Moving Renewable Energy to the User Bob Wilson, Energy Systems Engineer, [email protected] Symposium on Electronics for Sustainable Energy May 17, 2008
Moving Renewable Energy to the User
Bob Wilson, Energy Systems Engineer,[email protected] on Electronics for Sustainable Energy May 17, 2008
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Outline
Objectives & LegislationMoving megawattsLarge pipe dreamsPower electronics at the RE plant
RE= renewable energy
Ancillary ServicesSummary & Conclusions
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Some Colorado Legislation
Amendment 37 in 2004The only voter-initiated Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
“Senate Bill 07-091 set up a procedure for appointing 16 individuals to a task force to create maps of opportunities for Renewable Resource Generation Development Areas.”
From Governor’s Energy Office web site.
Society wants cleaner sources of electrical energy,Climate change, ozone alerts around Denver, health issues,Clean sources are usually remote from users.
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Renewables Portfolio Standards
State Goal
☼ PA: 18%¹ by 2020
☼ NJ: 22.5% by 2021
CT: 23% by 2020
MA: 4% by 2009 +1% annual increase
WI: requirement varies by utility; 10% by 2015 goal
IA: 105 MW
MN: 25% by 2025(Xcel: 30% by 2020)
TX: 5,880 MW by 2015
☼ AZ: 15% by 2025
CA: 20% by 2010
☼ *NV: 20% by 2015
ME: 30% by 200010% by 2017 - new RE
State RPS
☼ Minimum solar or customer-sited RE requirement* Increased credit for solar or customer-sited RE
¹PA: 8% Tier I / 10% Tier II (includes non-renewables)
HI: 20% by 2020
RI: 16% by 2020
☼ CO: 20% by 2020 (IOUs)*10% by 2020 (co-ops & large munis)
☼ DC: 11% by 2022
☼ NY: 24% by 2013
MT: 15% by 2015
IL: 25% by 2025
VT: (1) RE meets any increase in retail sales by 2012; (2) 20% by 2017
Solar water heating eligible
*WA: 15% by 2020
☼ MD: 20% by 2022
☼ NH: 23.8% in 2025
OR: 25% by 2025 (large utilities)5% - 10% by 2025 (smaller utilities)
*VA: 12% by 2022
MO: 11% by 2020
☼ *DE: 20% by 2019
☼ NM: 20% by 2020 (IOUs)10% by 2020 (co-ops)
☼ NC: 12.5% by 2021 (IOUs)10% by 2018 (co-ops & munis)
ND: 10% by 2015
SD: 10% by 2015
*UT: 20% by 2025OH: 12.5% by 2025
DSIRE: www.dsireusa.org May 2008
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More Colorado Legislation
SB 07-100: Utilities locate and map energy resource development areas, then plan and file for approvals to build transmission to serve those resource areas,
Generators can then compete to develop projects
Increased RPS to 20% for Xcel and Aquila, 10% for REAs and municipals.Utilities allowed current cost recovery for their transmission investments
Interwest Alliance summary
Many more new laws in 2008Net metering, more…
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Generation Development Areas (GDAs)
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Solar GDAs
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Solar Thermal
In my opinion, this technology is very desirable:
Renewable resource,Must have six hours of thermal storage so generation goes into the evening peak demand.
San Luis Valley has only one major transmission line,
One proposed path runs from the SLV to Walsenburg over the mountains.What does society want?
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Moving Megawatts,& A Few MegaVArs
Extra-high voltage is needed to transport 100’s of megawatts
345 or 500 kV (line-to-line RMS)Trying to move MegaVArs long distance is very inefficient.
The RE plant should feed the grid near unity power factor- few VArs in or out,and have dynamic power and voltage response.
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History
Many great areas for RE generation are sparsely populated,
Hence there are few HV or EHV lines to bring power into the region.
In Colorado, west to east.Hence there are few EHV-HV lines to move energy (conventional or RE) out of the region
East, SE, or NE, into the Front Range cities.There are constraints (bottlenecks) on & around Colorado transmission.
