Track 3: Design for Reliability
Click on a panel session title in the table below to be
connected to a description of the session and links for each available
presentation.
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Session Name |
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PEEC, PSDP, PSR |
Wed PM |
Current and Prospective
Applications of Phasor Measurement Devices in Power System Dynamics |
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PSACE, PSPI |
Tues PM |
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PSACE |
Thur AM |
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PSO |
Tues AM |
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PSO |
Tues PM |
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PSO |
Wed PM |
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PSPI |
Mon PM |
Asset Management
Field Experience (panel session portion of the combination session) |
Current and Prospective Applications of
Phasor Measurement Devices in Power System Dynamics
Sponsored
by: Power Engineering Education Committee
Power
System Relaying Committee
Power
System Dynamic Performance Committee
Chairs: R.
Schulz, Richard Schulz LLC
J.
Chow, RPI
This panel will discuss current and planned activities in
the use of synchronized phasor measurements over large interconnections. In
particular, phasor measurement activities in the Eastern Interconnection Phasor
Project, the US Western Systems, and Hydro Québec will be presented. The panel
will identify areas in which research results have been reported, and the areas
in which pressing research issues are expected to lead to practical utility
applications.
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
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06GM0401, Wide-Area Monitoring and Control at Hydro-Québec: Past, Present and
Future
I. KAMWA, Hydro-Québec/IREQ
J. BÉLAND, Hydro-Québec/IREQ
G. TRUDEL, Hydro-Québec/TransÉnergie
R. GRONDIN, Hydro-Québec/IREQ
C. LAFOND, Hydro-Québec/IREQ
D. MCNABB, Hydro-Québec/TransÉnergie
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06GM0873, Phasor Measurement Systems in the WECC
K. MARTIN, Bonneville Power
Administration
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06GM0022, Performance of a Synchronized Phasor Measurements System in the
Brazilian Power System
D. DOTTA, UFSC
I. DECKER, UFSC
M. AGOSTINI, UFSC
S. ZIMATH, Reason Technology
S.A.
A. SILVA, UFSC
• 06GM1130, Harmonic Monitoring System via GPS-Synchronized Measurements –
Update and New Developments
B. FARDANESH, NYPA
S. ZELINGHER, NYPA
E. UZUNOVIC, NYPA
A. MELIOPOULOS, Georgia
Institute of Technology
G. COKKINIDES, Georgia
Institute of Technology
• 06GM1062, PMU Data Characterization and Application to Stability
Monitoring
S. MELIOPOULOS, Georgia Tech
G. COKKINIDES, Georgia Tech
O. WASYNCZUK, Purdue
University
E. COYLE, Purdue University
M. BELL, Purdue University
C. HOFFMANN, Purdue
University
C. NITA-ROTARU, Purdue
University
T. DOWNAR, Purdue University
L. TSOUKALAS, Purdue
University
R. GAO, Purdue University
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06GM0322, A US-Wide Power Systems Frequency Monitoring Network
Y. LIU, Virginia Tech
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06GM1170, A Bootstrap Method for Statistical Power System Mode Estimation and
Probing Signal Selection
J. PIERRE, University of
Wyoming
N. ZHOU, PNNL
D. TRUDNOWSKI, Montana Tech
of the University of Montana
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06GM0317, Synchronized Phasor Data Based Energy Function Analysis of Power
Transfer Paths
J. CHOW, RPI
A. CHAKRABORTTY, RPI
M. ARCAK, RPI
B. BHARGAVA, Southern
California Edison
A. SALAZAR, Southern
California Edison
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Updated Data for Use in G&T
Reliability Models
Sponsored
by: Power System Planning and Implementation Committee
Power
System Analysis, Computing, and Economics Committee
Chair:
A.
A. Chowdhury, Mid-America Energy
Reliability models are becoming widely used throughout the
world as the advantages of probabilistic methods over the deterministic
approaches to planning, designing, operating and maintaining the electric
utility systems have been recognized. The collection of power system outage
data is thus an integral part of an effective reliability assessment system
that provides the tools and information necessary to attain the objective of
reliable electric service at the lowest possible cost. Accepted standard
definitions for generation and transmission equipment availability data are
imperative in order to permit the evaluation of historical performance based on
availability or outages. This panel session will focus on the relevant
technical and commercial aspects of generation and transmission equipment
outage data reporting practices in the traditional and open access environment.
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
• 06GM0478, Are Reliability Measures Unreliable?
