Presents:
Smart Grid as a Process and a Life Cycle
April 30, 2013
Robert Rowe
Director of Smart Grid
Overview
■ Service Territory
■ LIPA’s Vision
■ LIPA Experience
 Technology Implementation Cycle
 Distribution Automation
 Reactive Power
 AMI
 Network Model
■ DOE Projects Move Us Ahead
 SGDP Overview
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LIPA Service Territory (Nassau / Suffolk County)
TOTAL CUSTOMERS = 1.2 million
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LIPA’s Vision for Grid Modernization
The creation of an electric grid that has a robust and interoperable
communications network supporting a secure control system, managing
strategically deployed intelligent devices focus on:
• Enhancing Customer Service
• Improving System Reliability
• Optimizing cost
Enabling the right information, at the right time to the right people.
LIPA embarked on the path to modernizing the Grid before the term Smart
Grid was developed. There is a firm belief that implementing technology
and innovation in a manner that focuses on cost and flexibility leads to the
best outcomes for the customer.
Technologies required to modernize the grid are evolving. Many are
unproven. Their interoperability with existing infrastructure and cost
benefits have not been defined.
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Technology Adoption Model
Make the Investment
to Achieve
Additional Benefits
Continue the
Brainstorming
Process
to Improve
Ongoing Process
to keep
Improving
Intensive Effort
To
Invest & Upgrade
Technology
Limitations
of
Technology
Initial
Deployment
of
Technology
Identify
Technology
Identify
Business
Need
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Continually
Improve
on the
Technology
Distribution Automation
New Technology comes at a
premium & persistence that
lead to solutions that meet the
business need which is
a perpetual process
Total Customer Interruptions Avoided 1994- 2011 ~ 5,100,000
Expand to AMI Comms
Use of Fiber Comms
Move to a Full DMS
More Automated Switching
2nd Generation S&C Switch
Upgrade Head-End
Concentrator
S&C Scadamate
License Freq & Cellular
Comm Built-in Sensors
24V Joslyn Switch
Added Ext Sensors
Added RTU w/Asect
Comm 900Mhz
Total Customer Interruptions Avoided 1994 ~ 60,000
No Auto-sectionalizing
No 3 Phase Mon of V
Need better Comms
Communications using
In-Band Radio channels to
Control the Switch
48 V Josyln
Vacuum Switch
Control of
Switches
On the
distribution
system
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70’s
90’s
80’s
2000’s
Ongoing
Reactive Power Compensation
Two way
communication with
Capacitor Controllers
Ongoing
Installation of DRSS
Technology
Second Generation
Pager Control
Demonstration of
DVAR Technology
Home Grown 1st
Generation Pager
Control
Fisher Pierce Radio
Control One Way
Communication
Time
Clocks
Distribution
Capacitor
Banks
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70’s
80’s
90’s
2000’s
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
New Technology comes at a
premium & persistence that
lead to solutions that meet the
business need which is
a perpetual process
Expand to AMI Cellular
Expand Billing to handle Totalized Meter
Enhanced Customer Tools
Pilot L&G AMI Gridstream Network
Deployment of New eMeter (MDM)
Implemenation of Automated Customer Billing
Pilot AMI Technologies Silver Spring Network and ACLARA,
Lab Testing with Trialliant, Itron and Elster
Lessons Learned
2000’s
Implementation of Wireless Modem
Communications to MV90 to Meters
90’s
Reading of Cogeneration, Interties and Totalized
Metering Accounts
AMR Residential and Commercial Meter
Reading with MV90 using POTS
Communication and Billing
Deployment of Itron Hand-helds
for Residential Meter
Reading and Billing
Need to
Automatically
Read Electric
Meters
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70’s
80’s
Ongoing
Data and Network Model
Impedence Based
Connectivity Model to
support DMS
Connectivity Based
Model supporting
OMS
Cyme/GIS based
planning Tools
2000’s
GIS system
Fiber Ring installed,
SCADA expanded
SCADA System
Deployed
Computer
Representations of
the system in a Raster
model
Cad Based Drawings
Hand Drawn
Paper and
Microfiche
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70’s
80’s
Ongoing
90’s
DOE Projects Move Us Ahead
The Department of Energy funded “Smart Grid Demonstration Project”
provides the opportunity to evaluate, test and deploy multiple
technologies in a monitored and controlled environment.
 Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• Time of Use Rates
• Customer Direct Load Control
 Distributed Generation
 Visualization and Analytics
 Distribution/Substation Automation
 Communications (Radio, Cellular, Fiber)
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SGDP Interactions & Collaborations
LIPA
Distribution
Automaton
LIPA
Energy
Efficiency
LIPA
Smart Meter
Initiative
LIPA
Renewables
Program
LIPAedge
DLC
Program
SUNY
FSC
Smart Campus
SUNY
Stony Brook
AERTC
SMART
ENERGY
CORRIDOR
SUNY FSC
Renewables &
Sustainable Ctr
eMeter
MDMS
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Navigant
Consulting
efacec
ACS
DMS/OMS
Telvent
Substation RTU
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S&C
DA
ASU
SUNY
Stony Brook
CEWIT
L+G
AMI
Technology
Cooper
Industries/
Lindsey
Cap. Controller/
Sensor
SGDP Overview
AMI Residential / Commercial & Industrial Installations
Residential Direct Load Control Installations
IHDs / Smart App
ASU Installations
PMH Installations
Cap 2-Way Controller Installations
Substation RTU Upgrades
Substation Digital Metering
Substation Control House Solar Panels
Solar Charging for EV
Smart Home Resi / Comm Models
Education, Training and Public Outreach
Load Modeling and Forecasting
Cyber Security Testing
Visualization / Curriculum Development
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Bringing it all Together
Data Integration
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