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| Reference Number | NIA2_NGET0025 | |
| Title | Wide Area Control Framework | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources 5%; Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electricity transmission and distribution) 95%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given National Grid Electricity Transmission |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 January 2023 | |
| End Date | 31 October 2023 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £225,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA2_NGET0025 |
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| Objectives | To address the above problem this project will carry out research into current capabilities, tools and methods to deliver better system awareness and monitoring as well as wide area protection automation and control schemes. These WAMPAC schemes are typically known as Special Protection Schemes (SPS), System Integrity Protection Schemes (SIPS), Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) and are based on some level of system monitoring. Based on the findings a roadmap to achieve full automation and "autonomous" network operation will be developed.The project will develop and calibrate a network model for a critical part of the NGET network and develop a proof of concept for a future WAMPAC scheme based on PMU and SCADA data. The proof of concept will study a range of system events and examine how new contingencies could be evaluated and deployed as part of a RAS.Data Quality Statement (DQS):The project will be delivered under the NIA framework in line with OFGEM, ENA and NGET internal policy. Data produced as part of this project will be subject to quality assurance to ensure that the information produced with each deliverable is accurate to the best of our knowledge and sources of information are appropriately documented. All deliverables and project outputs will be stored on our internal Sharepoint platform ensuring access control, backup and version management. Relevant project documentation and reports will also be made available on the ENA Smarter Networks Portal and dissemination material will be shared with the relevant stakeholders.Measurement Quality Statement (MQS):The methodology used in this project will be subject to our supplier"s own quality assurance regime which is ISO 9001 certified. Quality assurance processes and the source of data, measurement processes and equipment as well as data processing will be clearly documented and verifiable. The measurements, designs and economic assessments will also be clearly documented in the relevant deliverables and final project report and will be made available for review. In line with the ENAs ENIP document, the risk rating is scored Low (4).TRL Steps = 1 (1 TRL step)Cost = 1 (£225k)Suppliers = 1 (1 supplier)Data Assumption = 1 (defined assumptions and principles) The scope of the project covers 4 work packages (WP) including literature research, building a state of the art, development of new WAMPAC strategies, proof of concept and concludes with the development of a roadmap and recommendations.WP1 State of the ArtThis work package includes a review of the literature on WAMPAC concepts and implementations specifically where network modelling and monitoring data have been used to inform RAS. It also includes a review of current practise in GB and specifically existing infrastructure in terms of communications, cyber security requirements, current operational tripping schemes and the associated system architectures.WP2 Future requirements and objectivesFuture WAMPAC objectives and requirements will be defined based on the anticipated evolution of the transmission network and the associated challenges. System observability and a range of contingencies will be studied to determine the design and required features of future WAMPAC systems. Based on the findings the transition from the current system to the future designed capability will be investigated and recommendations will be documented.WP3 Future WAMPAC proof of conceptTo validate the concepts developed in the earlier WPs, a critical partof the NGET network will be modelled including its PMU data sources. The model will be validated and calibrated using historic SCADA and PMU data. The calibrated model will be used to define and simulate a range of system events to develop and evaluate the performance of automated remedial actions taken by the new WAMPAC scheme.WP4 Strategic RoadmapThe outcomes and learning from WP1 3 will be used to develop a strategic roadmap as a blueprint for delivery of advanced WAMPAC capability. The roadmap will reflect key design goals and the anticipated future system needs.The learning from the project will be documented in the project reports and disseminated to stakeholders. The objective of this project is to develop new enhanced Wide Area Monitoring Protection Automation and Control systems based on phasor data and network modelling. These WAMPAC schemes will be designed to ensure that electricity networks can be operated at their maximum capacity and reduce constraints whilst keeping networks secure and stable under credible fault scenarios. | |
| Abstract | With the integration of renewable energy resources as part of the net-zero transition, electricity networks will experience a loss of inertia which is well documented. This situation makes the power systems more dynamic and time constants for mitigations are getting shorter. These decreased reaction times in operation require automated systems which can tackle the higher dynamics in the grid. Wide Area Monitoring, Protection, Automation and Control (WAMPAC) schemes are one key element in this context. Wider availability of synchronized phasor data increases the observability and awareness of higher system dynamics. The phasor data and power system modelling will be used to develop a roadmap and proof of concept for advanced WAMPAC systems including optimised automated network control enacting contingency measures for power system events. | |
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| Added to Database | 02/10/24 | |
