The Regional Power Grid TeamAgenda ItemsOverview of the Electric SystemOverview of the Electric SystemCurrent Status on DataCurrent Status on DataCurrent Status on DataIdentified Goals of the ProjectMore Identified Project GoalsFuture StepsQuestions and Comments?The Regional Power Grid Team Project Introduction and StatusKaren Tapia-AhumadaKatherine SteelJehanzeb NoorPresentation # 1March 16, 2006Tapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 2Agenda Items Overview of the Regional Power Grid Current Status on Data Identified Goals of Project Future StepsTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 3Overview of the Electric System Energy Sources Installed capacity on the order of 10s of GW Energy portfolioFossil ~ 60%Carbon free ~ 40% Load Zones Aggregation of nodes in several load zones, mostly geographic boundaries Existence of pool hub for pricing reference Generators and Load On the order of 103nodes Two-thirds load nodes About a third generator nodes Tie Lines Order of ~104miles of HV & MV transmission lines 69kV – 115kV – 230kV –345kV – HVDC Edges on the order of 103 Some external interfaces with adjacent electrical systemsTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 4Overview of the Electric SystemGeneratorLoadZonesTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 5Current Status on Data Have acquired a map of an electric power network Map has nodes (stations and loads) on the order of 103and edges (transmission lines) on the order of 103 Currently working on translating data to Excel matrixTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 6Current Status on DataNodes and edges are mapped into ExcelData Sources:-Map of physical network-List/properties of nodes-List/properties of edgesName #1 234XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX285 286 287 288 289XXXXXXXX285 0XXXXXXXX286 0 0XXXXXXXX287 0 2 0XXXXXXXX288 0 0 1 0XXXXXXXX28900000Tapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 7Current Status on Data About a third of the nodes have been mapped in Excel Next steps will be copying data into UCINETtmand “playing” with structures Other important data sources found System reliability reports Public data on prices, node characteristicsTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 8Identified Goals of the Project Clusters and sub-sets of network Identify existing clusters (using algorithms like Newman-Girvan in UCINETtm) and filtering Study the reasons for existence of clusters Geographical Sociological (industrial zones, high populations) Contingency-based (addition of nodes & links)Tapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 9More Identified Project Goals Comparison with other grids See if network topology can be mapped across Find potential similarities in clustering Degree distributions Find if network follows a power or other law Compare other known degree distributions Define “critical” nodes & identify examplesTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 10Future Steps Complete matrix, validate data, analyze it Apply various UCINETtmand Matlabtmroutines Share results with industry experts to gage the usefulness of network-type analysesTapia-Ahumada, Steel, Noor 11Questions and Comments?Contact
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