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MOVING TOWARD A SMARTER GRID SEMINAR
Session 1: Demystifying the Smart Grid
Organized by: IEEE Boston Section and MIT
Time and Date: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 21, 2009
Location: MIT, Stata Center, Room 32-123
Links to The Smarter Electric Grid Presentations
Repowering the Nation: Setting Standards for the Smart Grid
Defining the future Smart Grid: From Theory to Practice
The Smart Grid Broadly Construed as a Cyber-Physical Electric Power System Business Platform
Dynamic Monitoring and Decision Systems (DYMONDS) for Smart Grids: The Missing Link
Electric Vehicle Grid Integration
PARKING
Park in either the EAST LOT/East Annex Garage adjacent to the Stata Center or the Hayward Street Lot. Permits are not needed for these lots on weekends or after 4 p.m. There is additional parking at MIT and public pay lots& near the Stata Center.
Instructor Speakers:
Keynote:
George W. Arnold, Eng., Sc.D., National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Eugene Litvinov, Ph.D., Senior Director, Business Architecture and Technology, ISO New England
Panel Discussion Featuring:
Christopher Bull, SMART Programs Director, IS Projects, National Grid
Michael C. Caramanis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, and former Chair, Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy
Prof. Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon / MIT Research Affiliate
PProf. João Peças Lopes, University of Porto, Portugal / INESC Porto
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Overview:
IEEE Boston Section is launching a new Series of Lectures, Moving Toward a Smarter Electric Grid with “Demystifying the Smart Grid”, a one-day Symposium at MIT. The Smart Grid is essentially the convergence of information technology, remote sensing, and the energy generation and distribution networks. Its mission is to more effectively use energy resources across a power grid backbone.
“Demystifying the Smart Grid” will provide an overview of the Smart Grid and the technical, business and social opportunities it presents. It will survey the core technologies and developing standards, and provide a forum to discuss the major aspects of integrating energy generation, distribution, storage, and potentially real-time load matching technologies.
“Demystifying the Smart Grid” is intended for those who are interested in learning more about the Smart Grid from leaders in the field, and is a good introduction for the subsequent detailed technical meetings.
For more background on Smart Grid, see the links here.
Keynote by George W. Arnold, Eng., Sc.D., National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology: Re-powering the Nation: Setting Standards for the Smart Grid.
For background, see the NIST report “NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards”.
Keynote by Eugene Litvinov, Ph.D., Senior Director, Business Architecture and Technology, ISO New England: Smart Grid. ISO Perspective
For background, see the ISO-NE report “Overview of the Smart Grid—Policies, Initiatives, and Needs”.
Details of future sessions in the series Moving Toward a Smarter Electric Grid will be arranged over the coming year. Please note that the series will culminate in the IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply,, September 27-28, 2010.
Background:
Ultimately, when fully implemented, the Smart Grid can provide the platform to enable EV or PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) infrastructures and public transportation, distributed and heterogeneously generated power from nuclear to renewable sources, smart homes and businesses, higher network reliability and flexibility, and new power service arrangements for generators, distributors and end consumers, as well as associated information storage, processing and security technologies.
In the recently released report "Report to NIST on the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap" prepared by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under contract to The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the authors state that “the Smart Grid probably offers the potential for as much engineering work in the next few decades as the Internet or the Apollo program provided across a similarly broad range of technical disciplines.”
Participants in “Demystifying the Smart Grid” will have the opportunity to listen to, and meet with leaders in Smart Grid technologies, and will gain a deeper insight into the basic ideas, technical challenges, and specifically to potential areas where they might be able to make personal contributions.
Other sessions in the series Moving Toward a Smarter Electric Grid will be held on weekday evenings periodically over next few months. Potential topics include: Wireless Networking and Security; Measuring, Controlling, Modeling and Computing; Distributed Power Generation and Storage.
Lecture Information:
Keynote: George W. Arnold, Eng. Sc.D., National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST
George Arnold was appointed National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in April 2009. He is responsible for leading the development of standards underpinning the nation’s Smart Grid. Dr. Arnold joined NIST in September 2006 as Deputy Director, Technology Services, after a 33-year career in the telecommunications and information technology industry.
Dr. Arnold served as Chairman of the Board of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private, non-profit organization that coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system, from 2003 to 2005. He served as President of the IEEE Standards Association in 2007-2008 and is currently Vice President-Policy for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) where he is responsible for guiding ISO’s strategic plan.
Dr. Arnold previously served as a Vice-President at Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories where he directed the company’s global standards efforts. His organization played a leading role in the development of international standards for Intelligent Networks and IP-based Next Generation Networks. In previous assignments at AT&T Bell Laboratories he had responsibilities in network planning, systems engineering, and application of information technology to automate operations and maintenance of the nationwide telecommunications network.
