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Smart Grid
From Vision to Reality
From Vision to Reality

Residential
Customers
Enterprise
Power Generation
Customers

LV Streetcabinet

Substation Control
SCADA/RTU Utility Network Operation

Wide Area Network Smart Transformer Stations

(F/O) (Sensing, Fault Detection, Outage Management, Analytics, Control)
MV Distribution Network
Open IP Network Platform
HV/MV
Substation

MV/LV
Transformer

LV Distribution Network
Smart Metering LV Streetcabinet
(Electricity, Gas, Water
Residential
Customers
HV/MV
Substation Commercial
Customers Smart Homes
(DR/DG, Smart Appliances, DLC, Hybrid Cars)

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Equipment/Devices Regulatory Frame Utility Applications

Motivation

Field Integration Backend Integration

Vision&Strategy

CAPEX Investment

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Vision&Strategy

Key Requirement for a smart grid solution: Open, Flexible & Interoperable

independent of specific end-point devices

3rd party
partner with any meter or in-home customer control device manufacturer
equipment preferred, present day or in the future
Agnostic
Utility facilitates meter/control device customer choices

IP based network can interconnect with multiple devices and software

applications
Open Standards
Connects to any Ethernet enabled device any where on the grid
Network
Leverages BPL, fiber optics and other communications technologies as
appropriate

Software systems that fit into Utilitys IT infrastructure

Utility
Open APIs/MIBS to interface with existing utility software systems
Compatible
Built-in enterprise level security

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From Vision to Reality

Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment

Installation of a high-speed comm. network and sensing equipment

Deploying two-way communication real-time AMI

Infrastructure upgrades to
- Smart Transformers - real-time decisions based on current grid conditions
- Smart Feeders - monitoring power flow, outages and asset device health
- Smart Distribution System real-time data on power consumption,
outages, restoration and fault locations

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Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment

Approximately 100,000 residents

Fully interconnected city using Smart Grid technologies

Deployment during 2008 in Boulder, Colorado

Project Targets

Lower bills

Smarter energy management

Better grid reliability

Improved energy efficiency and reliability options

Reduce environmental impact by Increased use of renewable resources

Support for plug-in electric hybrids and intelligent home appliances

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Boulder, CO, USA
Entire Smart Grid Deployment
Asset Management
Improve field efficiency
Real-time asset status & control
Expanded reliability
Extended asset life
Premise Management
Automated device response control
Real-time pricing (device-level)
New services and products
Enable customer choice
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Demand Management
Reduce spinning reserves
Control demand to match supply
Availability-based pricing
Automated generation dispatch
Renewables Management
Align demand to availability
Manage intermittency
Optionality for type of energy use
Supply-based pricing
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Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment Benefit Evaluation Period

Smart Grid City customer outreach

Q1-Q4 2009

Phase 2 Field Deployment

In-Home Automation November 08

Smart Meter installation

Phase 1 Field Deployment September 08

Building Network Operation Center

August 08
Comm. Network Design
March 08

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From Vision to Reality

Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment
October 31st, 2008:

2229
Smart Transformers

8194
Smart Meters

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From Vision to Reality

Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment

Distribution & Metering

Management
Advanced Sensing
Technology

Power Quality
Analysis& Statistics
Vehicle to Grid
Plug-in hybrid cars

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Live Demo

Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment

Live View into CURRENTLook application consisting of

Collecting Module: collects, aggregates and analyzes metrology information

provided by residential and C&I meters, transformer monitoring data, including
voltage and current, sourced by the distributed data sensors

Look Module: Grid visualization software, representation of CURRENT Collector

data, operational reports with actionable intelligence, graphical user interface, alarm
notification system, configuration of Smart Grid parameters

Implementation end November 08 (not part of demonstration):

Analyst Module: data analysis platform, utilizes operational and non-operational

data and provides actionable information, fault, event, disturbance processes into
actionable intelligence, failure prediction and prevention

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 Reporting Functions

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From Vision to Reality

Boulder, CO, USA

Entire Smart Grid Deployment

CURRENT Group, LLC currentgroup.com

From Vision to Reality
Regulatory Frame

Vision&Strategy

Motivation

CAPEX Investment

Integrated
Field Integration Backend

Integrated
Smart Transformers

Backend Integration
Integrated Integrated
Smart Homes Smart Metering

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 David B. Zabetakis
Senior Vice President
dzabetakis@currentgroup.com
01.301.941.2724

Taco deVries
tdevries@currentgroup.com
55.11.8717.6018

From Vision to Reality

Muito Obrigado!