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Implementing the Real-Time Voltage Stability Analysis Tool for the Western IROL Real-Time Assessment

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Use of Voltage Stability Assessment and Transient Stability Assessment Tools in Grid Operations

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This chapter introduces a success story about how Peak Reliability (formerly, WECC Reliability Coordinator) collaborated with V&R Energy and Peak member entities to implement an online voltage stability analysis tool in a control room setting for real-time assessment of Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits (IROLs) in the Western System. PEAK has wound down in Dec 2019. The author, who was with PEAK for many years shares his experience on Real-time Security Assessment Tool for Western IROL Real-time assessment. Major technical challenges and the resolutions, including modeling aspects, software improvements, validation, and integration efforts, are presented in the chapter. Lessons learned and future work are discussed in the end.

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Abbreviations

WECC:

Western Electricity Coordinating Council

RC/BA:

Reliability Coordinator/Balancing Authority

WSM:

West wide System Model

SOL:

System Operating Limit

IROL:

Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit

ICCP:

Inter-Control Center Communication Protocal

PEAK:

Peak Reliability

RAS:

Remedial Action Scheme

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Acknowledgments

The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions from the Vendor partner-Marianna Vaiman, and many who worked in the Peak Network Applications Team on the RT-VSA tool implementation projects, specifically, James O’Brien, Ran Xu, Madhukar Gaddam, May Mahmoudi, Jiawei ‘Alex’ Ning, and Hari Ramana. I would thank Saad Malik and Matthew Veghte for their operational input in development of various IROL scenarios and validation of the tool results. Peak IT team, specially, Lon Kepler, Murat Uludogan, Peter Tang, and Steve Pharo, provided essential support for online and offline ROSE RT-VSA software installation and integration. I also appreciate many utility partners who sponsored and participated in West Interconnection Synchrophasor Program (WISP) and Peak Reliability Synchrophasor Program (PRSP) since 2011, respectively.

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    Hongming Zhang

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, Principal Engineer - Contractor, System Operations Engineering, Dominion Energy, Richmond, VA, USA

    Sarma (NDR) Nuthalapati

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Zhang, H. (2021). Implementing the Real-Time Voltage Stability Analysis Tool for the Western IROL Real-Time Assessment. In: Nuthalapati, S.(. (eds) Use of Voltage Stability Assessment and Transient Stability Assessment Tools in Grid Operations. Power Electronics and Power Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67482-3_5

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