– Leveraging Low Voltage Grid Monitoring for
Enabling Distributed Energy Sources Penetration
Alberto Jorge Bernardo @ Efacec Energia
2015-03-24 | v1.0
Project briefings
• LV Grid Monitoring, coping with disturbance phenomena
• Via an ICT infrastructure
Co-promotion project
Project funded by
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Automation and metering depth level
Metering System
SCADA/DMS
Automation and
metering systems
before InovGrid
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Automation and metering depth level
Metering System
SCADA/DMS
Automation and
metering systems
before InovGrid
Manual
reading
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Automation and metering depth level
Metering System
SCADA/DMS
BTGRID
WAN
DTC
DTC
FAN
DTC – Distribution
Transformer Controller
placed at the secondary
substation
EB
EB
EB
EB
EB
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Automation and metering depth level
Metering System
SCADA/DMS
BTGRID
WAN
DTC
DTC
RF Mesh FAN
LV Sensors
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EB
EB
EB
EB
EB
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System Architecture
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ICT – FAN Protocol Stack
DLMS
TCP/IP
Ethernet
Substation
Controller
DLMS
TCP/IP
MODBUS
MODBUS
CoAP
(DTLS)
UDP
CoAP
(DTLS)
UDP
CoAP
(DTLS)
UDP
IPv6 / RPL
IPv6 / RPL
IPv6 / RPL
6LowPAN
6LowPAN
6LowPAN
MAC 802.15.4
MAC 802.15.4
MAC 802.15.4
Phy 868Mhz
Phy 868Mhz
Phy 868Mhz
FAN Relay Node
FAN Sensor
Node
Ethernet
FAN
Gateway
FAN protocol stack
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Project deployment features
• LV Grid Fault Detection and Location
• Public Lighting circuit Fault Detection and Location
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Light bulb blow-up detection and location
• Voltage regulation by Active Power set-points, over micro-generation assets
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Coping with the constraints resulting from load and renewable sources
stochastic behaviour
• Grid measurements monitoring and alarm status
• Communications over RF Mesh (IEEE 802.15.4), supported by DLMS COSEM
protocol set
• Human Machine interface at the DTC and at LV level SCADA system (BTGRID)
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Partners roles
• Efacec – Consortium leadership, R&D
• INOV – Consortium co-leadership, R&D
• EDP Distribuição (DSO) – Official Partner, system deployment
• SMA Portugal – Partner, SMA inverters lending
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Demonstrators – Batalha
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Overhead (mostly) LV feeder and micro-generation
Secondary substation, distribution cabinets
LV circuit
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Underground (mostly) LV feeder and public lighting
Secondary substation, distribution cabinets
LV circuit and PL circuit
Batalha
Demonstration Scenarios
2 Secondary Substations (PTs) were selected in Batalha,
for validation of typical distribution grid features
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Demonstrators – Batalha
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Demonstrators – Batalha
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Demonstrators – in lab
• DemoLab
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Project status
• Prototypes Integration testing – in progress
• Field deployment – in progress
• www.monitor-bt.com
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Next Steps
• Field deployment of PV micro-generation active power control for voltage
regulation at Batalha under the framework of
• Cope with other DER assets,
e.g. controllable loads such
as electric vehicles, storage
e-balance Project (2013 – 2017)
Balancing Energy Production and
Consumption in Energy Efficient Smart
Neighborhoods
• Enabling demand response
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Questions?
[email protected]
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