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DynamicLineRating Benefits,Methodology&Challenges
AseemKapur DepartmentManager,SmartGridImplementationGroup ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyofNewYork October3,2012

ConEdisonServiceArea
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3.3millionelectriccustomers 1.1milliongascustomers 1,760 1 760steamcustomers Area:604sqmi Peak P kDemand: D d 13 13,189 189MW LoadDensity:21.8MW/sqmi UGnetworkdistribution:86% N2design
Delivers40%ofNYSelectric peak kconsumption i

Con Edison of New York

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ConEdison ElectricDistributionSystem

Generating Station (electricity generated at 13.8 to 22.0 kV)

Transmission Substation

Area Substation (voltage stepped down to distribution voltage)

Transformers (voltage stepped down to 480, 208, or 120 V)

64 Network Systems
Supply 86% of System Demand Connection to Others

Overhead System
S li 14% of fS t Supplies System Demand

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WorldsLargestUnderground ElectricSystem

94,000milesofUGcable 26,400networktransformers 558circuitmilesoftransmissionlines

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NewYorkStateTransmission AssessmentandReliabilityStudy

BottlenecksinNYstate transmissionsystemimpacted consumersby$1.1billionin2010 85%ofNewYorksmajor transmissionlineswerebuilt before1980 Ofthe12,000milesof transmissionlinesinNewYork State,4,700milesshouldbe replacedduringthenext30years Approximately$25billionmust beinvestedduringthenext30 yearstoreplaceportionsofthe i i b lkpowersystem existing bulk throughoutthestate

SourceNYTimes
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IntegrationofRenewables
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1200MWinstalledwind capacity 8000MWplannedwind capacityinnearfuture

ValueofDynamicLineRating
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Increasedtransmission capacityatminimal investment Defermentoflargecapital investments Enhancedperformanceand reliability li bilit of faging i assets t Efficientintegrationof renewables windenergy Potentialsavingswith generationdispatch
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ValueofDynamicRating
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Increasedsituational awarenessforoperators Realtimemonitoringof thermalstateofconductors Increasedreliabilityduring systememergencies Improvedforecasting

DynamicRatingMethodology
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Averageconductortemperature &weakestlinklimitlinerating Undergroundconductorincrease inratingswith:

Lowerambientearth temperatures Lowerearthrho(lessmoisture) Lowerpreload Improvedlimitingsection (weakestlink)

DigitalFaultRecordermonitors
Thermocouples,CTs,RTUs Dataconcentrator
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DynamicRatingMethodology
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Overheadconductorincrease inratingswith:
Ambientweatherconditions may yincreaseordecrease ratings Windspeedsanddirection influenceratings g Averageconductor temperature Conductorsagorclearanceat maximumconductor temperature
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ImplementationChallenges
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Accuracyofmeasurements underadverseweather conditions Reliable, Reliable costeffectiveand securecommunication solutions Dynamic D i rating ti variability i bilit f for operators EMSIntegration

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DynamicLineRating Benefits, Methodology&Challenges

AseemKapur DepartmentManager,SmartGridImplementationGroup ConsolidatedEdisonCompanyofNewYork kapura@coned.com Phone:2124604241