electric grid transformation
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Electric Grid Transformation: Towards Smart, Sustainable and Economic
Pramod P. KhargonekarUniversity of California, Irvine
INEEL Workshop on Smart Grids and Smart MicrogridsCuernavaca, MorelosMéxicoSeptember 18-19, 2018
Drivers for Change
Need to reduce CO2 emissions from power generation to mitigate global warming – integrate wind and solar
Increase reliability and resilience of electric power systems
Increase economic efficiency and reduce costs of meeting electric energy demand
Aging electric grid infrastructure
Provide affordable access to electric energy
Decreasing prices of solar and wind energy
Source: DOE Q
uadrennial Energy Review, 2017
Energy + InformationCyber Physical Social System
Source: US DOE
Los Angeles Times
“electric utilities and other service providers to generate 60%
of their power from renewable sources by 2030, up from the 50%
goal previously set”
Paradigm Shift in Control of Electric Grids
Classical paradigm: Control electricity supply to match random time-varying demand
Emerging paradigm: Use advanced management and control to ensure random time-varying supply matches random time-varying demand
Flexibility is a Key to the Future
Elements of SolutionBetter forecasting of wind and solar generation
Wind and solar operating in electricity markets
Smart grid technologies for increased visibility into the grid
Management and control of distributed energy resources
Harnessing demand flexibility via distributed controls
Emerging storage technologies, electric vehicles, …
Our work addresses theoretical aspects of many of these problems
Evolving and Overlapping Solution Concepts
Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems (DERMS)
Microgrids – Traditional and Community
Clean energy portfolios
UCI has a World Class Microgrid Program
Advanced Power and Energy Program
Professor Scott Samuelson
UCI Campus Microgrid
UCISubstation66kV/12kV
EdisonMacArthurSubstation
66kV
CentralPlant:8chillers
Gasturbine:13MWSteamturbine:6MW SolarRooftopPV
4MW
ThermalStorage4,500,000Gal
60,000Ton-Hour
CPV113kW
ZEV•NETvehiclefleet
180kg/dayH2Station
BatteryStorage2MW/500kWh
TES
Metering
UCI Campus Microgrid
• DOEInitiative:Developa“GenericMicrogridController”• ProjectTeam:
– UCIAPEP– CaliforniaIndependentSystemOperator
– SouthernCaliforniaEdison
UCI Generic Microgrid Controller
ISLANDING
February 12, 2018
Key Facts
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