| 03/26/2012 | |
 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Registration and Social Reception Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine
The companies of the substation automation industry that exhibit at the conference host this pre-conference social and welcome. |
| 03/27/2012 | |
| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine |
| 7:45 am - 8:00 am | Welcome |
| 8:00 am - 12:15 pm | Session I Moderator: Eric Schultz |
| 8:00 am - 8:37 am | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The OG&E Positive Energy Smart Grid Program Scott Milanowski, Director Grid Intelligence, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) is in the process of deploying one of the most comprehensive Smart Grid Programs in the U.S. This crosscutting program was the recipient of a $130 million DOE Smart Grid Investment Grant and includes Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for all customers, dynamic pricing options enabled through in-home technology, and Distribution Automation technologies that includes a sophisticated Distribution Automation System (DMS), automated switching for fault isolation and service restoration, and Volt-Var Optimization. This presentation will discuss how these technologies will support the Smart Grid business plan to reduce peak energy demand, improve service reliability, defer capital investment, and reduce operating costs. |
| 8:37 am - 9:14 am | Technology that is Shaping the Smart Grid in Distribution Networks Benton Vandiver, Technical Director, OMICRON electroncs Corp This paper discusses the recent developments in the field of medium voltage distribution equipment and their implementation of new technologies that are driving Smart Grid applications. The utility industry today is challenged to improve power quality, availability, reliability and economics in order to avoid costly interruptions of service to all levels of customers and these technologies are critical to their success. |
| 9:14 am - 9:51 am | Innovative Transformer Load Tap Changer Control Using Ethernet-Based Communications Adam Taylor, Supervisor, Area Transmission Engineering, Santee Cooper This paper describes the design of a load tap changer (LTC) control for up to four parallel transformers using a modified circulating current approach. This LTC control was implemented using programmable logic, math functions, and IEC 61850 communications over fiber-optic Ethernet. The paper describes the installation, SCADA communications and control, and field experience gained with the IEC 61850 LTC control. |
| 9:51 am - 10:08 am | BREAK |
| 10:08 am - 10:45 am | An Exploration of Dynamic Conservation Voltage Control Dallas Jacobsen, Lead Power Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper presents an exploration of a dynamic form of voltage control that moves beyond traditional conservation voltage reduction (CVR). Because not all load types benefit from traditional CVR, the approach described in this paper finds the optimal voltage level for energy conservation on a specific circuit, at a specific time. |
| 10:45 am - 11:22 am | Evaluation of Wireless Technologies for Power Delivery Automation Eric Sagen, Lead Product Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper addresses the performance, reliability, security, and cost tradeoffs of wireless communications approaches for power delivery automation. The attributes of each wireless technology are compared to the requirements of telemetry, distribution automation, high-speed restoration, substation LAN extension, SCADA, engineering access, and wireless backhaul extension applications. |
| 11:22 am - 12:00 pm | Smart Grid Volt/Var Control Distributed Intelligence - Matching the Level to your Need Tom Jauch, Application Consultant, Beckwith Electric The paper “Smart Grid Volt/Var Control Distributed Intelligence – Matching the Level of Your Need” discusses Smart Grid function limitations created by various system configurations and the location of effective Volt/Var Management (VVM) assets. Also discussed is how the distribution of SG intelligence within the system can create more reliable and efficient operation depending on configuration possibilities – including the effects of lost communication. |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Luncheon Marie Antoinette Room |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Session II Moderator: Gary Scheer |
| 1:00 pm - 1:37 pm | Power Factor Control for Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Solar Farms Kei Hao, Project Engineer II, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc An active control can maintain the power quality of solar farms. This paper describes how utilizing the communications capabilities of protective relays and meters with a closed-loop feedback control scheme and a proportional and integral controller can maintain the power factor in the required range. This paper demonstrates that only one controller is sufficient for multiple inverters, making the active control scheme simple and cost-effective. |
| 1:37 pm - 2:14 pm | Turning Synchrophasor Data Into Actionable Information Bill Flerchinger, Senior Marketing Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
| 2:14 pm - 2:51 pm | Semi-automated Distribution Feeder IVVC using a Multi-point Monitor System Ross Taylor, Senior Distribution Engineer, Avista Utilities This paper is an extension of a 2011 WPDAC presentation entitles “A Wireless, Synchronized, Multipoint, Distribution Feeder Monitor System and CVR Experiment.” The wire-less metering system enabled a two-part experiment to answer the following two questions:
• How do the feeder electrical parameters viewed in the substation vary throughout the length of the feeder?
• Do conservation efforts prove to be effective when measuring the feeder behavior in near real-time?
The 2012 WPDAC paper attempts to answer this question: How feasible is implementation of an IVVC system?
In 2011, several switched capacitor banks were installed to supplement an existing fixed bank. Combinations of the switched banks were brought “in” and “out” of service to meet the feeder reactive needs of the summer, fall, winter and spring load. The regulator controller base voltage was lowered and held constant during the experiment. Analysis results from the IVVC experiment and data will determine any energy savings, and will help determine operating parameters for Avista’s new Distribution Management System (DMS).
