt for use in homes and businesses

Substations

Politics of T&D Transmission is the Princess

Very Important National Impact Very Expensive Sexy Very Dangerous Smart, Sophisticated Gets Lots of Attention Safety , Reliability, & Security are Critical Substation centric Physical security Regulated by FERC

Distribution was the ugly step children

Functional -not very pretty Dumb, OVERSIZED Lots of parts/pieces Deployment everywhere

Typical Distribution Voltages and Usage

Voltage Distribution

Old Equipment

Capacitor Bank

Protection systems

What happens when a short circuit (fault) occurs? i.e. suppose your kid sticks a two-pronged fork in the outlet of your house! The fault must be detected quickly. The fault must be isolated quickly.

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How do things trip?

Fuses detect abnormal conditions in lines and trip by melting a wire element. Must be replaced. Relays detect abnormal conditions through sensors and send signals to tell the circuit breakers to trip. Settings can be changed. Circuit breakers open up lines. Can be reused. Can also be remotely tripped.

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Intelliteam Switch

Local Intelligence Peer to Peer and SCADA DNP protocol Minimize outage improve SAIDI & CAIFI

Business Model Distribution Smart Grid

Improved Reliability Outage detection/notification (off and on) Asset Management - Improved Monitoring/Status Smart Switching/Sectionalizers Fault Detection Improved Efficiencies Capacitor control (VAR management) Asset Management Improved Monitoring/Status Distributed Generation Monitoring/Billing Remote Disconnect, PrePay, Load Limiting Theft Detection

Distribution Smart Grid

Communications Technologies Wires to every meter?? Remember - Millions of devices & low cost Infrastructure Metric - $/home passed RF Radio Frequency Licensed Expensive Auction. Public Carriers Spread Spectrum Good Interference Rejection, lower power 1watt, FCC support for abuse Power Line Carrier Requires low voltage transformer bridge

What is a Smart Grid?

Depends on who you ask? Add Digital Information Network Smart Meters with Remote Disconnect Daily reading with hour interval kwhr and voltage Improve Electrical Distribution Capability and efficiency Current limiters, fault detectors, duct bank monitoring Reduced outage duration Control voltage and power factor Plug and Play distributed generation Hybrid Electric Vehicle support load, gen, bill Sub-metering appliance, device metering HAN Home area network support

Silver Spring DA Solution

High performance Real-time power delivery operations Peer-to-peer-based applications Modular and versatile Serial and Ethernet interfaces Small footprint Drop-in replacement Multi-protocol support DNP3.0, Modbus, TCP/IP Common technology across AMI and DA Utilize AMI infrastructure or keep separate Leverages utility expertise with Silver Spring

Unified Smart Grid infrastructure supports DA

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Spectrum Analysis 83 channels

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AMI Monitoring Actual multi-meter, monthly voltage

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