Milton Holloway, Ph.D. President & COO Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies Synchrophasor Developments for the ERCOT Grid A Cooperative.

Milton Holloway, Ph.D.

President & COO

Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies

Synchrophasor Developments for the

ERCOT Grid

A Cooperative Effort of CCET ERCOT & DOE

Presented toERCOT Reliability and Operations Subcommittee

(ROS)on

January 14, 2010

RTDMS = Real Time Dynamics Monitoring System

Update on the Evolution of Update on the Evolution of Synchrophasor Applications for Synchrophasor Applications for

ERCOTERCOT

ROS was last updated on February 12, 2009ROS was last updated on February 12, 2009Texas Phasor Project: ERCOT Reliability and Operations Subcommittee Texas Phasor Project: ERCOT Reliability and Operations Subcommittee

(ROS), February 12, 2009(ROS), February 12, 2009 Activities started or completed since thenActivities started or completed since then

RTDMS Development RTDMS Development (PMUs to stream data to ERCOT (PMUs to stream data to ERCOT -- 3 AEP in place, 4 Oncor ready, 2 Sharyland planned -- 3 AEP in place, 4 Oncor ready, 2 Sharyland planned 2011, 2012)2011, 2012)

Ref: Tim Mortensen, Advanced Network Applications, ERCOTRef: Tim Mortensen, Advanced Network Applications, ERCOT NASPI Meeting Host (CCET/ERCOT/UT) NASPI Meeting Host (CCET/ERCOT/UT) in in

Austin February 24-25, 2010Austin February 24-25, 2010 DOE Stimulus GrantDOE Stimulus Grant

Who is CCET?Who is CCET?Texas Non-Profit (22 members)Texas Non-Profit (22 members)

The Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies brings together electric utilities, university researchers and high-tech companies to find technology solutions to challenges facing the electric power industry

High-Tech

Companies

ABB

Three Components of the DOE Three Components of the DOE GrantGrant

Synchrophasor Component Synchrophasor Component

Texas Common Portal ExtensionTexas Common Portal Extension((more about this latermore about this later) )

Texas Future Community Texas Future Community ((more about this latermore about this later))

Who is Involved in the DOE Who is Involved in the DOE Grant Grant

ERCOTERCOT AEPAEP CenterPoint EnergyCenterPoint Energy Oncor Electric DeliveryOncor Electric Delivery Sharyland/Hunt Sharyland/Hunt

TransmissionTransmission CCETCCET Southwest Research Southwest Research

Institute Institute Direct EnergyDirect Energy Electric Power GroupElectric Power Group Drummond Group Drummond Group

EcoEdge (Land Tejas)EcoEdge (Land Tejas) Grid PointGrid Point GEGE Frontier AssociatesFrontier Associates Energy ExtremeEnergy Extreme Extreme PowerExtreme Power ValenceValence Freemon ShapardFreemon Shapard

Who is Involved in the DOE Who is Involved in the DOE Grant Phasor ProjectGrant Phasor Project

ERCOTERCOT AEPAEP CenterPoint EnergyCenterPoint Energy Oncor Electric Oncor Electric

DeliveryDelivery Sharyland/Hunt Sharyland/Hunt

TransmissionTransmission CCETCCET Southwest Research Southwest Research

InstituteInstitute Direct EnergyDirect Energy Electric Power GroupElectric Power Group Drummond Group Drummond Group

EcoEdge (Land Tejas)EcoEdge (Land Tejas) Grid PointGrid Point GEGE Frontier AssociatesFrontier Associates Energy ExtremeEnergy Extreme Extreme PowerExtreme Power ValenceValence

NASPI Update Sept.15, 2009 Stan Johnson

Present StatusPresent Status

110+ phasor units in WI-53 in network

• CAISO, BPA, SCE are central collection points

100+ phasor units in EI-76 in network

• TVA is hub-will transition in 2009

• PJM, NYISO Beta sites

8 in Hydro Quebec

5 in ERCOT

NASPI Update, Sept. 15,2009 Stan Johnson

Phasor Measurement UnitsPhasor Measurement Unitsin North American Power Gridin North American Power Grid

DOE Demonstration DOE Demonstration ProgramProgram

Energy Independence & Security Act Authorized Smart Energy Independence & Security Act Authorized Smart Grid demonstration projectsGrid demonstration projects

American Reinvestment & Recovery Act of 2009 American Reinvestment & Recovery Act of 2009 appropriated the authorized fundsappropriated the authorized funds

DOE issued a broad RFP for Smart Grid demonstration DOE issued a broad RFP for Smart Grid demonstration projectsprojects

CCET responded with a comprehensive proposal for CCET responded with a comprehensive proposal for wind integration that included a synchrophasors wind integration that included a synchrophasors componentcomponent

DOE Smart Grid Stimulus grants DOE Smart Grid Stimulus grants will add 600 PMUs in will add 600 PMUs in U.S.U.S.

CCET received DOE award for our CCET received DOE award for our proposalproposal

Award Number: DE-OE0000194Award Number: DE-OE0000194 Period of Performance: 01/04/2010 Period of Performance: 01/04/2010

through 01/03/2015through 01/03/2015 Type of Award: Type of Award: Cooperative Cooperative

AgreementAgreement Award Amount: $27,419,424Award Amount: $27,419,424

DOE Share: $13,516,546DOE Share: $13,516,546 Cost Share: $13,902,878Cost Share: $13,902,878

Obligation: All funds are obligated with Obligation: All funds are obligated with some phased spending restrictionssome phased spending restrictions

Synchrophasor Goals of this Synchrophasor Goals of this CollaborativeCollaborative

Advance the application of Advance the application of synchrophasors within ERCOTsynchrophasors within ERCOT Establish a basic phasor measurement systemEstablish a basic phasor measurement system Explore applications for ERCOT and Explore applications for ERCOT and

Transmission OwnersTransmission Owners Evolve a “roadmap” for ERCOT and Evolve a “roadmap” for ERCOT and

stakeholdersstakeholders Bring results to support definitive plans & Bring results to support definitive plans &

applicationsapplications Engage universities – education & Engage universities – education &

researchresearch

Questions?Questions?

CCET Contact:CCET Contact:

Milton Holloway, Ph.D.Milton Holloway, Ph.D.

President & COOPresident & COO

[email protected]@ElectricTechnologyCenter.com

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