Opportunities for Providers and Consumers through the SMART GRID

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Opportunities forProviders and Consumersthrough
theSMART GRID
Utilizing a Time Series (PI) Historian for System
Integration to Create Economic Opportunity

• Presented by Frank C. Borth, III, Sr. Engineer
• Exelon Corporation

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Where ARE We All Headed?

• To the Smart Grid
• Through Information Technology (IT) the
  Operation, Planning, and Maintenance of the
  Electric Power Grid will be Revolutionized.
  Changes will be on the order of magnitude of
  those seen in telecom and entertainment.
• IT will form the Sensory and Control Network that
  enables the integration of New Technologies
  Demand Response / Demand Side Management,
  Distributed Generation, and Energy Storage with
  current Grid Generation, Transmission, and
  Distribution Assets.
• The associated influx of huge amounts of
  Time-Series Data will force companies to IT (PI)
  Systems. These systems will be designed to handle
  that high-volume, discrete information flow,
  archive it, exchange it with peripheral systems
  performing higher value functions, archive the
  analyzed outputs, and provide the actionable
  results to company decision makers in a timely
  manner -
• ALL TO GAIN BUSINESS ADVANTAGE.

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Islands of InformationOld New

• Existing Data Sources
• Metering Line, Substation, and End User
• Substation Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)
• Line IEDs
• Interconnect points
• Etc

• New Data Sources
• Real-Time Line Condition Sensors
• Intelligent Home Business Devices
• Time of Use (TOU) Energy Pricing
• New Distribution Transmission IEDs
• Etc

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System InformationCustomers

• Internal Users
• Operations
• Maintenance
• Engineering Planning
• Member Services
• Marketing
• Senior Management

• External Users
• System Operators
• DSM Aggregators
• GT Investors
• Energy Ancillary Services Providers
• Consumers
• AND REGULATORS

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What to DO Expand Upon Existing Capabilities

• The Vast Majority of Existing Operations,
  Maintenance, Engineering, Service Information
  IS Time-Series Based
• New Operations, Maintenance, Engineering,
  System Information Will Also Be Overwhelmingly
  Time-Series Based
• Combining ALL the Time-Series Data from these
  Information Sources into One Easily Accessed
  System Empowers Users and Businesses

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Solution of Choice Time-Series Historian

• Historian Becomes Default Information Integration
  Platform
• Repository for ALL Time-Based System Data

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Solution of ChoiceTime-Series Historian

• All Data Inquiries go to Historian
• Native Data Access is Either by Graphical User
  Interface, Spreadsheet Add-in, or Tailored
  Application
• Data Provided to External Systems by Developed
  Interfaces or Programmatically Through
  Applications Programming Interface (API)
• Remote Access to Data Through Clients using VPN
  or Web Access

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Key Enabling TechnologyOSISofts PI System Data
Historian

• Industry Leading Data Historian Software
• Over 15,000 Systems Worldwide
• US Utility Coverage Includes
• Generation
• System Operations
• Energy Management Centers
• RTO ISO Operations
• Distribution Operations Automation
• Receives Data from Most Modern RTUs, IEDs,
  EMSs
• Well Developed Web-Enabled Client Tools
• Integrated with Many MMS, AM/FM/GIS, EMS and
  Outage Systems
• Integrator-Friendly Software Development Kit
  (SDK) Promotes System Interconnection

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PI System Data HistorianCapabilities

• Store Time-Series Data at Original Scan
  Resolution
• Retain Years of History On-Line with Efficient
  Usage of Disk Space
• Discrete Data Point Counts over 1,000,000 on One
  PI Server
• Can Access Tens to Hundreds of Information Source
  Systems
• Handles Client Numbers in the Hundreds
  Simultaneously
• Provides Information to Downstream Systems
  Through Native and Programmatic Interfaces
• Scalable, Offers Redundant Data Paths and System
  Capabilities

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Prototype PI System inDistribution Installation
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Prototype PI System inTransmission Installation
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System InstallationChallenge Opportunity

• Opportunities for System Integrators -
• Internal as well as External
• Identify Data Sources, Existing Systems
  Prospective Hi-Value New Sources
• Identify Information Users and Analysis Needs
• Operations Control
• Maintenance Scheduling
• Engineering Studies
• Marketing and Business Functions
• Architect System from Inputs to Consumers,
  Procure HW, SW and Services
• Install Systems, Connect Data Sources, Start Data
  Input
• Construct User Interface Tools and Reports,
  Connect Interfaces to Downstream Systems (MMS,
  AM/FM/GIS, etc.)
• Finalize System Procedures (data point addition,
  system backup, system admin, user interface
  construction / maintenance)
• Continuous Improvement Expanding Capabilities
  Where Business Case Warrants

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System OperationAchieving Advantage in the
Business

• Low-Hanging Fruit
• Improvements in Operations
• Transmission Operating Closer to the Limits,
  Reacting Faster to Condition Changes, Enhanced
  System State Prediction Capabilities Through
  Available Historical Data, Ability to Document
  Recurring Issues
• Distribution Real-Time Data to Line Personnel,
  Better Outage Response Via Clearer View of
  Current System State, Event Replay for
  Diagnostics
• Improvements in Maintenance (CBM, JIT,RBM)
• Data Exchange Data Mining Enable Maintenance
  Management Systems (MMS) to Automate Routine
  Maintenance, or Trigger More Extensive System
  Service Through Accumulated System Parameters
  (Starts, Runtime, Time Above Critical Load, etc.)
• Extending the Base
• Applying Layered Third-Party Tools
• Provide Predictive Failure Notification
• Advanced Identification of Line Losses
• Enabling Consumer Load and Cost Control
• Providing Price Signal to Motivate Load Shaping
• Showing Consumer Monetary Effect of Time-Of-Use
  Decisions

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System ExtensionOpportunities Beyond Current
Limits

• DA/DSM - Aggregate Consumers to Provide
  Cost-Effective Services
• Incent Consumers with Price
• ROI Through Buying Power, Load Control Peak
  Shaving
• Extend To Commercial Industrial Users to Gain
  10-100 MW Control
• Allows Vendor to Bid Into Generation Market as
  Supplier of Ancillary Services
• Identify Profit Opportunity Through
  Infrastructure Improvement Needs
• Grid Operation Data ID Need for New Generation
• Grid Historical Trending ID Need for
  Transmission Improvement
• Extremely Important ID Need for New Technology
  Tools or Mode of Operation
• New Businesses Enabled By the Smart Grid
• Appliance Monitoring
• Placing Distributed Generation for Best ROI
• Co-Location of Complementing Infrastructure (Gas
  Pipeline, Transportation Node, etc.)
• Using Electric Cars as Energy Storage Devices

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THANK YOU Frank C. Borth, III