Building A Smarter

Grid Through
Distribution and
substation
Automation

Agenda

Substation Overview & Smart Grid Strategy

Smart Grid Investment Grant Overview
Smart Grid Demonstration Project Overview

Con Edison Service Area

3.3 million electric customers
1.1 million gas customers
1,760 steam customers
Delivers 40% of NYS electric peak consumption
Area: 604 sq mi
Peak Demand: 13,189 MW
Load Density: 21.8 MW/sq mi
UG network distribution: 86%
N-2 design

Area:

47,214 sq mi

Peak Demand:

33,939 MW

Load Density:
mi

0.72 MW/sq

Electric Distribution System

Transmission
Substation

Generating Station
(electricity generated at
13.8 to 22.0 kV)

Feeders

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
Supplies 14% of System
Demand

Smart Grid Benefits through Automation

Sustain unparalleled reliability

Meet demand growth while
reducing need for massive
infrastructure expansion

Increase asset utilization

Reduce Capital and
O&M Expenditures

Enable targeted curtailment

Increase customer engagement
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Smart Grid Strategy

Expand T&D Smart Grid

technology with proven benefits

DOE Stimulus Smart Grid

Investment Grant Projects
$280 million

Distribution
Automation
82%

Energy Efficiency & Losses Reduction; 10%

Modeling & Simulation; 8%

Continue to develop / demonstrate

emerging Smart Grid technologies
with less certain benefits

Comprehensive Smart Grid

pilot in Queens - $6 million

DOE Stimulus Smart Grid

Demonstration Projects - $111 million
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Progress Overview

Cumulative investment through

March 2013 - $303 million

Smart Grid Investment Grants - $235

million

Smart Grid Demonstration Projects $68 million

DOE Reimbursement - $149 million

Smart Grid Investment Grants - $113

million current through January 2013

Smart Grid Demonstration Projects $36 million current through February

2013

SGIG Project Investment

Total SGIG

$272.3

Intelligent Underground Autoloop

$64.7

Remote Monitoring System

$51.0

Underground Switches

$36.3

Overhead Switches

$26.1

Enhanced SCADA

$24.2

Orange and Rockland

$21.1

4kV Grid Modernization

$20.4

Dynamic Modeling

Modeling & Simulation; 8%

Energy Efficiency & Losses Reduction; 10%

$16.8

Vault Data Acquisition

$6.6

High Tension Monitoring

$5.1

* Rebaselined budgets

Distribution Automation; 83%

Smart Grid Assets in Service

Two underground autoloops and 30 UG

switches in Flushing network

Energized ~ 145 underground

sectionalizing switches and ~ 400
overhead sectionalizing switches

Initiated SCADA implementation on new

cyber secure SCADA platform with 30
UG switches & 18 OH switches

Increased system efficiency with 430

distribution capacitors

Increased system monitoring with ~ 7700

PTO sensors and 6800 transmitters

Remote monitoring and control of 38

network transformers in Staten Island

Completed installation of all 14 Phasor

Measurement Units (PMU)
Streetlight Pole Top Router

Underground Smart Switches

Risk Reduction for Distribution Network

Installation of underground
autoloop and underground
wireless controlled
switches

Reduces severity
and likelihood
of a network event

Increases flexibility
during contingencies

Sub Network A

Sub Network B

Substation

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Sub Network C

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Underground Smart Switch

Indicator Window

Directional Fault
Indicators (3)

Open/Close

Line Side
Load Side
(Feeder
Cable)

Manual Block with

Lock Provisions

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Demonstration Project
Interoperability of Smart Grid Resources

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Smart Grid Customer Engagement

Provide relief in
emergencies Demand
Response

Only 36 hours comprised

the top 1200MW in 2011

Shave the Peak

Impact on capital
spending
Impact on market
prices

Con Edison Demonstration Project

Con Edison Distribution System

Status integrated with Customer
Resources

Targeted Demand Response

from the following

Building Management System (BMS)

Controller Connected to Electric

Vehicle Charger with
Standby Battery and PV Generation

ThinkEco Modlets

Controller Connected to Standby

Diesel Generator

Visualization Platform
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Visualization - Demand Response

Resources

Curtailment capability
sorted by network

Link to network feeder map

Snapshot of DR resource
response capability in
various time increments

Total load curtailed and

remaining to be curtailed
DR Resource Response Capability

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Centralized vs. Decentralized Architecture

Overview
Centralized vs. Decentralized refers to where the switching logic
resides.

Centralized at
Control Center

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Centralized
at the Substation

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Decentralized
Peer-to-peer

Centralized vs. Decentralized Architecture

Comparison

Consideration

Centralized

Decentralized

Cost

DMS: Higher starting cost

Lower starting cost

Complexity

Greater time to implement

Less time to implement

Skills

DMS requires more

advanced skills for
implementation

Most substation
engineering skills portable
to DA applications

Suggested Use

Good starting position

with existing SCADA
Many feeders to be
automated
Many DA functions to be
implemented

Often used is SCADA can

not be upgraded
Suitable for limited
deployment (based on
cost) or when patching
system

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Fault Detection Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR)

Components when using Peer-to-Peer Logic Approach

Decentralized Feeder Automation

Municipals and Cooperatives

Better Performance
Standardization
Simplicity
Lower Cost
Short Cycle business

Standardize on products
Available skills and expertise
Cost-Driven
Small Annual Budgets (Short

Cycle)

Concept

+
Switches
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IED Family Software

+
Wireless

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+
Substation HMI (Option)

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Thank you!

References

[1] Leveraging AMI and BPL Technologies at CenterPoint: Energy to

Build the Intelligent Grid of the Future Don Cortez

[2] Equipment for Feeder Automation - Recent Trends in Feeder

Automation Seminar IEEE PES Miami Chapter Miami, Florida June
2, 2005, John McDonald, KEMA, Inc.
http://www.ece.fiu.edu/docs/Seminar/John%20MacDonald/Equipment%20for%20Feeder%20Automation.pdf

[3] Interoperability and Cyber Security Plan, NRECA CRN Smart

Grid Regional Demonstration, Grant DE-OE-0000222
http://www.nreca.coop/press/NewsReleases/Documents/InteroperabilityCyberSecurityPlan.pdf

[4] Smart GridNet Architecture for Utilities, Strategic White Paper,

Alcatel-Lucent, 2007.