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| 2:51 pm - 3:08 pm | BREAK |
| 3:08 pm - 3:45 am | Case Study: Using Distribution Automation to Build the Next Generation Utility in the City of Wadsworth Bryan Fazzari, Engineer I - Automation, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Many present voltage profile optimization solutions share the same problem: they must be disabled when the distribution feeder is not in its normal configuration. This paper details the engineering of a single solution that provides the City of Wadsworth, Ohio, when automated fault detection, isolation, and restoration alongside a volt/VAR control capability that can automatically and appropriately adapt to a constantly changing distribution system topology. |
| 3:45 pm - 4:22 pm | Field Experience from Deploying Smart Substations at the Texas Municipal Power Agency Eric Schroeder, Transmission Manager, Texas Municipal Power Agency Kevin Easley, Black & Veatch Corporation In 2009, the Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) began work on a project to revitalize an essential substation, Gibbons Creek. The original substation was installed nearly thirty years ago and TMPA wanted a substation based upon the latest technology used in smart substations today and in the future. This presentation focuses on the design challenges that were solved to create a substation integration and automation system that scales to the utility enterprise. The presentation provides lessons learned during the factory acceptance test completed in 2010 and the site acceptance testing completed in 2011. |
| 4:22 pm - 5:00 pm | Improving Protection System Reliability with Automatic NERC PRC-005 Testing and Reporting Robin Jenkins, Integration Application Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper introduces an automated system to improve monitoring of protection system components by notifying maintenance personnel in the event of failures. The system checks both primary and IED elements and is a step toward meeting NERC PRC-005 requirements. |
| 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm | ADJOURN - Recpetion hosted by the vendors of WPDAC Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine |
| 03/28/2012 | |
| 7:30 am - 12:00 pm | Registration Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine Supplemental Roster Available |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Session III Moderator: Rick Piovesan |
| 8:00 am - 8:37 am | The Evolution of IEC61850 Alexander Apostolov, Principal Engineer, OMICRON electronics Corp |
| 8:37 am - 9:14 am | Case Study: Application Versus Network Redundancy Dorran Bekker, Consolidated Power Projects Ltd. Tim Tibbals, Senior Automation System Engineer, Schweitzer Engineer Laboratories, Inc. Migrating to networked IEC 61850 IEDs changes not only the network protocols and communications methods but also the processes of Ethernet network design. This paper discusses a best engineering practice of designing the Ethernet communications network based on the application requirements without directly specifying an Ethernet network redundancy method. |
| 9:14 am - 9:51 am | A&N Electric Distribution Feeder Automation using IEC61850 GOOSE Messaging over a WiMAX Network Dan Murray, Siemens Energy This paper discusses the A&N Electric distribution feeder automation installation which is the first project in the world to use IEC61850 GOOSE messaging over a WiMAX communications network. The Fault location, Isolation and Restoration (FLIR) was accomplished using protective relays over a high speed IEC61850 GOOSE communications network. |
| 9:51 am - 10:08 am | BREAK |
| 10:08 am - 10:45 am | Case Study: Implementation of a Protection, Control and Automation System Based on IEC61850 Blair Vincent, Principal Substation Automation Engineer, Phasor Engineering Inc Mike Reynen, P&C Engineer, Phasor Engineering Inc Over the past 5 years IEC61850 has gained in popularity in various utilities across the globe for its promise of interoperability, maintainability, wire reduction and the ever heated Smart Grid applications. This paper presents a case study to share and demonstrate the engineering steps taken and lessons learned to successfully implement a fully functional protection and control system based around IEC61850 for a city utility in the province of Alberta, Canada. |
| 10:45 am - 11:22 am | Ethernet Design for Teleprotection and Automation Requires a Return to First Principles to Improve First Response David Dolezilek, Technology Director, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper reviews the first principles of dependable and secure Ethernet message delivery and the standardized tools and settings that must be well understood and used to increase the likelihood of success. It reviews the choice that designers have today: deterministic bandwidth provisioning, engineered bandwidth sharing, or indefinite bandwidth sharing. |
| 11:22 am - 12:00 pm | Design, Implementation and Practical Experience of an Emergency Control System for the Republic of Georgia Power System Diego Rodas, Senior Integration Application Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper describes an emergency control system performing fast load and generation shedding through the use of GOOSE messages to mitigate the loss of important 500 kV lines in the Republic of Georgia. The requirements, design, commissioning, and field experiences are described. |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Luncheon Marie Antoinette Room |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Session IV Moderator: James Moralez |
| 1:00 pm - 1:37 pm | Implementing Robust Time Solutions for Modern Power Systems Shankar Achanta, Development Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper examines various time sources available for use in power system applications. Each time source is analyzed and evaluated in the following areas: accuracy, distribution methods, applications, costs, benefits, and weaknesses. Time-distribution systems are described that address reliability, scalability, cost, and security. |
