RYERSON UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR URBAN ENERGY Bala Venkatesh, PhD, PEng Professor and Academic Director
Ryerson advantages 3,000 faculty and staff 38,950 undergrad and grad students 105 grad and undergrad programs $38 million in external research funding 18 Canada Research Chairs INTRODUCTION TO CUE Capacity In addition, CUE Partners with several institutions & Universities in Canada and abroad to deliver its mandate 2/19/2014 2
Founding Sponsors Hydro One ($2.5 M) Ontario Power Authority ($2.0 M) Toronto Hydro ($2.5 M) INTRODUCTION TO CUE - Research Partners Funding Faculty 16 Projects 34 Students (PDF/PhD/MASc/BASc) Research Fellows 4 Administrative Staff 5 $18.4 M 150+ Partners 38 2/19/2014 3
David Curtis, Director, Hydro One Networks Inc. Ivano Labricciosa, Vice President, Toronto Hydro Andrew Pride, Vice President, Ontario Power Authority Lisa Dignard-Bailey, Director, Natural Resources Canada Kim Warren, Chief Operating Officer, Independent Electric System Operator Tom Chapman, Independent Electric System Operator Leonce Fraser, Vice President, Schneider Electric Canada Mohamed Lachemi (Chair), Provost, Ryerson University INTRODUCTION - Advisory Bala Venkatesh, Academic Director, CUE, Ryerson University 2/19/2014 4
Research Education icue Demo Centre for Urban Energy
Energy Storage Flywheel Bala Venkatesh
HV Bus Substation Energy Storage Flywheel LV Bus Regulator Feeders MV Load Cap Bank Flywheel Wind Gen Flywheel improves power quality on the feeder 2/19/2014 7
Energy Storage Batteries - Large Scale Demo (1.2 MWh) $4.328 M - OCE, NRCAN, Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, OPA, Tennessee Valley Authority, Manitoba 40 foot Hydro Trailer Manitoba HVDC Substation HV Bus 13.8kV LV Bus 600V Transformer Power Electronics Batteries Bala Venkatesh
Energy Storage Batteries To be located in Ryerson Campus: - 136 Dundas Street E - Monitored from CUE Bala Venkatesh 40 foot Trailer
Survalent SCADA Energy Storage Batteries Bala Venkatesh
Energy Storage Batteries Two parts of this study - Develop Storage Technology Tests - Conduct tests and verify technology - Identify and implement Market Rules to enable Energy Storage to participate in Electricity Markets Bala Venkatesh
Hydro One Inc. Project MicroGrid MicroGrids Aim: To design and develop inverter/converter module for MicroGrid. Prototype is ready and is being tested. Dr. Bin Wu Bala Venkatesh
Electric Vehicles EMAP Report - Analysis Bala Venkatesh
SE Smart Grid Laboratory Investment: $1.1 million (first phase) $500k $500K $70K and additional in-kind
HV Bus SE Smart Grid Laboratory Regulator Substation LV Batteries Feeder Caps Solar
SE Smart Grid Laboratory Purpose: This multifunctional laboratory shall mimic, in a reduced scale, an automated distribution system at 3-phase 600 V, for: 1. Research and Development a. Develop supervisory control & protection b. Harmonics Assessment and Mitigation c. DMS and OMS: Optimize Energy Loss & reliability d. Microgrid operation e. Renewables and Storage 2. Testing a. New advanced metering products b. smart grid products 3. Education a. Training programs for students and interns
Smart Grid Laboratory Concept Host an infrastructure similar to a small Advanced Distribution System. Created using: - Low Voltage switch gear - Internet enabled state-of-the-art relays - Intelligent devices, and - Industrial equipment
Smart Grid Lab Capabilities include Smart Grid Laboratory Concept - Operate as a Local Distribution Company (LDC) - Operate as a microgrid - Integrate Energy Storage systems - Integrate Renewable Energy sources.
Smart Grid Laboratory Concept Advanced Metering Infrastructure A portion of the SG Laboratory shall be devoted to AMI interoperability testing New concepts in metering and technologies that use AMI shall be tested
Smart Grid Laboratory Concept Pilot testing The collaborative laboratory will provide facility for testing and demonstrating Smart Grid ideas and products on a utility scale for Ontario institutions.
HV Bus SE Smart Grid Laboratory Regulator Substation LV Batteries Feeder Caps Solar
SE Smart Grid Laboratory
SE Smart Grid Laboratory
SE Smart Grid Laboratory Equipment 1. A Distribution Management System (DMS) including hardware and software 2. Hardware for IEC 61850 Ring 3. Controlled AC Loads with AC-DC-AC back-to-back converters 4. Controlled DC Loads with rectifiers 5. Circuit breakers with IEC 61850 interface 6. Transformers 7. Relay equipment including ECTs and EVTs 8. Energy storage (batteries) with controlled bidirectional converters 9. Solar panels with inverters (controlled)