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UW & WSU Research Agenda. Daniel Kirschen Anjan Bose. Scope. Focus on system issues Not just power system: Communications Cyber security Software systems Optimization Data-driven systems Sensors and sensor integration Provide a bridge from these disciplines. Research directions.
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UW & WSU Research Agenda Daniel Kirschen Anjan Bose
Scope • Focus on system issues • Not just power system: • Communications • Cyber security • Software systems • Optimization • Data-driven systems • Sensors and sensor integration • Provide a bridge from these disciplines
Research directions Planning Architecture SYSTEM Operation Computation Protection Control
Flexibility • How much do we really need? • Physical or virtual? • What is the value? • What portfolio? • What incentive do we need to provide? • Centralized or decentralized?
Demand • What “services” can the demand provide? • How can we harness these services without inconveniencing the consumers? • What can we learn from the vast amounts of data collected by smart meters?
IT infrastructure • Specifications of communications network? • Management of large amounts of data? • Distributed applications?
Uncertainty • How much uncertainty? • Can we continue operating with deterministic security criteria? • Can we use corrective control to deal with uncertainty?
Wide area control & protection • Need standardized methodology • Can it be justified for more flowgates at lower voltage levels? • How to implement wide area voltage control? Image: SEL, BPA
Analysis and design tools • Design tools that integrate power and communications networks • Combined hardware/software testing • Integration of demand response
Packet switching energy networks • When does this mode of operation become practical? • How do we operate in this mode? • Optimal sizing and siting of distributed storage