Called TOTs short for TOTal power flows.East-West schism
Three asynchronous grids in North America
The National Transmission GridThe National Transmission Grid•• Most Major Paths are CongestedMost Major Paths are Congested••Colorado is TransmissionColorado is Transmission--IsolatedIsolated
Thanks to Trans-Elect
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COI
North of Hanford
Northwest to Canada
PDCI
Paul-Allston
Allston-Keeler
Montana to NW
West of Broadview
West of Colstrip
Borah West
Idaho-Montana
Bridger WestPath C
Southwest of Four Corners
Intermountain-Gonder
TOT 1A
TOT 2A
Bonanza West
TOT 2C
TOT 3
IID - SCE
Coronado – SKing -Kyl
WOR
EORCholla-Pinnacle Peak
Western InterconnectTransmission Constraint Areas/Paths
N & S. New Mexico
Alb to BC
Denver Area
Phoenix Tucson Areas
SF Bay Area
S. Calif. Area
Puget Sound Area
PNW Internal
Identified by the WCATFFor Submission to US DOE
April 15, 2006
NOTES:
1. See Table 4 for Constraint Area Criteria2. Map identifies all Constraint Areas
Identified in DOE Tasks 1 and 33. Many Constraint Areas are dependent
upon location of future W.I. resources
Nev S. Id Wind
Constraint Area
Congested WECC Path
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High Plains Express
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TOT 3 Project$318 mm250 miles
345 kV Line750 MW
TOT 3 & CO-WY Power Flows
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Eastern Plains Transmission Project
Energy from coal in Kansas (?) and RE in Colorado.Ties into Front Range lines.Thanks to Tri-States for the map.
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The HPX, EPTP, TOT 3 Soup
ARIZONA
EnergyResource
Zones
Tucson
Phoenix
NEW MEXICO
COLORADO
WYOMING
Albuquerque
Limon
Socorro
EPTP
HIGH PLAINS EXPRESS
From Tri-States G&T
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From A. Ellis, PNM
IEEE PES GM 2008 – Tutorial on Wind Generation Modeling and Controls – DPWGTF 18
Four basic types, based on the WTG technology:
• Type 1 – Fixed-speed, stall-regulated conventional induction generators
Variable Slip WTG• Type 2 – Induction generators with variable rotor resistance
Variable Speed WTGs• Type 3 – Doubly-fed asynchronous generators with rotor-side converter• Type 4 – Asynchronous generators with full converter interface
Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) TopologiesWind Turbine Generator (WTG) Topologies
genera tor
full power
PlantFeede rs
actodc
dctoac
gene rator
partia l power
PlantFeeders
actodc
dctoac
gene rator
Slip poweras heat loss
Pla ntFee ders
PF controlcapacitor s
actodc
gene rator
PlantFeeders
PF controlcapacitor s
Type 1 Type 2
Type 3 Type 4
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Low-Voltage Ride Through
Renewable resources (wind) must ride through problems,
Such as short-circuit faults (lighting strikes, etc.)
That is when the grid needs the resource.Power electronics helps meet LVRT criteria.
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NERC PRC-024-2 Proposal
Proposed NERC FrequencyTolerance (Relay??) Standard
Proposed NERC Voltage Tolerance (Relay??) Standard• Same as proposed WECC PRC-024,
except that “hat” is not included• Same as proposed ERCOT, except that
recovery goes out to 3 seconds. The “hat”was dropped in latest proposal
9 cycles
Thanks to Dr. Abe Ellis, PNM
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Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Update
Debbie LewNational Wind Technology Center
National Renewable Energy LaboratoryUWIG Spring Workshop, April 17, 2008
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Study Footprint (WestConnect outside of California)Control areas:1) Arizona Public Service2) El Paso 3) Nevada Power 4) Public Service of New Mexico5) Sierra Pacific 6) Salt River Project7) Tristate8) Tucson 9) Xcel10) Western Area Power Administration
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Summary
PointMany Projects are working towards the California market.
Society wants more efficient devices and cleaner sources of energy.Power electronic and power engineering can help.
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Summary
The most sustainable form of energy is the energy not used.As PELS professionals, do you:
Design for energy efficiency?At home, use CFLs, efficient HVAC, other practices?Enroll your home or company in the Smart Grid program,
if you live in Boulder, ormaybe in Ft. Collins?
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Questions & Discussion