| 1:37 pm - 2:14 pm | Multiapplication Ethernet in IEDs - Processing, Connection and Integration Issues Roy Moxley, Marketing Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. On a single Ethernet port, an IED can process wide-area measurements, IEC 61850 messages, DNP3 messages to SCADA, and engineering access. The methods of handling this within the IED and network impact the overall performance of the system. This paper presents considerations and solutions for evaluating and connecting Ethernet systems. |
| 2:14 pm - 2:51 pm | A Novel Approach to Integrating Aged Apparatus into a Modern Monitoring and Control System Alejandro Schnakofsky, Application & Support Manager, ABB Inc |
| 2:51 pm - 3:08 pm | BREAK |
| 3:08 pm - 3:45 pm | Practical Application of IEC 61131 in Modern Electrical Substations Mark Weber, R&D Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. IEC 61131 is quickly gaining acceptance as a powerful programming language for modern electrical substations. The flexible programming interface enables logic solutions ranging in complexity from simple I/O processing to more advanced, deterministic high-speed automation. This paper provides real-world examples to illustrate basic programming techniques and considers methods to maximize performance. |
| 3:45 pm - 4:22 pm | Merging SONET and Ethernet Communications for Power System Applications Ken Fodero, R&D Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper describes the benefits and shortcomings of time-division multiplexing and packet-based communications, when each technology is appropriate for differently types of services and/or data, and how combining both transport technologies provides a robust network system that meets the needs of both real-time protection engineers and corporate information technology (IT) professionals. |
| 4:22 pm - 5:00 pm | The Future of WPDAC (An Open Discussion) The Future of WPDAC will be moderated by James Moralez P.E. (SDG&E), with participation by audience vendors, and committee members, to discuss the future direction and content of the conference as automation technology changes. |
| 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm | ADJOURN - Recpetion hosted by the vendors of WPDAC Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine |
| 03/29/2012 | |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Hall of Doges Foyer/Mezzanine |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Session V Moderator: Mike Diedesch |
| 8:00 am - 8:37 am | Integrate or Not - A Comparison of Technological Advancement and Costs Kevin Streett, Manager of Operations, Navopache Electric Cooperative Some utilities have not kept up with technology and believe money has been saved by keeping practices that have worked in the past. We will compare two similar utilities in this paper who took two very different approaches on technology and competing in the ever changing utility world. |
| 8:37 am - 9:14 am | Improving Substation Automation by Communication Aided Reclosing and Restoration Alejandro Schnakofsky, Application & Support Manager, ABB Inc |
| 9:14 am - 9:51 am | Engineering the Smart Grid Alexander Apostolov, Principal Engineer, OMICRON electronics Corp |
| 9:51 am - 10:08 am | BREAK |
| 10:08 am - 10:45 am | Defining Actionable Cyber Security Requirements for Distribution Automation Jacques Benoit, Senior Analyst Information Security, Cooper Power Systems Cyber security has rapidly become a fundamental requirement of any automation project in the power industry. However, much confusion remains on how to specify security requirements that will result in secure solutions. Requesting that vendors comply with NERC CIP or NIST IR 7628 does not ensure a secure system. In this paper, the author describes the various efforts being undertaken to define actionable security requirements for distribution automation projects. The author then summarizes the key requirements that are emerging from these efforts and indentifies basic security controls that utilities should implement and require from their vendors. |
| 10:45 am - 11:22 am | Cyber Security in the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project Bora Akyol, Cyber Security Lead, Battelle Memorial Institute Our presentation will focus on conveying the cyber security methodology and experiences learned in the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project. Battelle Memorial Institute-Pacific Northwest Division leads a collaboration of 11 utilities and 4 technology partners in a unique smart grid demonstration across five states, spanning the electrical system from generation to end-use, and containing all key functionality of the future smart grid. This demonstration validates new smart grid technologies; provides two-way communication between distributed generation, storage, and demand assets and the existing grid infrastructure; quantifies smart grid costs and benefits; advances interoperability standards and cyber security approaches; and validates new smart grid business models. Transactive control, a key part of our project, uses an economic signal as the primary basis for communicating the desire to change the operational state of assets that are outside the direct control of traditional centralized control systems, such as consumer demand response, distributed generation and storage devices, or an element of another entity’s grid infrastructure (e.g., a microgrid). The communication of the Transactive Control Signals in our project is done in a loosely coupled manner. To secure a loosely coupled system, traditional perimeter security technologies such as network firewall, application firewalls, and intrusion detection systems can be utilized at the interfaces and connection points between project partners. |
| 11:22 am - 12:00 pm | Improvements in Synchronus Wide-Area Data Acquisition Design and Deployment for Telecontrol and Teleprotection Robert Schloss, Lead Automation Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. This paper compares the improved performance of remote communications-assisted decisions and explains important digital message performance metrics useful in the design and specification of communications channels. |
| 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm | ADJOURN |
