US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and its Testing and Certification, and Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues Working Group Committees

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1 US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and its Testing and Certification, and Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues Working Group Committees ACIL Policy and Procedures Conference Washington, DC April 2017 Don Heirman Vice chair, CAS ACIL Voting Member, US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Vice chair, Smart Grid Testing and Certification Committee Chair, Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues WG

2 What is the Smart Grid? The Smart Grid integrates information technology and advanced communications into the power system in order to: Increase system efficiency and cost effectiveness Provide customers tools to manage energy use Improve reliability, resiliency and power quality Enable use of innovative technologies including renewables, storage and electric vehicles 2

3 Graphics courtesy of EPRI Smart Grid = Electrical Grid + Intelligence Combining electrical and communication grids requires interoperability Interoperability requires reliable standards and validated performance 3

4 Smart Grid Components Source: US National Institute of Standards and Technology

5 U.S. Government Roles in Smart Grid Federal Office of Science & Technology Policy; National Economic Council; & Council on Environmental Quality Smart Grid Task Force / National Science & Technology Council Smart Grid Subcommittee Other Federal Agencies (EPA, ) State Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC NARUC Smart Response Collaborative Public Utility Commissions (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions)

6 SGIP 2.0 Membership Groups Manufacturers (equipment/com/software gear) Asset Owners (Producers of energy) Service Providers & System Administrators (e.g. compliance testing services, electric traders) Consumers, Policy & Governments Standards Development Organizations and Consortia (e.g. communicate broad industry positions)

7 SGIP Member Groups MEMBERSHIP Working Groups Priority Action Plans (PAPs) Standing Member Committees Home/Building/Industry to Grid Business & Policy Transmission & Distribution Distributed Renewables, Generation & Storage Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues Transactive Energy Coordination Group Energy Storage Interconnect - 07 Distribution Grid Management - 08 Map IEEE 1815 to IEC Wind Plant Communication - 16 Facility Smart Grid Info Standard - 17 Green Button ESPI Evolution - 20 Weather Info - 21 EV Fueling Submetering - 22 Testing Profile for IEC Microgrid Operational Interfaces - 24 Harmonized Financial Data - 25 Open Field Message Bus - 26 Architecture Cybersecurity Testing & Certification Implementation Methods Board Committees Executive Technical Marketing/ Membership Nominations/ Governance Audit WORK PRODUCTS Conceptual Models & Roadmaps Requirements Use Cases Whitepapers Standards Evaluations Catalog of Standards

8 Smart Grid Testing and Certification Committee officers Chair: Cuong Nguyen, US National Institute of Standards and Technology Vice Chair: Don Heirman American Council of Independent Laboratories Secretary: Bill Colavecchio Underwriters Laboratories

9 Smart Grid Testing & Certification Committee (SGTCC) SGTCC focuses on three areas: Identifying and addressing testing needs and priorities, particularly from the perspective of utilities Support for emerging and existing Smart Grid test programs Outreach and Education on Testing Working Groups: Catalogue of Test Programs IPRM User Guide Testing Program Prioritization 9

10 Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM) Enables adoption of consistent and measureable certification and testing policies/procedures across Smart Grid products using standards based on conformance, interoperability and cybersecurity testing experience Based on ISO/IEC and Guide 65 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is included

11 IPRM User Guide The SGTCC determines that there is a need to provide guidance to organizations to help them develop and implement programs that align with the expectations cited in the IPRM. Being developed is a User s Guide that contains an overview of the IPRM, how to organize the IPRM requirements, and identify suggested best practices for an Interoperability Testing and Certification Authority (ITCA) in launching its program.

12 SGIP merger with SEPA Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Present SEPA focus View: When combining distributed energy resources with grid modernization efforts, you create a smart, robust and responsive electricity grid. But what does smart mean? Smart energy has a variety of connotations, especially in the electric utilities industry. Up until now, smart has been used primarily to describe technology. But technology is only one piece of a much bigger picture. These technologies must be deployed in intelligent ways and as part of an overall plan that accounts for elements like: Consumer preferences System level benefits Grid management Regulatory oversight Standards and interoperability Other elements

13 SGIP merger with SEPA Merger effective 30 March 2017 the combined organization is called SEPA (SGIP will be dropped). Membership--The merged entity has three classes of members: Utility Corporate Government/Non-Profit/Education All members in good standing of the two entities will be placed in the appropriate category of membership For 2017 entities that are members of both organizations will be invoiced for both memberships. A new dues schedule will be determined in 2017 to take effect in 2018.Programs--SEPA will continue SGIP programs and embrace SGIP focus areas

14 EMC focused Working Group ElectroMagnetic Interoperability Issues Working Group (EMIIWG) Click on EMIIWG link Group Chair: Don Heirman Don HEIRMAN Consultants

15 EMIIWG Approach Work with power industry utilities, manufactures of Smart Grid devices, EMC experts, standards development organizations (SDOs), and other stakeholders. Evaluate, and/or initiate development of the appropriate EMC standards and testing criteria to improve the interoperability of the various Smart Grid devices, their communications protocols, and installed systems.

