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Flexible Networks for a Low Carbon Future. Approaching one year in...so far so good. LCNF Conference 26 th October 2012. 1. The Challenge Management of Uncertainty. Resources. Business Justification. Data Management. System Integration. The Whole is Greater than
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Flexible Networks for a Low Carbon Future Approaching one year in...so far so good LCNF Conference 26thOctober 2012 1
The Challenge Management of Uncertainty Resources Business Justification Data Management System Integration
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts Enhanced Network Monitoring Network Automation What will the future be? Will we be ready for it? Dynamic Ratings Data Analysis How fast will it deploy? When will it turn up? Sharing the learning Voltage Optimisation What will it cost? Energy Efficiency Voltage Regulators
Fit for Purpose Project Partners • Data Analysis & Tool Development • Experimental Design & Future Analysis • Data backbone, interfaces & volume optimisation • Customer engagement & energy usage analysis
Capacity Headroom • Load Duration Curve
What and Where we are doing it... Dynamic rating St Andrews Energy Efficiency Flexible Control Wrexham Whitchurch Integrated Voltage Regulation
Network Monitoring – Our Approach This is not another monitoring project – collecting the data is a means to informing the other elements of the project Before After
Our journey so far.. Installations Site Surveys Test case site Specification & Tendering Requirements Identification
What’s next? • Complete installation of monitoring equipment • Establish “iHost” database mining & reporting tools • Commencement of early data analysis • Trial installations of DTR to 33kV OHL and Primary transformers • Trial installations of flexible network automation What is the future of network monitoring? • Plug-n-play functionality? • Transformer load only? • Smart MDI’s? • Local processing of data? • Data optimisation?
Flexible Networks for a Low Carbon Future Enhanced Network Monitoring Network Automation Dynamic Ratings Data Analysis Sharing the learning Voltage Optimisation Energy Efficiency Voltage Regulators