Advanced Power Applications for System Reliability Monitoring

Hongming Zhang, PhD, Chief Energy Operation Modeling Engineer with National Renewable Energy Laboratory, focusing on the North America Energy Resilience Modeling project. Dr. Zhang was EMS Network Applications Manager with Peak Reliability (formerly WECC Reliability Coordinator), where he was responsible for EMS/DTS Applications, real-time voltage stability and transient stability analysis tools, and new synchrophasor technology development for control room solution. He chairs the WECC Joint Synchrophasor Information Subcommittee (JSIS) and plays a leadership role in the North America SynchroPhasor Initiative (NASPI) and NERC Synchronized Measurement Subcommittee (SMS) Working Group. Prior to his employment with WECC, Dr. Zhang worked in ERCOT and ABB Network Management Systems (ABB-NM). From 1993 to 1998, he was a faculty member with the Electrical Engineering Department, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, and BSEE and MSEE degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Slaven Kincic, PhD, obtained his B.Eng. degree from FER (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing), Zagreb, Croatia, and his ME and PhD degrees from École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada, where he worked as a researcher and lecturer. He currently works for Peak Reliability as a senior Power System Engineer. His previous work experience includes BPA-consulting for wind desk development, WECC Reliability Coordination, during and after the startup of new RC (Reliability Coordination) center as a Modeling Engineer West-wide System Model building and EMS Analyst for Idaho Power Company. His main research interests are FACTS, Renewables, Power Electronics, Power Systems, Power System Modeling, Magnetics and State Estimation. Sherrill J.H. Edwards is a DTS Engineer with Peak Reliability, Vancouver, WA. He uses the Dispatcher Training System (DTS) for simulating real world events and training scenarios for Reliability Coordinator. Prior to Peak, he worked in the electrical utilities area with Nevada Power and Alstom Grid. He received a Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and an MS degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. He is currently certified as a NERC Certified System Operator-Reliability.

Introduction: Building the West Wide System Model (WSM).- Real-Time Contingency Analysis with Inclusive RAS Models.- Implementing Real-time Voltage Stability Analysis Tool for Assessment of Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits (IROLS).- Implementing Online Transient Stability Analysis Tool for System Frequency Response Monitoring Against Penetration of Renewable Generation.- Best Practice in DTS Operation Trainings: Blackstart Drills and Tool Training.- A Framework of Using Synchrophasor Measurements in Control Center and Implementation of Synchrophasor Applications.- Bridge the Gap Between Real-time EMS Models and Planning Models.- Conclusions.