Smart Grid Domain No Smart Grid Sub-Domains

Power System Operation

1 Transmission Operation

2 Distribution Operation

3 Field Device Operation4 Visibility and Control

Electricity Market 5 Market EnablementService Provider 6 Service provider Enablement

Supporting Functions

7 Information and Data Management

8 Architecture (Interoperability, Usability, etc.)

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10 Communication Systems

11 Economic Justification, Cost Recovery Models

12 Education and Training

13 Business Process Re-engineering

14 Strategy, Policy, procedure and standards

System Resiliency (Critical Infra-structure Protection, Reliability Compliance)

Supporting Functions

14 Strategy, Policy, procedure and standards

15 Environmental Impacts and EfficiencyBulk Generation 16 Generation Advancements

Transmission 17 Transmission Automation

Distribution18 Distribution Automation

19 Power Quality Management

Customer

20 Customer Enablement

21 Smart Metering Systems

22 Plug-in Vehicles23 Demand Response24 Substation Automation25 Advanced protection26 Asset Management & Optimization

27 Transmission and Distribution Planning

28 Smart City29 Micro-Grid and Nano-Grid

Non Bulk Generation

30 Distributed Generation

31 Distributed Energy Resources

32 Energy Storage Systems

Transmission/ Distribution/ Customer

Smart Grid Focus Areas

Energy Management SystemsTransmission System Upgrades and Synchrophasor Technology Applications

Real-time operational analysis and optimization

Application of synchrophasors and dynamic line rating systems

Operations Impacts

Distribution Management System

Real-time operational analysis and optimization

Application of fault location, isolation and system restoration technology

Application of Volt/VAR optimization technology

Application of conservation voltage reduction

Advanced system models and tools

Transactive energy/controls

Real-time operational analysis and optimization

Integration of systems and interoperability (OMS, GIS, MDMS, DMS)

Physical and Cyber Security

Physical protections

Cybersecurity technology development

Risk assessment and management (facility and systems level)

Reliability/resiliency

Advanced system models and tools

Communications and information management systems; interoperability

Communications and information management technologies

Costs/benefits and valuation (including value-of-service estimation)

Customer education and engagement; privacy and safety/health issues

Business process re-engineering; operations efficiency improvements

Entrepreneurs-Disruption, Culture Change, and Solutions.

Cybersecurity practices and standards

Risk analysis; critical infrastructure protection

Smart Grids: Economic Impacts, Job Creation, GDP Growth (lessons learned – SGIG, EPRI ..global examples

Smart Grids: Technical -- Implementations, Pilot Selected Global Case Studies: Projects, and lessons learned

Smart Grids: New Business Models for incumbent utilities & stakeholders. New business development

Incumbents - New business models for cost recovery. E.g. Pricing services in relation to the value of reliability, power quality, integrated renewables, conservation and innovation;

Smart Grids: Social and Policy Dimensions: Pathways to successful SG adoption:

Policy analysis, and public engagement

Where are we and what is next?

Looking Back and Looking Forward: Challenges and Opportunities

Transmission System Upgrades and Synchrophasor Technology Applications

Power electronics (e.g., solid-state devices)

Grid integration

Implementation of advanced technologies, e.g., digital and solid-state devices

Application of fault location, isolation and system restoration technology

Application of Volt/VAR optimization technology

Application of conservation voltage reduction

AMI Applications and Operational Efficiency Improvements

Role of AMI and interoperability with customer-based systems

Smart meter functionality

Demand response and time-based rate programs

Application of microgrids

Renewable technologies integration

Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Transactive energy/controls

Regulatory and business models

Advanced system models and tools Renewable technologies integration

Energy storage technology and applications

Policies enacted and their impacts (Ex: US, Canada, Korea, India, China, EU, Latin America, UAE…)

Public Engagement, Culture Change Creating positive engagement with end-to-end stakeholder communities;

Examples/Lessons Learned: Reducing uncertainty around ROI, creating efficient pathways to redesign, retrofit and upgrade current electrical systems by well-designed policies and market approach.

Customer-based technologies (direct load control, web-portals, in-home displays, programmable controllable thermostats, building energy management systems, responsive appliances)

Distribution System Planning and Evaluation , Transmission/Distibution/Customer System Integration

Integration of DERs (electric vehicles, energy storage, combined-heat-and-power, demand response, renewables) and grid function