Managing the Future Smart Grid, a lecture by Dr. Jay Giri, 8/7/2016
Energy Management Systems (EMS) have been deployed for decades at utility control centers to monitor and manage the electricity grid in real-time. Today these EMS capabilities are poised to be enhanced quite dramatically with growth of synchrophasor PMU measurements. These enhancements will help us manage the challenges posed by the future smart grid. This presentation will describe:
- The history and evolution of the EMS from its digital genesis in the 1970’s.
- The primary functions of a modern EMS:
- Emerging new industry drivers
- Emerging new technology trends
- Impact of growth of microgrids, renewables and distributed generation on the EMS
- Growth of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) and synchrophasor measurements worldwide
- Wide Area Monitoring (WAMS)
- The EMS for the future grid
- Concluding thoughts on the challenges and opportunities to manage the future grid
Friday, July 8, 12:30 Multimedia room, Central Library