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Overview of Smart Grid Research at BCIT Hassan Farhangi, PhD, PEng, SM‐IEEE Director, GAIT, British Columbia Institute of Technology June 2010 1 Creating and Building Sustainable Environments
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OverviewofSmartGridResearchatBCIT
HassanFarhangi,PhD,PEng,SM‐IEEEDirector,GAIT,BritishColumbiaInstituteofTechnology
June2010
1 Creating and Building Sustainable Environments
Background Muchoftheworlduses‘dirty’meansto
generateelectricity(coal,nuclear,etc.) Existinggridinfrastructureantiquated Tremendouspressuretomeetdemand CentralizedGridwhereonly1/3offuel
energyisconvertedtoelectricity Wasteheatisnotrecovered 8%islostalongtransmissionlines 20%gencapacityexiststomeetpeak
demandonly(i.e.5%oftime) Dominoeffectfailures Vulnerableinfrastructure
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SmartGrid
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Features:
Secure
Self‐healing
Self‐monitoring
AllowsDR&Co‐Gen
ReducesGHGemissions
TheChallenge
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Criticalservices
Newtechnology
Proprietarysolutions
Interoperabilitystandards
Fieldunproven
TheSolu6on
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Near‐realtestbed
Controlled
QualifySolutions
ValidateStandards
These require a Smart Microgrid !
SmartMicrogrid
Classrooms&Workshops
Residences
OfficesPowerPlants
MicrogridCoreIntelligence
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TheProjectCanada’sfirstcampusbasedSmartMicrogridatBCIT’sBurnaby
Campus
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BCIT’sBurnabyCampus
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CoreIntelligence:BCIT’sSGCS
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ProjectPhasesPhase1:ConstructionofMicrogrid(2008‐2010) CompletionofSmartMeteringondesignatedloads DevelopmentofLoadControlDevicesforAfresh/Dorms IntegrationofCommNetwork(Zigbee,WiMaxandFiberbackhaul) IntegrationofCo‐Gen,SolarModulesandWindTurbine Completionofprotection/islandingofBCITCampus RetrofittingandIntegrationofAFRESHwithMicrogrid DevofBCITEMSsystem(target10%annualsaving)Phase2:ResearchandDevelopment(2010‐2015) ResearchthruNSERCStrategicNetwork(UoNB,McGill,UoT,UoWO,
UoA,UBC,SFU,UVICandBCIT)Phase3:MicrogridCommercialization(2015‐2017) SetupofIndustryCanada’sNCE(NetworkofCentersofExcellence)in
pan‐CanadianSmartGridtechnology
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CurrentSub‐ProjectDetails EnergyManagementSystem MaquinnaResidenceAMI NorthCampusAMI AFRESHHAN SolarPowerTower ThermalTurbine SmartGridControlCenter
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EMS‐EnergyMgmtSystem Buildvariousloadsconsumptionprofile
Integratepowergeneration SensorsNetwork Respondtopricingsignals(demandresponse)
Scheduleelectricalconsumption
SmartAppliances
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ResidenceSmartMeters Allowreal‐timemeterreadings
Communication‐enabled
Geardonatedbyvendors,installedbyBCITTCstaff
UtilitieskeenlyinterestedinHAN/LAN/WANPerformance
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EMSResidencePortal Increaseawarenessofelectricalconsumption
Reduceconsumptionbymodifyingconsumerbehavior
Socialscienceresearchstronglyinfluencesportaldesign
Consumerssensitivetohowthey’redoingvstheirneighbours
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EMSResidencePortal
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ResidenceFuture “LoadControl”prototype
Enablesschedulingforheat,hotwater,lighting,etc.
CommunicateswithloadcontrolboxesmadebyTechnologyCentrestaff
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EMS–NorthCampus
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AFRESHHome DifferentSmartMeteringSchemes
Solarpanels Fuelcell EVchargingstation ResidentialEMS BeyondNet‐Zerohome Gridintegrationissues
SolarPowerTower FirstgenerationdesignatBCIT Separatemeteringoftowersides IntegratedintoEMS CorrelatingoutputtodatafromEnvironmentCanada
Willdevelopmodelswherepoweroutputcanbeestimatedbasedonweatherforecastsandtimeofyear
ConclusionsBCIT’sSmartMicrogridInitiativeisabout:
Providingnewanduniqueeducational/trainingservicesforstudents,facultyandindustry
Reducingthecarbonfootprintandenergycosts Helpingutilitiesmodernizetheirservices&assets
Mitigatingcriticalinfrastructurerisks,security,reliabilityandvulnerability
Creatinga‘sandbox’wherenewtechnologiesandsolutionscanbedeveloped,testedandqualified 20
Ques6ons?
Comeseeus–welovetodemo!
HassanFarhangi,PhD BCITTechnologyCentre WingB,CARIBuilding [email protected] Tel:604‐456‐8074 http://www.bcit.ca/microgrid
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