R. RICHWINE, Richwine
Consulting
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06GM0501, Transmission Reliability Performance Assessment
E. KRAM, Blue Arc Energy
Solutions Inc.
• 06GM0507, Impacts of Deregulation and Power Market Design on Electric
Supply Reliability Measures and Indices
S. STALLARD, Black &
Veatch
• 06GM1034, Outage Data Concepts for Generation and Transmission Equipment
D. KOVAL, University of
Alberta
A. CHOWDHURY, MidAmerican
Energy Company
• 06GM1164, Power Plant Performance Indices in New Market Environment: IEEE
Standard 762 Working Group Activities and GADS Database
G. CURLEY, NERC
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Experiences with Reliability Unit
Commitment
Sponsored by: Power
System Analysis, Computing, and Economics Committee
Chairs:
J. Yu,
ERCOT
A. Jayantilal, Areva EAI Corporation
Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) is adopted widely by
restructured electricity markets to maintain system reliability while
minimizing the overall operational cost for committing additional units. Unlike
Day-Ahead (DA) market which provides a financial platform for market
participants to trade energy, RUC is vital to power system security in such a
way that it ensures sufficient online capacity at the right location to satisfy
the demand in real time. Specifically, RUC determines the commitment of
additional resources as necessary beyond those already self-committed for
bilateral contracts and committed by other markets (DA and AS), to meet the
forecasted real-time demand plus Ancillary Service (AS) requirement. The
process of RUC involves a Security Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) algorithm
with a full network model to enforce transmission flows and bus voltages within
limit and to meet the (N-1) system reliability criterion.
The intent of this panel is to exchange views on RUC's
operational experiences and discuss the related challenges and its future
outlook. Issues to be addressed include:
1. Development of accurate and effective models for special resources such as
combine cycle units, wind units, and hydro units;
2. Ability to handle Load forecast errors;
3. Look-forward RUC studies: seven-day ahead, day ahead, and hour ahead;
4. Maintaining legitimate market price signals for Real Time Energy Market;
5. Providing positive market incentives by setting proper settlement rules;
6. Commitment decision between quick start units and units requiring longer
start time;
7. Market Power Mitigation;
8. RUC optimization objective: Should incremental energy cost be as well
considered?
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
• 06GM0912, Technical Challenges in Reliability Unit Commitment
D. SUN, AREVA T&D Inc.
• 06GM1092, Reliability Unit Commitment in ERCOT
J. YU, ERCOT
B. WHITTLE, ERCOT
S. TENG, ERCOT
J. MICKEY, ERCOT
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06GM1117, Theoretical and Practical Considerations in Implementing and Using a
Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) in Restructured Electricity Markets
A. PAPALEXOPOULOS, ECCO
International, Inc.
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06GM1228, Unit Commitment with Forward Security Constraint
J. LIU, ISO New England,
Inc.
• 06GM1238, Midwest ISO Experience with Reliability Unit Commitment
R. JONES,
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Operation Challenges in Restructured
Energy Systems
Sponsored
by: Power System Operations Committee
Chair:
E.
Vaahedi, BCTC,
The electric industry worldwide is undergoing a fundamental
restructuring to deregulate key elements of the business and subject them to
competition. This has resulted in the creation of the new institutions and
players as well as profound changes in operation of the energy markets and the
power system in the emerging market structures. In this panel session,
executives responsible for system operations at a number of restructured energy
systems provide a window on operation challenges they face.
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
• 06GM0911, Operation Challenges at Hydro Québec
M. CHANTAL, Hydro Québec
• 06GM0908, Operation Challenges at
P. MURPHY, IESO
• 06GM0482, Operation Challenges at BCTC
M. HUANG, BCTC
• 06GM0906, Operation Challenges at ERCOT
K. SAATHOFF, ERCOT
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Optimizing Value of Genco Assets in LMP
Markets
Sponsored
by: Power System Operations Committee
Chair:
K.
Le, PCI, Inc.
In the new LMP world, portfolio managers face a host of new
challenges. This panel explores the key challenges facing portfolio managers,
traders, and risk managers in the new LMP-centric world:
• What are the main physical and financial impacts of the new LMP market
on our generation fleet?
• Do our schedulers have the tools to accurately forecast hourly loads
and prices for the day-ahead and real-time markets?
• How can our traders formulate bidding strategies that maximize the
expected profits from both the day-ahead and real-time markets?
