Digital Transformation in the electricity system Michael Weinhold, CTO Siemens Energy Management siemens.at/future-of-energy
Complexity is managed with increasing smartness throughout the grid From centralized power and unidirectional grid to Decentral and Distributed Energy Systems and bidirectional balancing Distributed Energy Systems 1 Changing gener. mix 2 Gen.capacity additions 3 4 5 Distance source / load Decentralization Refurbishment / upgrades Page 2
Record infeed of Renewables in Germany on Sunday, 8.5.2016 Deep negative prices at wholesale market (< -10ct/kWh) Quellen: https://www.agora-energiewende.de/de/themen/-agothem-/produkt/produkt/76/agorameter/ Page 3
Generation mix in 2030, example European Union (Forecast to be further verified) EU28 generation capacity until 2030 (TW) 9% 1.1 12% 3% 12% 50% 0.3 +1.4% 0.5 1.3 22% 21% 12% 3% 9% 33% 7.8% 5.1% 0.5% 2.6% -0.7% -1.3% Impact on Grid business Integration of Renewables Grid extensions Stability challenges Power quality and reliability of supply Cyber Security New business models, solutions and customers 2015 Retirements Additions 2030 Solar PV Hydro Nuclear x% CAGR Wind other Renewables Fossil (incl. Nuclear,Engines, CHP) Source: Siemens Regulatory uncertainty and public acceptance Disruptive potential from cheap storage Page 4
The first German on-shore HVDC line Ultranet Ultranet Source: https://www.transnetbw.de/de/ultranet/ Page 5
Research project Dynamic Grid Control Center Challenge: Changing system dynamics More power electronics, less rotating mass SPECTRUM 7 Target: Autopilot and Master Power Control operation Controllable grid dynamics Self healing capabilities PJM interconnection Page 6
Elhub Statnett At the Front End of Digital Innovation DSO Generation TSO Retailers 3 rd party and other entities EnergyIP 8 platform: Meter Data Management (MDM) application End-Point / Metering Points Siemens EnergyIP MTM Market Player Entities Integration Market Transaction Management (MTM) Benefits: Peak avoidance Distributed optimization CO 2 and cost avoidance Wind Solar e-mobility End user DSO DSO: Distribution System Operators TSO: Transmission System Operators MTM: Market Transaction Management Allocation of grid losses and unaccounted energy Page 7
Digitalization optimizes investments of New Brunswick (NB) Power, Canada Gas-fired Peaker Plant (underutilized) Grid control system Energy exchange Billing Industrial Decentralized generation and consumer load bundled on a virtual platform To be used as a flexible single power plant Decentralized Generation DEMS DEMS: Decentralized Energy Management System Onshore Wind DRMS Commercial e-mobility Residential DRMS: Demand Response Management System Benefits: Optimization of investments New business model makes NB Power fit for the future CO 2 reduction Page 8
Microgrid IREN2 research project in Wildpoldsried, Germany Challenge: Optimize regional use of local renewable generation Solution: Combining micro grid and virtual power plant to form a topological power plant, which can be operated in island mode Page 9
Reference projects demonstrate the broad range of different prosumers in a distributed energy system Battery storage system safeguards power supply at VEO Data analytics decisionmaking support for GESTAMP Turnkey integrated power supply solution for Südzucker Intelligent microgrid for Savona University - Black start capability of power plant's gas turbine at any time and without feeding in power from the public grid - This island network keeps the critical production processes at the steel mill operating - Real-time monitoring via web portal - Early detection of machinery failure and inefficient processes - Customized reports - Worldwide implementation possible - Drawing power from the high-voltage grid, but also feeding electricity from the on-site power plants into the grid - Highly energy-efficient conventional and renewable sources are controlled in real-time - The campus can generate enough electricity and heat to satisfy its needs autonomously Page 10
Siemens Digital Grid masterplan architecture: open, adaptable, manageable, standards-based ecosystem Cloud enabled applications e.g. analytics Enterprise IT IVR GIS Enterprise Service Bus Grid planning and simulation: Smart communication Network planning Asset management Substation: SICAM and SIPROTEC within ENEAS solutions Smart Smart Smart transmission Substation Human distribution machine Protection consumption controllers interfaces devices and microgrids Bay controllers Power quality devices Third party Public cloud WMS/mobile Weather Forecasting Web portals CIS/CRM Billing Grid control applications: Spectrum Power PSS Suite CIM CIM Remote terminal units Smart markets Business applications: EnergyIP Field area networks Smart Data Building/ distributed Meter concentrator Load energy controls systems Grid sensors $ Microgrid controllers Third party home energy management system OMNETRIC OT-IT integration, Group, Smart consulting Grid Compass Managed/cloud services Grid cyber security CIM Common Information Model (IEC 61970) PSS Power System Simulator Page 11
Siemens Digital Grid masterplan architecture: open, adaptable, manageable, standards-based ecosystem Cloud enabled applications e.g. analytics Enterprise IT IVR GIS Enterprise Service Bus Grid planning and simulation: Smart communication Network planning Asset management Substation: SICAM and SIPROTEC within ENEAS solutions Substation controllers Bay controllers Human machine interfaces Power quality devices Public cloud WMS/mobile Weather Forecasting Web portals CIS/CRM Billing Grid control applications: Spectrum Power PSS Suite CIM CIM Protection devices Third party Remote terminal units Business applications: EnergyIP Field area networks Meter Grid sensors Data concentrator Microgrid controllers Load controls Third party Building/ home energy management system OMNETRIC Group, Smart Grid Compass Managed/cloud services Grid cyber security CIM Common Information Model (IEC 61970) PSS Power System Simulator Page 12
Vision of the Future: The energy cell concept Digitalization Page 13 Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Electricity grid / Supergrid Cell 4 Gas grid Cells negotiate energy exchange among themselves (peer-to-peer) Energy cell can be Community Factory Power plant Dedicated storage Facility Energy cell contains Power generation Energy storage Power-to-X (-value) Dispatchable Loads ICT, self-organization self-healing intelligence resiliency
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