Dr. Arnold received a Doctor of Engineering Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Columbia University in 1978. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Abstract: Re-powering the Nation: Setting Standards for the Smart Grid
It is often said that the structure of the nation (and the world’s) electrical system has not changed much since the era of Thomas Edison: currently it is characterized by the one-way flow of electricity from centralized power generation plants to users. The Smart Grid will enable the dynamic, two-way flow of electricity and information needed to support growing use of distributed green generation sources (such as wind and solar), widespread use of electric vehicles, and ubiquitous intelligent appliances and buildings that can dynamically adjust power consumption in response to real-time electricity pricing.
The nation’s electric grid is owned and operated by over 3100 utilities, using equipment and systems provided by thousands of suppliers, delivering power to hundreds of millions of users and billions of end devices. The transformation of this infrastructure into an “energy internet” is a huge undertaking requiring an unprecedented level of cooperation and coordination across the private and public sectors. A robust, interoperable framework of technical standards is the key to making this possible. Recognizing the complexity of the task, Congress assigned the National Institute of Standards and Technology the responsibility to coordinate the development of standards for the U.S. Smart Grid. In this talk we will explain how this work is being done, explore the conceptual reference model of the Smart Grid and related standards that are emerging, and discuss some of the challenges that need to be addressed.
Keynote Address: Eugene Litvinov, Ph.D., Senior Director, Business Architecture and Technology, ISO New England
Dr. Eugene Litvinov is a senior director of Business Architecture and Technology at the ISO New England. He is responsible for advanced System and Markets solutions and is a lead of the Research and Development activities in the organization. He has more than 35 years of professional experience in the area of Power System modeling, analysis and operation; Electricity Markets design, implementation and operation; Information Technology. Dr. Litvinov has extensive expertise in management and technical leadership of large engineering and information technology projects; development of computational methods in power system analysis and operation; market clearing engines and electricity pricing; settlements. Dr. Litvinov is currently leading all the Smart Grid related efforts in the ISO New England. He holds BS, MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Abstract: Smart Grid: ISO Perspective
New technologies and penetration of renewable resources and demand response are changing the landscape in the power industry. The existing power system infrastructure is being integrated with information technology and communication infrastructure comprising the Smart Grid. The smart Grid requires a paradigm shift in planning and operation of the power system to fully take advantage of new capabilities and address challenges. Although there is significant amount of work to be done at the distribution level, the bulk power system has to meet new challengenew s as well. The speaker will describe how large System Operators preparing themselves to the implementation of the Smart Grid.
Demystifying the Smart Grid Program
| 8:00 | Registration and Networking |
| 8:45 | MIT and IEEE Boston Welcomes |
| Keynote and Plenary Addresses: | |
| 9:00 | Keynote: Re-powering the Nation: Setting Standards for the Smart Grid, George W. Arnold, Eng., Sc.D., National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| 9:45 | Keynote: Smart Grid. ISO Perspective, Eugene Litvinov, Ph.D., Senior Director, Business Architecture and Technology, ISO New England |
| 10:30 | Smart Networking Break |
| Panelist Presentations: | |
| 10:40 | Defining the Smart Grid: From Theory to Practice, An Overview of National Grid’s Smart Grid Program, Christopher Bull MBA, PMP, National Grid. For more info on Mr Bull and his talk, click here. |
| 11:00 | The Smart Grid as a Cyber-Physical Electric Power System Business Platform, Michael C. Caramanis, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, and former Chairman, Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy. For more info on Professor Caramanis and his talk, click here. |
| 11:20 | The Challenge of Transforming SCADA into Dynamic Monitoring and Decision Systems (DYMONDS), Prof. Marija Ilic, D.Sc., Carnegie Mellon / MIT Research Affiliate |
| 11:40 | Electric Vehicle Grid Integration, Prof. João Peças Lopes, Ph.D., University of Porto, Portugal / INESC Porto. For more info on Professor Lopes and his talk, click here. |
| 12:00 | Panel Discussion Moderator: Stephen R. Connors, Director, AGREA at MIT Energy Initiative. For more info on Professor Connors, click here. |
| 1:00 | Smart Networking Box Lunch |
Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Friday, November 13, 2009
Payment received by Nov. 10:IEEE Members/MIT $75
Payment received by Nov. 10: Non-members $85
Payment recievied by Nov. 10: Student $30
Payment received after Nov. 10: IEEE Members $85
Payment received after Nov. 10: Non-members $95
Payment recievied by Nov. 10: Student $35
On-line registration to this course is closed. You may register for this course between 8:30AM - 8:45AM on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at MIT, Stata Center, Room 32-123 or by calling the IEEE Boston Section Office at 781-245-5405
Christopher Bull and his talk
Title: DEFINING THE FUTURE SMART GRID: From Theory to Practice
An overview of National Grid’s Smart Grid program and pilots
Abstract:
Organizations world wide are looking into deployment of Smart technologies for several reasons. Most of the reasons stem from the idea that security of energy supply must be improved in a dynamic technological environment, while at the same time established green objectives must be achieved while keeping low price levels. Although these objectives inherently seem to compete with each other, Smart technologies such as Advanced Metering Infrastructures, Smart Grids and Home Automation are seen as important cornerstones to meeting the challenges of future energy needs.
