Episode #88: 'Eyes on Energy Efficiency, Grid Resilience, and Clean Energy in the Lonestar State' With Rudy Garza, Interim President & CEO of CPS Energy [an Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast], Efficient Reading: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Energy Efficiency Group July 13, 2022, Heres Looking at You, Grid: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Grid Network July 1, 2022. Another issue is of course what I mentioned previously: How far we in the realization of the "plug&run" concept, the vision of bringing some new device or exchanging a device in the system and letting it announce what it is and which features it has so the complete system knows about it and behaves accordingly. 
What will the next-generation substation look like? Its not so easy when just one of our GE customers,Power Gridin India, operates over 200 substations.
Simulations are often used to develop or test control systems; check alarms, alarm messages, and trip settings; restart permissives; and configure graphic displays. When you want to build a process plant or a reactor based electric generator, you can start with a nuclear or combustion reactor model that connects to the process heat and material balance and then create a P&ID drawing with instruments and controls. In March, we installed the first components (DS Agile, IEDs process bus, COSI digital instrument transformers, new generation network switches, digital switchgear control units, wide area controls) in RTEs Blocaux substation, in northern France. Grid control rooms can have sophisticated wall displays and a range of additional support applications. In this manner, the operation of the grid does not fall on a single console operator but can be distributed across many individuals acting as a team. accelerate the energy transition. Imagine a power system where you simply add a new component just by plugging it to the station at home, like with PV or some EV chargers, and the system automatically exactly knows what this component can do and adapts everything else automatically. Sounds like science fiction, but its actually a pretty neat tool to optimize operational flexibility. GEs groundbreaking DS Agile control system uses collected data and statistic models to build a computerized model of an equipment or even the entire substation: the twin. It is a huge task, requiring targeted investments. Learn more and find impacted catalog numbers. Operators should be challenged with scenarios that strengthen their understanding of how to handle unusual and often stressful situations. AN: For most people, AI is a black box: some data goes in, some result comes out, and the result gives quite good results (depending on training data) but no one exactly knows why. : Mater. Furthermore, an advanced data governance foundation to support its investment strategy was implemented. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, How do substation digital twin and machine learning feed into those goals? No one can really tell at the moment how stable and safe these systems will be working, and as long as there is no sufficient level of reliability the application won't take place. Sci. It wasnt enough to see the data coming from the main electrical equipment; new substation automation systems can actually analyze information, in real time, not only from the primary process but from any secondary or auxiliary device in the substation. As new digital twin models are being created, new ways for humans to interact with digital twins emerge. Energy Central is an online community for global power professionals searching for information, products and services related to the energy industry. Search topic-related frequently asked questions to find answers you need. The service requires full cookie support in order to view this website. Although this is not my project focus at the moment, this is more of personal interest and will be a very piece for future energy systems. You can, check out the agenda and register for the conference here, Generation Guide: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Generation Network July 20, 2022, Customer Corner: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Customer Care Group July 19, 2022. Inter-substation, wide area automation, is then made possible, multiplying substation awareness through their respective digital twins. Please enter a valid email address Using digital twin models, grid and substation designers can size equipment and predict how this new equipment will act during various operational scenarios. Get monthly updates from Schneider Electric delivered right to your inbox. Designers of large generating facilities like fossil or nuclear plants have long relied on digital twin technology. Digital Twin Technologies in the Electric Utilities Industry, Printing Health: Additive Manufacturing in the Medical and Healthcare Field, DistribuTECH 2022: Using Data for Managing the Energy Transition, Maximizing Innovation in Digitally Maturing Process Manufacturing, Requirements for Enabling the Industrial IoT Edge on Automation Network Infrastructure, ARC Industry Forum Makes a Strong In Person Return to Orlando, How Neural Manufacturing for Process Industries Fosters Intelligent Business Process Automation, The Sustainability Singularity: Accelerating Industrial Energy Transition, Hanover Fair 2022: The Worlds Largest Industrial Fair Returns in a Small Format with a Big Impact, Autonomous 3D Data Capture Improves Safety and Visibility for Oil & Gas Operations. TheInternational Energy Agencypredicts the amount of global power generated from renewable sources will grow from 3 percent in 2009 to 38 percent in 2050. 
