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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10
15
20
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30
35
40
45
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0 3 6 9 12 3 6 9 120
50
100
150
1 4 7 10
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
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…….
• 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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