SERVO Modeller: Integrating Distributed Grid

Information via CIM

Session: How Utilities are using the CIM for Power System Network

Model Exchange

CIM Users Group European Meeting 2017

Miguel Ponce de Leon (WIT-TSSG)

Paul Hayes (ESB)

15th June 2017

Agenda

• ICT, Digitalisation ESB Networks View.

• Implementation of Common Information Model in

ESB Networks.

• Developing CIM compliant software.

• Scalable ICT for energy systems with 100% RES

– H2020 RE-SERVE.

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ICT, Digitalisation, the enabler

of Markets and Customer

Empowerment

Paul Hayes,

Smart Networks,

ESB Networks

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Direction and futures

• MV & HV 99% observed

• 760 Substations

• 100,000+km

• 10,000 line sensors

• LV 99% unobserved

• 252,276 Substations

• 92,326km

• 100+ sensors

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Areas of unobserved change and the future –

Demand Response & Flexibility:

• Electrified Mobility

• Electrified Heat

• Micro Generation

• Storage

• Prosumers

• Electrify Everything!

The fundamentals:

• Frequency

• Energy

• Power

• Voltage

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Diversity and network loading

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Traditional assumed load profiles Future stochastic, controlled and DER type loads

Flex opportunity yet to be exposedFlex opportunity yet to realised

Current assumed flex opportunity

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What are we attempting to understand?

Can utilities deploy software in an effort to offset the

investment in traditional assets?

vsDigital Asset Traditional Asset

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What are we attempting to understand?

• 70 years of optimisation

• 300% increase in instantaneous demand

• Localised – we need sensors and vision

• Transform sensor data into knowledge

• Share this with all actors to:• Avoid congestion

• Control voltage

• Advise on frequency

• Procure services

• Avoid traditional investment

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Servo – What is it?

Implementation of Common Information

Model in ESB Networks

Project SERVO - System-wide Energy

Resource and Voltage Optimisation platform

Paul Hayes, Smart Networks

ESB Networks

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What is it?

• Implementation of IEC Standard Common Information Model

• Captures all Distribution assets and data in single model

• Enables many use cases

• Asset Management – Load visualisation, Asset reporting

• Operations – Increased visibility of LV

• Capacity optimisation – enables DSU participation, investment offset

• System Services - voltage, frequency control

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Challenges to implementation

Existing internal Industry Stakeholders New sources of data

Many data sources with many owners!!!

SCADA

OMS

Metering

Sensors

Weather

SAP

GIS

CustomersTSO

DSO

Market

Regulator Aggregator

Generator

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Data Sources….

110/38kV

MV/LV

38/MV

LV Customers

SCADA

Metering

SAP

GIS

OMS

SERVO

ABB software

Customized for ESB

Locked down database

MV90

Customer QH metering

TSO/DSO interface metersAsset Register

Meter Point Reference Numbers

Non-QH metering

Intergraph System

Network Topology

Accuracy of records

Oracle System

Status of Network switch gear

Outage management

Feeds Customer interface

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Overcoming barriers

• Benefits to the business need to be demonstrated

• Briefings, presentations across business to inform

• Not replacing existing systems but enhancing them using new

technology and software

• Give examples of what can be achieved

Lessons learned along the way…….

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EXISTING LOAD VISUALISATION TOOL (EXCEL)

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TO BE REPLACED BY WEB BASED APPLICATION WITH

AUTOMATIC DATA FEEDS……..

Developing CIM compliant software

Miguel Ponce de Leon (WIT-TSSG) 15 June 2017

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Kilkee 38kv Station

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Kilkee Station Model as a Software Object (JSON)

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Kilkee Station Model visualised as a Software Object

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Kilkee Station Model CIM validation

• In a 100% RES environment ICT infrastructures

will be required to be Fast, Reliable, and Secure:

• In the collection of

• Large amounts of measurements from a huge number of sensors

and devices

• In the transmission of

• Commands for voltage and frequency stability management.

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SCALABLE ICT FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH 100% RES

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• Monitored field measurements are based on publish / subscribe

model.

-All collected data is based on a Common Information Model.

• Transmission of Control Commands are based on Policy-Based

Management.

- Grid operators can define their own policies for monitoring & control of

the network, at the highest level.

-Policy as set forth by the operator at the highest level.

• Decisions can be made at the edge of the power network.

- Leading to autonomous and instant policy decisions.

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VISION FOR ICT

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Field Measurements are mainly based on a Pull-Push Client / Server

model.

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TODAY

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Sensors and devices

pull/push their data into

central control units.

Sensors and similar devices

• Problem

- There is high latency in the request–response messaging pattern for

gathering measurement data.

- Measurands are selected at deployment time

- Today, the data from all measurands are sent to the control units whether

they are needed or not.

- Many different proprietary data solutions and silos.

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FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND MONITORING TODAY

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THE FUTURE

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One broker provided

per geographical area

Breakout Gateway

Sensor/Device

Battery/Storage

Database

Control unit

Based on a

Publish & Subscribe Model

Publish

measurement

MQTT Broker

Subscribes

to data

Subscribes

to PV measurements

Subscribes to Battery

Storage and

substation feeder

measurements Subscribes

to all measurements

• Solution

- Low latency for getting measurement data to its intended destination.

- Applications can subscribe to just the measurands they need.

- Open data solution.

- Can apply Common Information Model (CIM) to data gathering and data

storage.

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FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND MONITORING

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• Policy-Based Management

-A system based on policy rules which are composed of a set of conditions, a

corresponding set of actions and an execution environment.

• Real-Time Control

-Autonomous Policy based management system executing at the edge of the

network.

• Security

-Data privacy and integrity

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COMMANDS FOR VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY

MANAGEMENT

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• 5G Networks provide the perfect platform for the future communications

network, thanks to

- Ultra-low latency (speed)

- Excellent support for huge number of devices (Narrowband-IoT)

- Built-in security and reliability

- 5G Breakout Gateway to de-centralize decisions to the edge of the mobile

and power networks. See next slides.

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MOBILE NETWORKS FOR 100% RES SMART GRIDS

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HSSSDN

controllerSDN control

plane

Core network

Radio

access

Edge cloud

Efficiency:

low latency

high

bandwidth

eNBSecurity:

traffic

remains

local

BR-GW

Packet core application

on SDN controller

BR-GW

Internet/VPN

Power Grid

Control &

Monitoring

OPEX:

simplified

packet core

on SDN controller

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5G BREAKOUT SOLUTION

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