SAIEE Conference by Dr M Bipath 1 Contents Smart Grid ecosystem The South African Smart Grid Initiative SASGI Drivers for change Smart Grid an enabler to address industry challenges ID: 654397
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What is a smart Grid?Presented at the SAIEE ConferencebyDr. M Bipath
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ContentsSmart Grid ecosystemThe South African Smart Grid Initiative (SASGI)Drivers for changeSmart Grid an enabler to address industry challengesSmart Grid DefinitionWhat is a smart Grid?SASGI Smart Grid VisionSmart Grid as a system
5 evolutionary steps to achieving the smart grid
What is important in implementing smart grid projects
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The Smart Grid Ecosystem InterconnectivitySlide4
Introduction to SASGIThe National Energy Act, 2008 (Act No. 34 of 2008), Section 7 (2) amongst others provides for SANEDI to direct, monitor and conduct energy research and development as well as to undertake measures to promote energy efficiency throughout the economy.
Therefore in the context of this Act the South African Smart Grid Initiative (SASGI) and the supporting Work Groups were established to assist in the development of a Smart Grid vision for South Africa and to provide amongst others policy inputs, direction in respect of standards, technology deployment and application.
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SASGI, Governance, Affiliation and Workgroup ArrangementsSanedi Board
SA Smart grid Initiative
(SASGI)
Skills Development and Training
Marketing and Awareness
Applied Research
Technology and Standards
Policy
DoE (Chair)
AMEU
Cities Network
CSIR
DTI
ESLC
Eskom
NT
NERSA
SABS
SAIEESALGAUniversitiesTIAIDCMetropolitan municipalitiesDSTNRFSANEDI ( Vice Chair)
Industry members
Universities
Subject experts
Developers
Solution Architects
Product developers
ECSA
Consultants
ISGAN
Technology Development
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Smart grid Gartner Hype Cycle (2011)6Slide7
Key Drivers for Change
Automation
Smart Grid
Information Technology
Telecommunications
Low carbon Transition
Renewable Resources
Demand Response
Environment
Reliability
Operational Excellence
Ageing
Infrastructure
Capacity
Energy
Resources
Ageing
Workforce
Operational
Efficiency
Customer
Satisfaction
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Smart grid as an enabler to address industry challenges8Slide9
Cost and Benefits9Slide10
Smart Grid Definitions 10Slide11
What is the Smart Grid?It is the integration of 3 infrastructures securelyElectricity power gridTelecommunication systemsInformation infrastructureSlide12
Smart Grid is understood to be a vision and a system12Slide13
Proposed SASGI Smart Grid Vision for South AfricaAn economically evolved, technology enabled, electricity system that is intelligent, interactive, flexible and efficient and will enable South Africa’s energy use to be sustainable for future generations.Clarity is provided on the meaning of certain of the words in the vision statement below.
Economically Evolved
– affordable electricity system that meets the growing needs of the economy
Technology enabled
– fit for purpose ICT, processes, sensors, systems and applications
Intelligent
– from data to knowledge
Interactive
– ability to monitor, control and manage using two way communications throughout the complete value chain
Flexible
– appropriate, scalable and adaptable based on common standards
Electricity system
– the complete value chain of all interconnected equipment and components from generation to end use
Sustainable
– optimised and affordable from environmental and economic perspectives
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The Smart Grid Strategic Planning ProcessSlide15
Coherent Tactical plans in support of the Utility Vision
Vision and Strategy
Level of service
Customer service plan
HR
PLan
ICT
PLan
Asset MGT Plan
Financial Plan
Marketing Plan
Operational Plans
Monitor and review loop
Tactical PlansSlide16
Scope of Utility change Slide17
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Utility Change ConsiderationsSlide19
Comprehensive Framework to guide the Smart Grid implementation in South AfricaSlide20
Vision development approach20Slide21
Scope of the smart grid systems view21Slide22
Key Success Factors – The broad goals of the smart grid22Slide23
Performance – What the grid must do to succeed?23Slide24
Principal Characteristics – What features and functions are essential to meeting performance requirements.24Slide25
Key Technology Areas – Which technologies support the desired characteristics?25Slide26
The Smart Grid Communication Physical ArchitectureKey Point: The smartening of the electricity system is an evolutionary process and not a one time eventSlide27
Illustrating the correlation between applications and key success factors27NRELSlide28
Metrics – How progress is measured and compared to the desired level of performance, to ensure that the key success factors are ultimately achieved.28Slide29
5 evolutionary steps to achieving the Smart GridStep 1: Intelligent device infrastructure
AMI, or Smart meters
Distribution automation devices
Demand response devices
Substation IED controllers
Step 2: Communications infrastructure
Enterprise communications system for rapid and accurate transmission of data
Integration of fibre and mesh broadband networks
Step 3 : Integration
Corporate IT systems integrated to allow rapid processing of Data
Open architecture based design to facilitate sharing of information
Step 4: Analytical infrastructure
Development of new data analysis capabilities
Increased ability to display information (in form of dashboards)
Step 5 : Optimisation
Capability of real-time optimisation of the distribution network performance
Decisions based on near real-time information, no longer only historical data
Maturity
Capability
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End to end Utility systems to manage Smart GridsKemaSlide31
The IT BattlegroundSlide32
What is important in implementing smart grid projectsSlide33
Key takeawaysThe Smart Grid will work only to the extent that customers win.The smart grid will move at the speed of value.Customer adoption and participation is a key enabler.Interoperability and standardisation are not spectator activities.Utilities need to get involved and make their voices heard and be engaged as individual companies and as an industryThrough smart grids utilities will become technology companies.
No longer the “best solutions” but rather iterations of “Better
Solutions”.
Similar
to Electric System Operations, Communication Network Operations
and
enhanced
Cyber Security will become part of our future DNA
kWh sales business is dead. Utilities need to define how they will survive.
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Questions
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