Power Grid and Its ProblemsALEX CHAN AND RONIK SHETH

Table of Contents

Power System Overview2003 BlackoutProblems with the Power GridSolutions

What is the Power Grid?

The Grid is the network that delivers electricity from generators to consumers

It is over 100 years old It is 99.7% reliable

2003 Northeast Blackout

Problems with the Grid

Largely interconnectedLack of CommunicationFluctuations energy demand

Largely interconnected

Lack of Communication

Operators weren’t aware of the big picture

Human error

FNET (Frequency monitoring Network)

Peak Hours

Demand Response

Real time pricing Automation of appliances

Smart Metering

Problems w/ Renewable Energy

Variable Sources

Weather dependent

Large Scale Energy Storage

Battery storage Compressed Air

Storage Pumped-hydro

Resource

http://www.nrel.gov/esi/seminar_economic_and_environmental_optimization_of_microgrids.html

http://tcipg.org/applet-pg