system operation or maintenance activities. If you would like to buy this report or obtain information about how to become a client, please Contact Us. This site uses cookies. A third aspect is the necessity of information exchange between substations and control center. The service requires full JavaScript support in order to view this website. Protection devices work using characteristic curves or arrays, and automation tasks are defined using logic blocks. Energy Central contributors share their experience and insights for the benefit of other Members (like you). It will be smaller, more compact and maybe, just a little bit more lonely. Digital twin: bring your data to life for better performance. For optimal smart grid performance, every element of the network, from the meter in your home to the control room needs to be online. I could dive quite deep into the topics of IEC 61850, and IEC 61970 (CIM) and developed some software and test frameworks, which was used in the EU project "web2energy." The utility industry faces many operational challenges as renewable generation increases, fossil generation declines, grid energy storage systems evolve, and new wholesale and ancillary services markets change behavior of generators and grid customers have more opportunities to participate in demand response markets. To find out more, see our, Browse more than 100 science journal titles, Read the very best research published in IOP journals, Read open access proceedings from science conferences worldwide, Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 13 positions for PhD candidates/research associates, Copyright 2022 IOP By continuing to use this site you agree to our use of cookies. If you have an experience or insight to share or have learned something from a conference or seminar, your peers and colleagues on Energy Central want to hear about it. www.tdworld.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. These are the aspects that we are addressing: The typical black-box image of AI is only true in parts. Now at GE, we might not be making designer facades for our substations (yet) but we are definitely improving lives. This interactive model allows the operator to develop baselines for healthy performance, to move from reactive to predictive maintenance solutions and increase substation life. So, the mix of the black-box-characteristics and the not-so-urgent need for AI is one aspect. The idea is to outsource some calculations to the substation to perform a decentralized local computation. This computation has only in scope a particular region of the substations and the neighbor substations. Modeling along with enhanced condition monitoring knowing the actual state of every piece of equipment translates into greatly improved asset performance. We provide power utilities
Please enable cookies on your browser and try again. But it is only the beginning of the journey. The main developments have been promoted not academically but in industry sectors. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. Easily find the nearest Schneider Electric distributor in your location. www.tdworld.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. But what if your electricity originates in a North Sea wind farm? Digital twins are so promising, they could actually change the way networks operate. Substations feature protective equipment like circuit breakers and sensors to prevent blackouts and make sure everything runs smoothly, all day, everyday. At Fraunhofer IFF we're always happy if there is a utility giving us some specific question or use case which might be interesting for DT or AI solutions. Please enable JavaScript on your browser and try again. BibTeX In my research together with my colleagues, we develop solutions to get these technologies running in the power systems. Quick thinking networks, interconnected to multiple energy sources, they are better equipped to weather emergencies, even talking to neighboring grids to buy and sell energy. There are three main purposes to implement a DT: From a TSOs perspective, the Performance DT is most relevant. What about James Bonds opening jump in Golden Eye (really filmed at Switzerlands Verzasca Hydro Electric Plant)? AI today can be integrated using methods that clearly show why decisions have been made and also integrate algorithms that clearly are based on analytical algorithms and predefined characteristics. This also how I know Christoph Brunner. Find answers now. Using the data, a DT-based simulation can deliver to you, and you can teach your AI how to react in certain situations that haven't been encountered in real operation. Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Then the digital twin engine is designed based on the model, which realizes real-time orientation of the personnel through UWB location technology, realizes real-time monitoring of personnel, work, equipment operation, and work area through job management, realizes real-time monitoring of production data through equipment data mapping, realizes early warning and rapid emergency response through operation rules. MC: What are some of the challenges youve run into for utilities who are trying to implement artificial intelligence as a tool for substation systems? At the moment, there are no standardized models allowing such a detailed data exchange and no rules describing which of the data really needs to be transferred and which are just needed locally. Now, you will be the first to know the updates from Schneider Electric. And the third thing, which is a part of the issue above: how far are we really in practice with the model-based IEC 61850 integration using SCL and enabling multi-vendor systems. Maybe there is something there we also can focus on in our research. In Lyon (France), classicsubstation fencinghas been covered by forest of bamboo. In short, substations are worth talking about. Enter the password that accompanies your username. Digital twin technology that can integrate from generation to consumer is evolving and helping utilities cope with new situations. The American Electric Power (AEP) established a similar project to obtain a reduction of the time and costs associated with grid and market modelling efforts manually. One of the main challenges here is to create teaching data for the AI. Keywords: Digital Twin, Utility, Electric Grid, Power Industry, Transmission and Distribution, Substation, Smart Grid, Smart Meter, ARC Advisory Group. At last, the prototype system is developed to verify the function. They also keep us safe. The DT infrastructure consists essentially of 3 parts: The DT approach promises to improve the utilisation of data gathered from e.g. In conclusion, the data collection and verification process takes less than 20% of the time that it used to take. Channeling all of that data through software systems for real-time, comprehensive situational awareness. This is the exciting, even dramatic face of power generation. In case of communication loss, in case some measures need to be taken, the substation can decide on its own to keep the system stable. A pre-calculation of relevant key parameters can be done that way, which are then transmitted to the control center. The first step to a truly intelligent substation is toconnect and digitizeprimary devices. The new digital twin (DT) approach in production and AM claims to optimise the value chains in various industry sectors, such as in automotive manufacturing and energy products. We already have. Export citation and abstract Product Safety Notice: QO Plug-On-Neutral Load