The document summarizes an approach to smart grid pilots presented at an international conference on the roadmap for smart grids. It discusses the drivers for smart grids including increasing energy demand and sustainability concerns. It defines smart grids as digital, self-healing energy systems capable of optimizing power delivery and facilitating two-way information and power flows. The need for pilot projects to test technologies, business models and regulatory aspects before full deployment is explained. Different types of pilots including generation, transmission, distribution and utilization are proposed along with their objectives and benefits.

1. International Conference on
Roadmap for Smart Grid
03-04 August 2011
An Approach to smart grid pilots
V.Arunachalam
CPRI
CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Bangalore, India

2. OVERVIEW
1. Genesis
2. Smart Grid drivers
3. Smart Grid Philosophy
4. Smart Grid definition
5. Smart Grid Characteristics
6. Typical Attributes
7. Need for Pilots
8. Pilots world wide
9. WEF findings
10. Kind of pilots
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3. GENESIS
• The current energy path is unsustainable.
• Future patterns of global energy consumption and
production
– Need at least 50% more energy in 2030 than it uses
today
• Carbon emissions are set to follow a similar track.
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4. SMART GRID - DRIVERS
The key market drivers behind Smart Grid solutions
1) Need for more energy.
2) Sustainability.
3) Security of supply.
4) Need to embrace renewable energy resources.
5) Ageing infrastructure.
Installed capacity = 1,64,836 MW
Per capita usage = 612 kwh
Energy short fall = 10.6%
Demand short fall = 12.1%
[As of September 2010]
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5. Drivers for India
Six factors
1. Supply shortfalls - Demand continues to outpace supply.
2. Loss reduction – AT & C loss about 25-30%,.
3. Human element - AMR would lower recording and other errors
4. Peak load management - Direct control or Pricing incentives.
5. Renewable energy – 20,000 MW of solar energy by 2020
6. Technological leapfrogging – Bring in latest technology
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6. SMART GRID PHILOSOPHY
A reform process which aims at optimally
utilizing the available energy with demand
Integrated
Intelligence
DG – Distributed Generation DR – Demand Response
Network
I2N
Courtesy - IEEE
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7. Smart Grid - definition
• A “smart grid” is a digital, self-healing energy system that
delivers electricity from generation sources, including
distributed renewable, to points of consumption.
• It is capable of optimizing power delivery and facilitating
two-way flow of power and information across the grid,
enabling end-user energy management.
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8. Smart Grid - characteristics
The important characteristics of smart grid are
1. Self-Healing and Adaptive – Rapidly detects re-configures and
restores power supply.
2. Interactive with consumers and markets - Motivates and
includes the consumer and stakeholders.
3. Best use of resources and equipment - Optimizes assets and
operates efficiently.
4. Predictive rather than reactive – the system operation can be
planned to avoid emergencies.
5. Accommodates all generation and storage options.
6. Two-way communication across the grid - Enabling end-user
energy management.
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9. TYPICAL ATTRIBUTES
1. AMI
2. Smart Distribution
3. Consumer Portal
4. Smart Pricing
5. Demand Control
6. Building / Home automation
7. Renewable Integration
8. PEV Bay
9. Asset Management
11. Mobile Workforce Management
12. Enterprise Application Integration
13. Business Intelligence
14. Energy Accounting / Audit
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10. Need for pilots
Smart grid pilots are essential
Operate in lowered risk environment
Field-test technologies
Develop understanding
Business model implications
Regulatory aspects
Mainstream roll out.
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11. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
The industry has taken a significant step forward towrdas
technology & opportunities to extract more insight and
value.
key challenges of today’s smart grid pilots:
• Lack of regulatory measures.
• difficulty to align and allocate risk and reward
• Data privacy, cyber security, interoperability and standards
• Technologies and pricing structures - make it difficult to
understand cause and effect.
• Consumer engagement challenges
• Metering pilots could not convince the regulator and the
consumer over the true benefit.
World Economic Forum - www.weforum.org
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12. Lessons Learned
Political and Regulatory Context
Right regulatory and policy framework
Drive for global standards
Scoping Phase
Clarity and ambition in design
Grid vs Consumer pilots
Successful commercial collaboration
Experiment with new operating and business models
Develop consumer insight
Segment consumers by behavior
Target business customers
Execution
Engage and educate consumers
Re-engineer in the field
Share lessons from the field
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13. Generation pilots
Generation pilots - To integrate all forms of Renewable
Energy (RE) with grid especially at LT
level.
Benefits - Validation of technologically feasible energy
sources.
Study of grid connectivity challenges.
Standardisation of Grid connectivity.
Business case for small roof top RE systems,
Micro grids formulation and study.
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14. Transmission pilots
Transmission pilots can be planned with the objective of
studying WAMS of Transmission
Network
Benefits - Dynamic insight into Power System
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15. Distribution pilots
Distribution pilots - Aim of Transforming power
distribution process in to an information based procedure
involving monitoring and control of MV and LV networks.
Benefits - Structured network
Standardised automation,
MV and LV network control
AMI
Asset management
Outage minimisation
Peak management
Volt / Var control,
Load Balancing
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16. Utilisation pilots
Utilisation pilots - objective of addressing
End use energy efficiency
Demand Side Management
Customer premises control.
Benefits - TOU options
DSM / DR programs
Smart buildings / homes
Smart appliances control
Optimum energy utilisation
Plug in Electric Vehicle
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17. AN APPROACH
Smart grid philosophy - centers on removing or
minimizing supply – demand gap
For instance
In the chosen project area
restrictions if any are relaxed
existing demand will go up.
Option 1 – Put RE for the increase
Option 2 - Moderate demand
Option 3 - Switch of non priority loads.
Option 4 - Introduce TOU tariff structure to study
load leveling
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18. BESCOM pilot area – e city
1. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
2. Smart Distribution
3. Renewable Integration.
4. Condition Based Monitoring (CBM).
5. Consumer web portal
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19. CONCLUSION
• Pilot study is a requirement.
• Focused pilots with converging objectives
• Business case for each scenario
• Evolving Regulatory frame work
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20. REFERENCES
1. The Smart Grid Vision for India’s Power Sector,
A white paper by PA Consulting for USAID,
India., March 2010
2. Accelerating Successful Smart Grid Pilots, World
Economic Forum,
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21. Thank You..
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