The basic approach for all ‘smart’ technology is summarized in the sequence: Measure – Model – Control. Measure comprises the system properties. Model involves the analysis of the actual versus the desired behaviour. Control derives the required correction parameters (with a possible update of control algorithms for adaptive control) and concerns the implementation of such a smart system.
Where distributed generation is infused into established grids and demand response deployed, the current grid needs to change fundamentally in its deployment. Intelligence needs to be infused into the grid.
A Smart Grid can be defined as an intelligent network with an innovative use of communication, information and energy technologies to create an electricity delivery system that is:
Interactive with customers and markets Empowering to customers Optimized to make the best use of resources and equipment Predictive rather than re-active, to prevent emergencies Adaptive to changing fault conditions Integrated: merging monitoring, control, protection, protection, maintenance, Energy Management Systems, Distribution (network) Management Systems, marketing and Information Technology More secure.
Smart technologies are strongly gaining importance on many agendas due to political reasons and to corporate strategies, focusing on operational efficiency, customer intimacy, product differentiation, and revenue enhancement. These drivers are ground for objectives related to cost reduction, customer service and pricing options, dynamic pricing to link customers to the market and infrastructure reliability. Smart technologies are seen as important cornerstones of realizing smart grids, that are self- healing and adaptive, interactive with consumers and markets, optimized to make the best use of resources and equipment, predictive rather than re-active, more secure, and integrated.
The challenge for the future is not whether we should deploy Smart technologies, but how we go about it.
The speaker will review National Grid’s Smart Grid program and summarise the organisation’s approach to proposed Smart Grid pilots in New England, which will put into practice smart grid theory.
Biography:
Christopher
G Bull, Program Director, Information Systems Smart Grid Program National
Grid US Chris Bull is Program Director of Information and Communication
Systems for National Grid’s Smart Grid program. In this capacity, he has
prime responsible for development of the technical solution to deliver
National Grid’s Smart Grid vision of the future.
With over 20 years experience in the energy industry, Chris has delivered major programs of change globally. In the UK - Managing the Deregulation of UK Domestic Energy Markets program (1996 to 1998) and the New Electricity Trading Arrangements Program (1999 to 2000) for United Utilities, and in Europe he managed the development and deployment of a Global Enterprise Virtual Private Network and Voice over Internet Protocol services program (2001 to 2005) for AT&T, spanning both the USA and Europe. Since 2005, Chris has managed National Grid’s Smart Metering Program, before moving to Boston in 2008 to lead the US Smart Grid development.
After qualifying as an Engineer in Electrical Power systems, Chris gained a Diploma in Management studies, followed by a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Manchester University in the UK. Chris is a Certified Project Management Professional with the Association of Project Managers, a PRINCE 2 Project Management practitioner, a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) and an Incorporated Engineer with the Engineering Council (IEng) of Great Britain.
Professor Caramanis and his talk
Title: The Smart Grid Broadly Construed as a Cyber-Physical Electric Power System Business Platform
Abstract:
The Smart Grid means different things to different people. A general definition considers the smart grid to consist of hardware, automation, communication and intelligence that ranges from centralized generation to transmission and distribution (T&D), meters and electricity use appliances together with distributed generation and resources such as roof top solar photovoltaic (PV), small storage appliance intelligence and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
We believe that realizing the full benefits of the Smart Grid will require firms to integrate cyber-physical infrastructure with technologies and markets that make cost information easily available to large and small users alike (distributed loads as well as generation resources such as roof top PV and storage). This integrated entity will constitute a new Smart Grid Business Platform which will enable participants to capture value from improved load scheduling, networked business models, and new contract designs responding to the new markets' enhanced information signals.
