M-12-SG-WPR-X-004-01 Smart Grid Microgrid PDF
M-12-SG-WPR-X-004-01 Smart Grid Microgrid PDF
M-12-SG-WPR-X-004-01 Smart Grid Microgrid PDF
4. I-Phone [4] - The iPhone is Apple's first Internetenabled smartphone. It combines the features of a
mobile phone, wireless Internet device, and iPod into
one package.
5. Microgrid [5] - A Microgrid is defined as an integrated
power delivery system consisting of interconnected
loads and distributed generation units which as an
integrated system can operate in grid-connected
mode, autonomous (islanded) mode, and ride-through
between these two modes.
6. New Energy Sources [6] - focus on energy systems
that tap into inexhaustible, ubiquitous, and clean
sources of energy generation, such as solar, wind,
tide, and geothermal, but also including nonconventional avenues such as zero point energy,
radiant energy, cold fusion, and magnet motors
7. Power Management Systems [7] - ability to diagnose
the reliability and energy efficiency of complex
electrical infrastructure in real-time. Armed with this
information, site operators are given the insight they
need to optimize facility performance and anticipate
downtime, maintenance or repairs
8.
Kevin Meagher is with Power Analytics, 9208 Falls of Neuse, suite 215,
Raleigh, NC 27615 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).
Rajan Chudgar is with Power Analytics, 9208 Falls of Neuse, suite 215,
Raleigh, NC 27615 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).
I. INTRODUCTION
This was also true of the telephone industry for years. Back
in the 80s and 90s most people had a land line where they
register their equipment with the local utility and they were
off and running. The barrier for entry to ensure additional end
point reliability against what the utility provided was very low
since the utilities ENCOURAGED their customers to plan
for outages, disasters, or abnormalities in the bulk power grid.
The motivation for the utility was that if the customer had
back up generation on-site and there was a mass power
outage; the customer could stay on back-up power for some
time before they would call in and complain to the utility. This
allowed the utility to prioritize other outages/restorations and
still provide high value service. Additionally since the
generation was predictable, there were not voltage or
frequency issues that needed to be addressed.
Fig. 2. Flexible, Built in layout manager and designer provides single point
integration and design experience.
Fig. 3. Blackboard Screen provides analytical tool for power system with
what if scenarios
V. SUMMARY
With these high level requirements and a process to
implement these requirements, what customers would be able
to do is quickly enable distributed generation within their
current environment, quickly obtain interconnection
agreements, and also quickly determine what their real value
proposition is. In general these are the base requirements for
an end use customer Power Management System. The issue
that many customers have is distributed generation vendors do
not provide a Power Management system and most customers
do not realize that this is the fundamental requirement in order
to obtain the value from distributed generation.
Multiple groups and companies are determining the
definitions of Smart grid and its interoperability. One of the
best guidelines to date is IEEE 2030 [9] which provides a
knowledge base addressing terminology, characteristics,
functional performance and evaluation criteria, and the
application of engineering principles for smart grid
interoperability of the electric power system with end-use
applications and loads. The guide discusses alternate
approaches to good practices for the smart grid. provides a
knowledge base addressing terminology, characteristics,
functional performance and evaluation criteria, and the
application of engineering principles for smart grid
interoperability of the electric power system with end-use
applications and loads. The guide discusses alternate
approaches to good practices for the smart grid.
Without a Power Management System solution the
challenges in the Power industry with distributed generation
becomes nearly insurmountable and unsustainable.
VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of
John Jennings for his work on the original version of this
document.
VII. REFERENCES
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VIII. BIOGRAPHIES
Kevin Meagher CTO Power Analytics. Kevin
Meagher is internationally recognized as a leader in
defining power analytics, data acquisition and
communications. Kevin is responsible for the
introduction of key technologies in the power
management world including the model based
approach known as Paladin Power Analytics as well
as advanced energy management and pattern
recognition learning systems.
Mr. Meagher has authored numerous papers on power, energy, and high
availability architectures and over the past 25 years has lead development
organizations and provided strategic planning for companies including Eaton,
Invensys, Computer Associates and IBM. In 2010, Mr. Meagher was listed as
one top 100 most influential in Smart Grid by Green Tech Media. Mr.
Meagher was selected by the National Academy of Sciences to be part of the
Shifting Power: Smart Energy Grid 2020 advisory team.
Mr. Meagher has undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and business and an
MBA from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Meagher is the author and creator of the Paladin Power Analytics
process and has to his credit more than 15 patents in analytical processes.
Raj Chudgar - Raj Chudgar was born in the USA on June 30, 1973. He
graduated from University of Louisville Speed School. His employment
experience includes ExxonMobil, Black & Veatch, SunGard, ERCOT, and
numerous clients while working as a consultant. His special fields of interest
include SmartGrid and Microgrid development, Power System market
development and strategy, Business development for power management
companies, and assisting innovative power technology companies around
energy market entry and energy market capabilities.