BCIT/BC-Hydro Smart Microgrid Initiative and OASIS Partnerships in Smart Grid Solutions and Technology Innovation BCIT Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) 1
Smart Microgrid System Renewables / Storage Sub-System 2
Smart Microgrid System Smart Metering and Customer Interface Sub-System 3
Smart Microgrid System Network Topology & Cyber-Security Sub-Systems Critical Infrastructure Security and Substation Automation Lab Microgrid Control Centre 4
BC-Hydro/BCIT Smart Microgrid s Networks 5
Smart Microgrid System Energy Management Sub-System Solar PV Parking Canopies Power Conversion System (PCS) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Smart Substation Upgrades Microgrid Energy Management System Mobile App Loads including EV Chargers (EVQC) BESS &PCS EVQC Solar PV Mobile APP Microgrid Energy Management System Substation Automation System 6
Smart Home Nanogrid SLD 7
BC-Hydro/BCIT Smart Microgrid s Power Plants 8
BC-Hydro/BCIT Microgrid s Command & Control
BC-Hydro/BCIT Energy OASIS 10 10
BC-Hydro/BCIT Energy OASIS 11 11
BC-Hydro/BCIT Energy OASIS 12 12
BC-Hydro/BCIT Energy OASIS 13 13
Smart Microgrid System Demand-Response and Energy Planning Sub-Systems Weather forecast (3 days) EV Charging Usage forecast DEMS WHEN? Power Grid Power Demand forecast OASIS power From Grid To Grid Decentralized Energy Management System 14
BCIT Consumer Portal 15 15
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BCIT Campus Energy Power-Flow Plan EMS plan for a 1 day period 17
Smart Microgrid System Grid-Tied and Islanding Applications NM Application Self-generation, Load Displacement Applications 35 kv and Below INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR POWER GENERATORS 18
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF BCIT s ENERGY OASIS PROJECT: 814-Solar PV Modules Total:250kW 500kWhrs BESS 280 kw PCS Mobile APP Screenshot Siemens Canada Microgrid Energy Management System Protection & Ctrl. & PQM Loads: EVQC(s), EVSE& Kiosk 3
Energy OASIS Successful Deliverables Solar PV Parking Canopies 250KW installed capacity Power Conversion System (PCS) 250KW, 4-Quadrant, Grid-Tied Smart Substation Upgrades IEC 61850 Protection SEL, Siemens Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) 500kWh Distributed Energy Management and Power Automation Systems (DEMS/PAS) Loads 2 Schneider DC Fast Chargers (50kW) 2 Clipper Creek Level 2 Chargers (8kW) Parking Lot Lighting (3kW) Misc Service Loads (14kW) EV Driver Kiosk Interconnection Study with BC Hydro System Functional and Use-case Tests Completed Seasoned team with cross-sector Smart Grid expertise 7
SG System Level Vulnerabilities Hackers potentially tampering with pricing signals, causing rapid demand changes, causing feeder failures or generation system imbalance Intruders changing Substation assets parameters (VVO, CB, VR, etc) causing substation shutdown and domino failures Control Centre HMI often Windows or Linux machines with inherent security vulnerabilities LTE are all-ip, so can be hacked, spoofed, infected with viruses, prone to DoS attacks WiMAX jamming, interference, rogue base stations, protocol fuzzing, spoofed management frames 21
Critical Infrastructure Testing The System Integrator System Design Engineer System Configuration System Tool.SCD Configure Testing Environment Station HMI Engineer SCL SCL Validate & Generate SA Testing & Commissioning Engineer Testing Testing Tools Tools Configure SA System Time Synchronization IED Configuration Tool Tool Inter Bay Bus IED Control & Protection Engineer Station Computer IED Merging Unit Process Bus IED IED Merging Unit Merging Unit Client MultipleIEDs Field Devices Simulator Merging Units
Capabilities and System Applications Validate new technologies and products for Utilities market Utility training on smart grid systems Cyber security research in Smart Grid Consumer behavior and demand response research Remote community electrification and grid design Safe testing in Living Lab environment for AMI and Smart Grid communications protocols Substation automation Electric vehicle integration Conservation technologies and efficiencies 8
Questions? Dr. Hassan Farhangi, PhD, PEng, SM-IEEE BCIT Technology Centre BCIT CARI Bldg Wing B, 4355 Mathissi Place Vancouver, BC, V5G 4S8, CANADA. Tel: +1-604-456-8074 e-mail: Hassan_Farhangi@bcit.ca http://www.bcit.ca/microgrid/ http://www.smart-microgrid.ca/ 24