Center. Here, an Asset Owner gathers the necessary data to feed modelling and simulation software solutions to support decision making at several operational levels, e.g. Positioned at the heart of the grid, the potential of substations to enhance global energy connections is enormous. To get this done, legislative bodies like theEuropean Commissionhave called on transmission and distribution system operators to build the infrastructure necessary for the flow of both energy and information between consumers, generators, suppliers and all the other actors in the new smart grid framework. This includes developing substations capable of driving efficiency and reliability. In that field, a lot of convincing of decision makers is still necessary. This provides greater situational awareness with mission critical protection alerting the operator to problems before they occur. Today, GE is putting its digital substation technology to the test with partners like French giant transmission operator RTE. Meanwhile, the DT model is being used to develop several investment scenarios considering different policy frameworks. Ser. AN: Some basic approaches of DTs are slowly getting to some control centers. Models have always been useful, as they let us imagine how physical entities can and should behave. Before digital computers, we had physical replicas that were models of physical entities. To help ensure that full-scale plants meet their production and performance goals, utilities still build pilot plants to model the behavior of the full-scale plant in a physical environment. However, thanks to advances in computer science and creative programming, digital twins can be used to replicate the physical and operational characteristics of a power generation plant or other utility asset prior to construction and also to help improve operations and maintenance over the lifetime of the physical asset. With an accurate dynamic digital twin model of a generating asset, or electric grid transmission & distribution (T&D) system, operators can be trained to handle a wide range of failure conditions they would seldom encounter in real operations. Training on a simulator is the most effective way to train operators. This is because they use identical replicas of the control HMI and the simulation behavior matches the behavior of the real control and protection equipment. In the transmission and distribution area, training grid operators along with grid control staff on a dynamic digital twin replica with realistic scenarios means that, when serious faults occur, grid control center staff will know how to work together as a coordinated team, and which generators and loads could help them avoid outages to maintain a comfortable margin of operational flexibility. When you want to analyze an electrical network, all the components on the network can be modeled to produce a steady-state operating condition or dynamically modeled to understand how such a network would handle failures or upset conditions. AN: For a detailed system analysis, you need appropriate models. It will be able to monitor its own health, fix bugs, and if needed, heal damaged lines by itself. This is true for real systems as well as for test systems in labs. Discover additional documents & tools reserved for our partners. Recognizing Social Media Day 2022: Let's Connect With Each Other! I was more interested in the energy sector, having the "real big machines in the focus. One more thing, which is relevant for some other of our projects focusing on intelligent grids: What's the current state on standardization having in mind the new components to be actively integrated into the power system, like HVDC systems, controllable loads, both large and small, aggregated loads like electric vehicles and batteries.
Different types of models can be integrated to form a more realistic simulation environment. There are quite a few products and services available, but proof is required of its trade-off for implementation in TSOs core business. This research is also driven from a personal interest to have one day a perfect stable, efficient, and automated power system. This process is automatic. Utilities and governments are working hard to lower their dependency on fossil fuels, while improving the reach and reliability of their electricity networks. 
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These models run today in the control center, using some simulators and returning you several results on congestion analyses, possible line overloading, etc. These systems will rely on data from digital twins and use artificial intelligence algorithms. It's also easy to share a link to an article you've liked or an industry resource that you think would be helpful. Have you ever stopped to take a picture of wind turbines stretched across rolling hills? Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Productivity and reliability grow, improving substation performance. It looks like you are located in the United States, would you like to change your location? Is this technology being widely made a priority or do you find you still need to provide convincing to the decision makers that this is necessary to invest in today? What information do you wish you had about your utility customers? RIS. Digital computers allow us to make models or replicas as detailed as we choose, without any physical construction. Volume 788, With the increasing number of decentralized components, the desire for this will grow. It can be discussed as a useful tool to affect data-driven performance in future power grids; appropriately in Power System Operation and its grid planning or in Power System Economics and its local flexibility markets.
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Reach out to our customer care team to receive more information, technical support, assistance with complaints and more. Dr. Andre Naumann: My interest for electrical energy system grew during my studies. Are there any particular topics youre eager to hear more about that may be outside of your specific expertise? Depending on measured parameters, the substation can detect if it's a normal situation or a situation that needs some reaction and the AI can also tell which measure would be appropriate. So, the DTs and AI comprehend each other. Designers can revisit this again in a few years when new construction and load profiles change the situation and keep track of needed upgrades or maintenance. At the operational level, digital twins often force various data sources and software entities to integrate to provide a single version of the truth that can provide operators with the big picture. Data collection from generators, substations, microgrids, and industrial and building loads can be combined with many other data sources to inform grid operators about the overall situation. This real-time data can be integrated into GIS along with weather and smart meter data. MC: Some of the needs that have pushed you towards this topic to present on that youve noted include energy systems that are becoming increasingly complex and the need for higher levels of grid security.
The Energy Central Power Industry Network is based on one core idea - power industry professionals helping each other and advancing the industry by sharing and learning from each other. The other way around: for a digital twin to work correctly a continuous model tuning is performed using measurement values to update the model parameters. They can also be used to help wind farm operators better understand various failure modes and restart behavior.