The
increased value generated with the Smart Grid Business Platform will shape
the evolution of public policy and real time electricity markets which are
needed for clean energy technologies to first augment and eventually replace
existing technologies. The real time information flow created by intelligent
systems that include generators, the T&D infrastructure and the user
community will support new work flow designs, spawn highly distributed
service based organizations, sustain innovation at the product level, and,
perhaps most critically, give rise to new market structures that use price
signals to facilitate more efficient behavior. The combination of the new
products, services and related markets will lead to a significant
transformation across the entire energy value chain.
Bio:
Michael Caramanis (BS Stanford U., MS and PhD Harvard U.) is Boston University Professor of Mechanical and Systems Engineering. He served at the Greek National Energy council (1976-79), the MIT Energy Laboratory (1979-82), and was chair of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy from February 2005 until recently. He has directed several research projects sponsored by NSF, EPRI, NYSERDA and the industry, authored many journal articles and co-authored Spot Pricing of Electricity (Kluwer, 1988). He researches complex stochastic production systems and decision support in real-time electric power markets. He currently focuses on the Cyber-Physical-Energy-System/Smart Grid that (i) is open to developers and users to render it capable of supporting real-time market at the wholesale and retail levels, and (ii) enables load and distributed resource management to mitigate T&D and Ancillary Services congestion and realize synergies among market-ready sustainable energy technologies including wind generation, distributed storage, roof-top PV and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
Professor Lopes and his talk
Title: Electric Vehicle Grid Integration
Abstract: The future solution of the mobility problem in the world will involve an extensive use of Electric Vehicles (EV). Since these vehicles will require the use of electric batteries with capacity to store energy, a large deployment of this concept will provoke considerable impacts in electric power system design and operation. When parked and plugged into the electric grid, EV will either absorb energy and store it or will provide electricity to grid. The latter is the distinctive feature of the Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) concept allowing the provision of several ancillary services like peak power and spinning reserves. In order to be able to provide these services each EV must have some extra equipment like an electronic interface for grid connection, to allow electrical energy exchanges, a meter device and a logical connection to communicate with grid operator.
A large deployment of the V2G concept involves:
- Evaluation of the impacts that battery charging periods may have in system operation;
- Identification of adequate operational management and control strategies regarding the batteries charging periods;
- Identification of the best strategies to be adopted in order to use preferentially renewable energies to charge EVs;
- Assessment of the potential of V2G to participate in the provision of several power systems services.
In what concerns ancillary services provision, EV may be capable of supplying extra power for peak load demand, peak consumption shaving at distribution level or providing either spinning reserves or regulation to the system, namely if islanded operation is envisaged for certain areas of the distribution grid.
Several deployment scenarios need to be addressed taking into account several variables like the type of vehicles (fleet or individual), the technology used (electric, hybrid or fuel-cell), the owners’ behavior, the traffic patterns, the places where cars are parked and connected to the grid, the EV connection to the grid and the grid control architecture.
Progressive replacement of conventional vehicles by EV will require two types of interfacing structures: a) charging stations used to charge fleets of EV or to charge EV that require fast charging, including replacement battery changing, or b) domestic or public individual charging/grid interface points for slower charging. Both cases need to be considered when addressing the problems that will result from this future shift of vehicle technology.
It is expected that large scale penetration of EV will increase electricity consumption, during charging periods. Therefore power flows, grid losses and voltage profile patterns along the grid will change considerably. Additionally, EV ability to provide energy to the system also impacts grid flows. The change in transmission capacity requirements that can take place due to EV presence might oblige to reinforce the grid at some locations. The expenditure in grid reinforcement is one of the predictable economic impacts to be addressed.
It is also expected that the amount of electricity from renewable that can be injected into the grid during valley hours will increase due to EV storage capacity. EV capability to store energy and inject it later into the system will allow the displacement in time of energy from clean sources, resulting in the decreased usage of the conventional fossil fuel units and expensive generators during peak hours. This will allow reducing pollutants’ emissions and energy generation costs with strong impacts in electricity markets behavior.
Such assessments require three main types of studies: economic studies, steady-state simulations of transmission and distribution grids and system dynamic behavior analysis for different situations and disturbances.
Curriculum Vitae:
João
A. Peças Lopes (PhD) is Full Professor (Professor Catedrático) at the
Faculty of Engineering of Porto University, where he teaches in the
graduation and post-graduation areas. He is presently member of board of the
Direction of INESC Porto.
He is also the Director of the Sustainable Energy Systems PhD program at FEUP.
Prof. Peças Lopes was responsible by INESC Porto activities in several EU financed research projects, namely the project - MICROGRIDS - Large Scale Integration of Micro Generation to Low Voltage Grids and MORE_MICROGRIDS - Advanced Architectures and Control Concepts for More Microgrids.
