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Washington DC
March 19th 2013
Matthew G Olearczyk
Distribution Systems Research Program
Briefing for:
6th Annual National LAMPAC
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Our History…
• Founded in 1972
• Independent, nonprofit center for
public interest energy and
environmental research
• Collaborative resource for the
electricity sector
• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA;
Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN
– Laboratories in Knoxville,
Charlotte and Lenox, MA Chauncey Starr
EPRI Founder
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Planners
Asset Managers
Craft Workers
Safety
Distribution System Future State
Distribution Systems Research Program
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Major US Storms 2011 - 2012 Late January 2011 (“Ground
Hog Day” Storm) – Winter
Storm, American Midwest,
Southeastern US, New England,
Northeastern Mexico, Great
Lakes, Eastern Canada. Customers Affected: ~1.4M
April 2011 – Tornados,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Tennessee. Customers Affected: ~3.0M
June 2011 – Wind Storms,
Tennessee, Illinois. Customers Affected: ~1.1M
July 2011 – Straight-line
windstorm, Chicago. Customers Affected: ~0.8M
August 2011 – Hurricane
Irene, East Coast. Customers Affected: ~5.9M
October 2011 – Snow Storm,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New York. Customers Affected: ~3.2M
December 2011 – Santa Ana
winds, California. Customers Affected: ~0.4M
Customers Affected – Source: Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Summary 2011, 2012 Data
Late June/July 2012 - Ohio
Valley & Mid-Atlantic Summer
Storm – Severe thunderstorm
system crossed the Eastern U.S.
with heavy rain, hail, and winds
reaching 80 mph. Customers Affected: ~3.9M
Late August 2012 - Hurricane
Isaac - Louisiana, Mississippi Customers Affected: ~1.0M
Late October/November 2012 -
Hurricane Sandy - New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania etc. Customers Affected: ~8.3M
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Headlines!!! Washington Post – “Braced for wind,
buried by rain”
Hartford Courant – “Path of Wrath”
Los Angeles Times– “Line of Destruction”
UTILITY CHIEF RESIGNS
AFTER STORM OF
CONTROVERSY
The president of the local utility
resigned Thursday after a
brutal few week in which he
became the lightning rod for
outrage — and the public face
of failures by the utility…
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Subject Matter Workshops Summer 2012
HI
AK FL
MI
VT
ME
NY
PA NJ
VA WV
OH
IN IL
CT
WI
NC
MA
TN
AK
MO
GA
SC
KY
AL
LA
MS
IA
MN
OK
TX
NM
KS
NE
SD
ND
WY
MT
CO
ID
UT
AZ
NV
OR
WA
CA
RI
NH
DE
DC
MD
LIPA
Duke
Exelon
SCE
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Distribution System Resiliency
Prevention
Recovery
Survivability
Opportunity for Improving All Three Aspects of Resiliency Through
Integrating New and Existing Technologies
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Distribution Grid Resiliency Initiative
Tasks
1. Aerial Structure Resiliency
2. Vegetation Management
3. Undergrounding
4. Smart Grid
5. Practices for Storm Response
6. Prioritization of Distribution
Resiliency Investments
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Technology Example
Enhanced Vegetation Management
Use of Satellite Imaging
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Planners’ Challenge
Steel Pole
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Selective Undergrounding
Vegetation
Management
Spacer Cable
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Technology Example
Damage Assessment
Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
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Distribution System Resiliency
Prevention
Recovery
Survivability
Opportunity for Improving All Three Aspects of Resiliency Through
Integrating New and Existing Technologies
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Using UAVs for
damage assessment
Enabling the
field workforce
Integrating OMS and
GIS with AMI systems
Situational Awareness
Technologies to Enhance Situational Awareness
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Conceptual – Storm Damage Assessment
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UAS Connectivity/Integration
Field Crews - Dispatched to Repair & Restore
Airborne Damage Assessment Crews
SCADA System
Outage Management
System (OMS)
Geographical Information System
(GIS)
Asset Registry System
ADAM Interface
Server
Incident Command Center - Prioritizes & Dispatches
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Contract Signed NMSU/EPRI
Meetings – RTCC, DHS
Coordination Meetings FAA & FCC in Washington DC
Payload TASE 200 Ordered
Regional Meetings Atlanta Regional FAA, & “Nextgen”.
COA Submitted to FAA Hornet Maxi
COA Submitted to FAA Aeryon Scout
Research Activities – Damage Assessment
Powerline Testing with “Aerostar” UAS (Video Provided)
UAS Testing “Orbiter” UAS Flight testing with “D-Stamp” payload (camera)
UAS Testing “BAT 3” UAS Flight testing with “D-Stamp” payload (camera)
“Aeryon Scout” Pilot Training
“Hornet Maxi” & “Aeryon Scout” Test flights NM
“Hornet Maxi” Leased
“Aeryon Scout” Testing Assessment started
“Aeryon Scout” Leased
CONOP Validation Flights NM
“Hornet Maxi” Pilot Training
February March April May June July September
Receive FAA COA
October August
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• UAS Testing
• Aerostar, BAT 3, Orbiter (with Payload)
• Aeryon Scout
• Hornet Maxi
• Pilot Training
• CONOP Validation Flights
• Meetings/Discussions
• DHS/FEMA
• FAA (DC), FAA (Regional)
• COA Preparation - Submission
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Prototype Test Flights – UAV/Payload Selection
• Hornet Maxi
• TASE200
• Aeryon Scout
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UAS -- Hornet Maxi – Adaptive Flight
Weight: 20-25 lbs. gas version
Height:20”
Length: 58”
Rotor: Diameter 85”
Speed: 40 MPH gas version
Range: 120+ miles gas version
Operating Altitude: Up to
10,000 ft.
Flight Endurance: 3.5 hours
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UAS -- Hornet Maxi – Adaptive Flight
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UAS -- Aeryon Scout – Aeryon Labs
Weight: 2.5 lbs
.
Height: 7.87”
Length: 31.5”
Rotor: Diameter 12”
Speed: 31 MPH
Range: 1.86+ miles
Operating Altitude: Up to 1,640 ft.
Flight Endurance: 25 minutes
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UAS -- Aeryon Scout – Aeryon Labs
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UAS Research – 2013 Summary of Activities
ADAM Phase I February 2013
• Closeout
ConEd Demo Late June, 2013
• Findings
“Fly-Off” Late August, 2013
• Evaluations (UAV/Payload)
IT Integration December, 2013
• Findings/ Roadmap
ADAM Phase II February 2014
• Closeout
ADAM Phase I February, 2013 (Eufaula, AL)
“Fly-Off” July, 2013
(NMSU)
Con Edison Demo June, 2013
(NY)
TAAC Conference December 2013 (New Mexico)
AUVSI Conference August, 2013 (Washington, DC)
Trade Publication Date: June
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In Conclusion
Technology Then & Now --
1961 2011
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