Synchrophasor Technology Advancement in ARRA Projects
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) and prepared by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The effort was directed and supported by DOE Senior Advisor Joseph Paladino and DOE Program Managers Philip N. Overholt and Deborah Haught. The authors of this report were Jose R. Gracia (ORNL), Marcus A. Young, II, Ph.D. (ORNL), D. Tom Rizy (SRA International), Lawrence C. Markel (SRA International), and Julia Blackburn (SRA International). Eight of the synchrophasor-related grant recipients and one demonstration recipient voluntarily agreed to provide enhanced reporting of the status and impact of their projects, which significantly contributed to this report. These companies are: • American Transmission Company • Center for Commercialization of Electric Technologies • Duke Energy Carolinas • Idaho Power Company • Independent System Operator New England • Midcontinent Independent System Operator • New York Independent System Operator • Peak Reliability (previously part of Western Electricity Coordinating Council) • PJM Interconnection, LLC The remaining four synchrophasor-related grant recipients provided information in accordance with the requirements of their smart grid investment grants: • Entergy Corporation • Florida Power & Light Company • Lafayette Consolidated Government • Midwest Energy All recipients worked with DOE to respond to requests for additional information and clarifications and to disseminate information on synchrophasor technology – particularly on sharing their experiences, lessons learned, and procedures developed – in order to advance the capabilities and facilitate further deployments of this important technology. The North American SynchroPhasor Initiative (NASPI), supported by DOE-OE, provided and continues to provide a forum for joint problem solving and information sharing among all members of the synchrophasor community. The materials posted to the NASPI web site by project participants and others also contributed to this report. Advancement of Synchrophasor Technology in ARRA Projects │ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................................... II TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... V Key Accomplishments for Wide-Area Visibility ................................................................................... vi Key Results from Real-Time and Planning Capabilities ....................................................................... vii Future Opportunities and Technology Outlook ................................................................................. viii Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... ix 1. INTRODUCTION TO SYNCHROPHASOR PROJECTS UNDER ARRA .................................................... 1 Complementary OE Support of Synchrophasor Development ..................................................... 5 2. SYNCHROPHASOR SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION UNDER ARRA ....................................................... 6 Building the Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 9 2.1.1 Major Factors in Design and Deployment of Synchrophasor Systems ......................... 11 2.1.2 Synchrophasor Data Quality ......................................................................................... 12 Evolving the Technical Standards................................................................................................ 14 Capabilities Provided by Synchrophasor Systems ...................................................................... 16 2.3.1 Real Time Capabilities ................................................................................................... 18 2.3.2 Study Mode/Planning Capabilities ............................................................................... 19 Operational Use of Synchrophasor Systems ............................................................................... 21 2.4.1 Operating and Planning Procedures ............................................................................. 21 2.4.2 Data Sharing Agreements ............................................................................................. 22 Maturing the Technology ............................................................................................................ 25 3. REALIZED BENEFITS TO THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID .......................................................................... 27 Increased System Reliability ....................................................................................................... 29 Increased Asset Utilization and Power System Efficiency .......................................................... 34 Increased Organizational Efficiency ............................................................................................ 35 4. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................ 38 Operational Use .......................................................................................................................... 38 Benefits ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Moving Forward .......................................................................................................................... 39 Advancement of Synchrophasor Technology in ARRA Projects │ iii APPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF EACH PARTICIPANT PROJECT .................................................................. 40 A1.1. American Transmission Company (ATC) ................................................................................... 41 A1.2. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) .......................................... 45 A1.3. Duke Energy Carolinas .............................................................................................................. 49 A1.4. Entergy Services, Inc. ................................................................................................................ 52 A1.5. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) ...................................................................................... 56 A1.6. Idaho Power Company (IPC) ..................................................................................................... 59 A1.7. Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) ........................................................... 63 A1.8. Lafayette Consolidated Government........................................................................................ 67 A1.9. Midwest Energy, Inc. (MWE) .................................................................................................... 69 A1.10. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) .................................................... 71 A1.11. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) .......................................................... 75 A1.12. Peak Reliability (formerly the WECC Project) ......................................................................... 79 A1.13. PJM Interconnection ............................................................................................................... 84 APPENDIX 2: SYNCHROPHASOR TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES ............................................................. 89 A2.1. Phase Angle Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 89 A2.2. Oscillation Detection & Monitoring .......................................................................................... 90 A2.3. Voltage Stability Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 94 A2.4. Event Detection, Management and Restoration ...................................................................... 96 A2.5. Islanding Detection, Management and Restoration ................................................................ 97 A2.6. Equipment Problem Detection ................................................................................................. 98 A2.7. Wide Area Situational Awareness .......................................................................................... 101 A2.8. Model Validation & Calibration .............................................................................................. 105 A2.9. Post-Event Analysis ................................................................................................................. 109 A2.10. Renewable Resource Integration ......................................................................................... 113 A2.11. Operator Training ................................................................................................................. 117 APPENDIX 3: CORE METRICS FOR SYNCHROPHASOR PROJECTS ........................................................ 119 APPENDIX 4: GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................................