He supervised several consulting projects related with the impact analysis of the connection of wind parks in the electrical grids of Madeira, Azores, Sal, S. Vicente and S. Tiago, in the Republic of Cabo Verde. He was the responsible for several consultancy projects related with the electrical grid impact resulting from the connection of large wind parks in Portugal.
He was also responsible for the definition of technical rules for the integration of wind power in Brazil. He coordinated also consultancy studies for the Hungarian Regulator regarding the evaluation of the integration of wind power in Hungary.
He was the Chair of the Selection Committee of the public tender that decided about the integration of 1800 MW of wind generation in Portugal, launched by the Portuguese government in 2005.
He coordinates the participation of INESC Porto in the InovGrid project, involving the development of a SmartMetering system for EDP, involving also industrial partners like EFACEC, LOGICA and JANZ.
He is a member of the Executive board of the EES/UETP consortium and Chair of its course program committee. He was for more than 6 years one of the coordinators of INESC Porto Power System Unit.
His main domains of research are presently related with large scale integration of renewable power sources in power systems (namely wind generation), power system dynamics, microgrids, smart metering and electric vehicle grid integration.
He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers. He supervised more than 20 PhD and MSc thesis.
Professor Stephen R. Connors
Director, Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives MIT Energy Initiative MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY M.I.T. Room E19-341p, 400 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA
Mr. Stephen Connors is director of the ANALYSIS GROUP FOR REGIONAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES (AGREA) part of the M.I.T. Energy Initiative (MITEI). AGREA’s primary research focus is in strategic planning in energy and the environment, with an emphasis on the transformation of regional energy infrastructures (e.g. “energy pathways”) to simultaneously address energy security, climate change, and other energy challenges.
Fundamental to AGREA’s approach is the use of long-term planning tools within a multiattribute tradeoff analysis framework. This approach automatically looks for cost-effective ways to attain multiple goals of cost-competitiveness and environmental quality, and also encourages public participation in the planning process via stakeholder interaction and input. AGREA’s current interests focus on how to incorporate the daily, seasonal, and inter-annual dynamics of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency options into the design of robust, cost-effective sustainable energy pathways. Alternatives such as wind, solar and biofuels reduce both greenhouse gases and dependency on fossil fuels, but introduce uncertainties of their own. AGREA is including these “situational” aspects of future energy options into its strategic planning and outreach activities.
As
an extension of his role as director of AGREA, Mr. Connors also coordinates
several international energy initiatives involving MIT. These include the
ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY’s (AGS) “Near-Term Pathways to a
Sustainable Energy Future” integrated research, education and outreach
program, and the Sustainable Energy Systems Focus Area of the MIT-PORTUGAL
PROGRAM involving four Portuguese technical universities developing
“regional sustainability” tools for local and regional governments and
business. Past projects have looked at energy pathways in the United States,
Switzerland, China, Mexico City and Scandinavia.
Mr. Connors is currently a member of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Wind Program Peer Review Panel, and a member of the editorial board for the journals Wind Engineering and Sustainability Science. He is also a member of the strategic planning committee of the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative, and for the last several years has been a reviewer/judge for the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, the MIT Deshpande Center, and the MIT Clean Energy Prize. Mr. Connors is the former head of the MIT ENERGY LABORATORY’s Electric Utility Program, and holds two degrees from the UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS in Amherst (Mechanical Engineering and Applied Anthropology), as well as a Masters from M.I.T. in Technology and Policy. Between his two degrees from UMass, Stephen was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, West Africa working on the design and testing of wood conserving cookstoves. In addition to his work at MIT, Mr. Connors active in several Boston area initiatives, such as the AltWheels Alternative Transportation and Energy Festival (www.altwheels.org) to promote better energy conservation, increased use of renewable energy, and sustainable transportation.
Smart Grid Links
U.S. Department of Energy Smart Grid Web Site (www.oe.energy.gov/smartgrid.htm) contains an overview of the smart grid.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has "primary responsibility to coordinate development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems…" their smart Grid Web Site is www.nist.gov/smartgrid/. Documents and information about their Smart Grid Working Groups are on the NIST SmartGrid TWiki Collaboration Site. (http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome).
Gridweek is the annual gathering of smart grid thought leaders. Presentations from this year’s conference are located at http://gridweek.com/2009/default.asp#speaker_2317
GreenTech Media’s report “The Smart Grid in 2010” (7/2009): can be downloaded at www.gtmresearch.com/report/smart-grid-in-2010
Gridwise Alliance trade association: www.gridwise.org/resources_gwaresources.asp
e-Newsletters and web sites:
- Renew Grid magazine: www.renewgridmag.com
- SmartGridNews: www.smartgridnews.com