16 EMIIWG Charter Work Topics * Evaluate EM phenomena issues on SG reliability extent and severity * Specific EMC SG device test setups with SG data being transferred * Review existing state of EMC of Power Grid current and future enhancements * Evaluate impact of high power EM threats such as HEMP, IEMI, Geomagnetic storms

17 EMIIWG Charter topics * Assess need for conformity assessment program for SG EMC test programs * Produce a guide for SG product performance during and after EMC tests * Take into account the added complexity of multiple communications protocols * Develop a long term strategy to maintain EMC as SG evolves

18 EMIIWG Charter topics * How to deal with disturbance and immunity effects of multiple clusters of Smart meters such as on the side of an apartment building * Participate on standardization processes such as the Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)

19 EMIIWG Activity for 2016 Evaluate EM phenomena issues on SG reliability extent and severity Extent: Do creditable reports exist of SG problems? Do hot spots exist where most SG problems occur such as at power substations What are the problems? Are SG interoperability failures localized or spread across the grid served by a single power generation source.

20 EMIIWG Activity for 2016 Evaluate EM phenomena issues on SG reliability extent and severity Severity Employ IEC on EM environments Gather data on immunity test levels that adversely affect SG devices Introduce severity of High Power Pulses Decide how to take into account the increase in severity levels if multiple immunity exposures occur

21 2016 report and webinar Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Phenomena Issues on Smart Grid Reliability tromagnetic_phenomena_issues_on_smart_grid_ Reliability_FINAL_ pdf Open webinar rolling out the above white paper Enter info requested and then click on Register

22 Key Immunity Standards Used IEC Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 3: General requirements IEEE IEEE Standard Environmental and Testing Requirements for Communications Networking Devices in Electric Power Substations IEEE IEEE Standard Environmental and Testing Requirements for Communications Networking Devices Installed in Transmission and Distribution Facilities Page 22

23 IEC IEC Immunity Tests X series Red standards added to latest edition of IEC standard 4-2 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) 4-3 Radiated RF immunity 4-4 Fast Transients/Bursts 4-5 Surge 4-6 Conducted RF immunity 4-8 Power-frequency magnetic fields 4-10 Oscillatory magnetic fields 4-11 Voltage Dips/Interruptions/dips/variations 4-16 Common mode disturbances 4-17 Ripple on dc input power port 4-18 Surge Withstand Capability 4-29 Voltage dips/interrupts-dc input power port

24 IEEE :2013 Environmental and Testing Requirements for Communications Networking Devices Installed in Transmission and Distribution Facilities Establishes the requirements for communications networking devices supporting electric transmission and distribution inside/outside an electric power substation. It addresses issues such as equipment enclosures, temperature ranges, electrical phenomena, and others that are characterized by a transmission and distribution environment.

25 IEEE (2013) Immunity tests were modified from IEEE 1613:2009 Standard IEEE (Surge Withstand) IEEE (EFT) IEEE (Radiated Immunity) IEEE (ESD) Zone A from IEEE (inside substations) Zone B from IEEE (in distribution) 4 kv 2 kv 4kV 20 V/m (before modulation) 18 V/m from GHz (AM) 8.5 V/m from 1-6 GHz (pulse) Up to 8 kv (contact) Up to 15 kv (air) 2 kv 15 V/m (before modulation) 18 V/m from GHz (AM) 8.5 V/m from 1-6 GHz (pulse) Up to 4 kv (contact) Up to 8 kv (air)

26 EMIIWG Activity for 2017 Start second major charter activity Provide specific EMC SG device test setups with that has an active communication channel active with data being transferred Test labs and equipment manufacturers are the targeted audience Referencing key immunity test standards accepted worldwide Output will be white paper and explanatory webinar

27 Conclusions Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues Working Group Continues to raise awareness for the need to incorporate EMC guidance and standards into the design of the Smart Grid Working to include EMC into the testing and certifications process for Smart Grid systems. Testing and Certification Committee Focuses on assembling the catalog of testing standards for use in Smart Grid program with an accompanied certification activity Importance of the User Guide for the IPRM EMC testing naturally fits into their work and hence close cooperation with EMIIWG.

28 Thank you for your attention

29 Don Heirman Biography Donald Heirman is president of Don HEIRMAN Consultants, LLC, which is a training, standards, and educational electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) consultation corporation. Previously he was with Bell Laboratories for over 30 years in many EMC roles including Manager of Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs) Global Product Compliance Laboratory, which he founded, and where he was in charge of the Corporation s major EMC and regulatory test facility and its participation in ANSI accredited standards and international EMC standardization committees. He chairs, or is a principal technical contributor to, US and international EMC standards organizations including ANSI ASC C63 (immediate past chairman and chairman of the C63.4 working group), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the International Electrotechnical Commission s (IEC) International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR). He was CISPR chairman between 2007 and He is the chairman of the IEC s Advisory Committee on EMC (ACEC) starting in July He is also a member of the Technical Management Committee of the US National Committee of the IEC. In November 2008 he was presented with the prestigious IEC Lord Kelvin award at the IEC General Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the highest award in the IEC and recognizes Don s many contributions to global electrotechnical standardization in the field of EMC. He is a life Fellow of the IEEE and an honored life member of the IEEE EMC Society, past member of its Board of Directors, chair of its technical committees on EMC measurements and Smart Grid, past Vice President for Standards, past EMCS president, and past chair of its standards development committee. He is also past president of the IEEE Standards Association (SA), past member of the SA Board of Governors and past member of the IEEE s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He was the Associate Director for Wireless EMC at the University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of Wireless EMC. He now teaches the practical application of EMC compliance measurements at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He has also a special collection of his career EMC related papers in the Purdue Library Archives. This was established for researchers in the area of EMC standardization. Access is available on line (See home page for URL). He is a voting member of the US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and its Testing and Certification Committee. In addition he is chairman of the SGIP Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues Working Group which is providing EMC recommendations for Smart Grid equipment and systems. He serves as the consultant on Smart Grid matters for the Conformity Assessment Section of the American Council of Independent Laboratories.