• How should our risk managers formulate bidding strategies to reflect
market mitigation rules?
• How well can our trading team forecast costs, revenues, profits &
losses, fuel consumption, and emissions for units that are scheduled by the
ISO?
• How can we make sure that the ISO day-ahead schedule meets our plant
operational constraints (NOx, take-or-pay gas, etc…)?
• How much money are we leaving on the table if we decide to
self-schedule selected units?
• How does a lower availability affect revenues and profits for our
portfolio?
• How can our traders determine that the ISO day-ahead dispatch is not
"optimal" for specific units?
• What is the best way to formulate hedging strategies for our assets in
LMP markets?
• How should we value FTRs in LMP markets?
• Do we need to have our own shadow settlement software to check ISO
invoices?
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
• 06GM0571, Lessons Learned from Operating Genco Assets in LMP Markets
K. LE, PCI
• 06GM0723, Dominion's Tools for Optimizing Assets in PJM
B. MCBRIDE, Dominion Energy
S. GARANZUAY, PCI
• 06GM1202, Managing Settlement Disputes for CMS
C. BALLAST, CMS Energy
• 06GM0985, ERCOT Nodal: Market Structure and Incentives
M. WAGNER, Reliant Energy
Inc.
D. JONES, CPS Energy
• 06GM0722, Formulating Bidding Strategies for TEA in MISO Day-2 Market
R. PATRYLAK, Siemens New
Energy Associates
• 06GM0721, Vectren's Experience with Operating Genco Assets in MISO Market
B. LISEMBEE, Vectren
K. MORRIS, Vectren
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Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Sponsored
by: Power System Operations Committee
Chairs:
L.
A. Barroso, Mercados de Energia/PSRI
A. J. Conejo, Universidad de
Castilla-La Mancha
Almost all energy-related decision making problems involve
some level of uncertainty either on data availability, load and prices,
investments, interface between regulated and competitive environments or even
on the environment in which agents have to operate. The appropriate
representation of the dynamic aspects of decision making as uncertainties are
resolved over time (dynamic decision making) is also an important issue. This
panel is aimed at creating an enlivened discussion on how to properly consider
and model uncertainty in electricity markets, particularly on operational
problems. Presentations will address diverse specific models and their
applications as well as a description of the numerical procedures and
strategies that have been developed for certain classes of stochastic
programming problems. Outstanding contributors on uncertainty modeling,
electricity markets and operational issues will present the state of the art of
the subject, including modeling and computational issues, bidding strategies,
operational problems, etc.
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
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06GM0809, Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets
L. BARROSO, PSR/Mercados de
Energia
A. CONEJO, Universidad de
Castilla-La Mancha
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06GM0861, Complexity in Energy Networks Under Uncertainty
J. BIRGE, University of
Chicago
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06GM0222, Algorithms for Mean-Risk Stochastic Integer Programs in Energy
R. SCHULTZ, University of
Duisburg-Essen
F. NEISE, University of
Duisburg-Essen
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06GM1279, Transmission Icing -- A Physical Risk with a Physical Hedge
H. MERRILL, Merrill Energy
LLC
J. FELTES, Siemens Power
Transmission and Distribution Inc.
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06GM0077, Strategic Bidding in Electricity Spot Markets Under Uncertainty: A
Roadmap
A. BAILLO, Universidad
Pontificia Comillas
S. CERISOLA, Universidad
Pontificia Comillas
J. FERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, Universidad
Pontificia Comillas
R. BELLIDO, Iberdrola
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Asset Management Field Experience (panel session
portion of the combination session)
Sponsored
by: Power System Planning and Implementation Committee
Chair:
G.
Cliteur, KEMA Consulting
Panelists will discuss their experiences with four asset
management applications. The presentations will illustrate the range of
techniques that can be applied and the results that have been obtained. Ample
time will be available for audience participation. Your participation and
feedback are encouraged.
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELISTS:
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06GM1366, Experience with Distribution Transformer Loading and Failure
Prediction
D. HENDERSON, ITRON
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06GM1367, Experience with EHV Transformer Retirements
D. EGAN, PJM
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06GM1368, Experience with UG Cable Failures and Pro-Active Replacement Programs
T. GUTWIN, BC Hydro
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06GM1369, Experience with Transmission Wood Pole Inspection, Failures and
Replacements
D. DODSON, Santee Cooper
G. CLITEUR, KEMA T&D
Consulting
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