EPRI’s R&D Resources - American Public Power Association...EPRI Learning Resources •Aging...
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EPRI’s R&D ResourcesDavid PorterDirector, US Accounts
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Why Invest in R&D?
Technology is a Great Enabler
R&D Accelerates Deployment of Technology
Collaboration Helps Manage
Risk of Technology Development
Technology is Integral to Industry
Transformation
What Work is Important to Public Power & Associated Communities?
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Heating and cooling
Refrigeration
Cell phones and internet
Perished goods and lost sales
Diminished worker hours and income
Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Merian in Puerto Rico
Fire and law enforcement
Rescue operations
Medical services/medicine
Preserve Quality of Life Minimize Economic Impacts Maintain Emergency Services
Increasing Customer Resilience
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High‐Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse• Created by detonation of a
nuclear weapon at high-altitude or in space
• E1 EMP: Early-time Pulse• Large geographic coverage (line of
sight from detonation)
• Potential impacts to electronics, insulation flashover
• E2 EMP: Intermediate-time Pulse • Effects similar to nearby lightning
strike
• No bulk-power system impacts expected
• E3 EMP: Late-time Pulse• Similar to severe GMD event
E1 EMP
E3 EMP
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EPRI EMP Research Program• Initial research focused on
switchyards, lines, and substations (Transmission)
• Answered two important questions:• What are the potential impacts of
HEMP on the Transmission system?
• If impacts are significant concern, can they be mitigated in cost-effective ways?
• Next Steps• Field applications of shielding
• New work on Generation assets
Research Work Flow
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Advanced Energy Communities: Customer-Utility Marriage
• Community scale integration of multiple customer resources
• Efficiency, distributed resources, storage, EV’s, demand response
• Drives larger societal & utility goals
• Decarbonization, grid hardening, grid support
• Broad applicability
• New build, retrofit
• Single family, multi-family, low income
• Zero net energy
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Electrification: A Greater FutureEvents in 2019 - 2020
Ease of Access: Solutions Focused Packages
“Blue Apron” Approach• Packaging smaller bites of EPRI
• Pilot is on solar activities
• Generation, design, integration, operations, etc.
• Accessible by the public
• Plan to expand with interest
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EPRI Learning Resources• Aging Management
• 1 video• Distributed Energy Resources
• 3 videos• Engineering Fundamentals
• 7 CBT’s• Plant Engineering
• 3 CBT’s• Probability Risk Assessment
• 3 CBT’s
Educating Power Engineers for a Future Distribution Grid
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EPRI Resources Available to the Public
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