Microgrids: Finally Finding Their Place · 2017-04-08 · Marnay -+- Microgrids: Finally Finding Their Place 4 15 Feb 2017 Mission and Goals • Produce innovative engineering and

Microgrids:FinallyFindingTheirPlace

ChrisMarnay

TrottierInstituteforSustainabilityin

EngineeringandDesign

McGillUniversity,Montreal

AQPER2017Symposium

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MikeQuashi&GraemeBalint

Marnay-+-Microgrids:FinallyFindingTheirPlace

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WhatistheTrottierInstituteforSustainabilityinEngineeringandDesign(TISED)?

• AnInstitutethat‘lives’intheFacultyofEngineeringatMcGill•  InstitutesatMcGillgenerallyconductresearchbutcanalsoofferacademicprograms,andfrequentlyhostevents

• TISEDsupportstheworkofengineers,architects,andurbanplannersforsustainabilityadvances.• TISEDisasistertoInstitutdel’énergieTrottier(IET)atPolytechniqueMontréal

Matroxco-founderLorneM.Trottier,


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MissionandGoals•  ProduceinnovativeengineeringanddesignsolutionstoprotectandnurturetheEarthforthisgenerationandthenext

•  Catalyzeinter-disciplinaryandinter-institutionalresearchprovidingsolutionstolocal/globalsustainabilitychallenges

•  Informandadvancepolicyinsupportofgovernments,industries,organizationstoadvancesustainableengineeringanddesign

•  Educatecurrentandfuturegenerationsofengineers,architects,andurbanplannerstobeleadersinsustainability

•  Createandparticipateinsustainabilityforumsthatengagewithacademiccommunity,decision-makers,andthepublic


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• microgriddefinition• powersectorhistory&paradigms• motivationsformicrogrids&

emergenceofresiliency• N.Y.Prize• examples:NYU,BorregoSprings,

Sendai&Higashi-Matsushima• optimizingamicrogrid• unfinishedbusiness

Outline


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CIGRÉC6.22WorkingGroup,U.S.DOE,&NYSERDAMicrogridDefinitions

ConseilInternationaldesGradesRéseauxÉlectriquesInternationalCouncilonLargeElectricSystems

Microgridsareelectricitydistributionsystemscontainingloadsanddistributedenergyresources,(suchasdistributedgenerators,storagedevices,orcontrollableloads)thatcanbeoperatedinacontrolled,coordinatedwayeitherwhileconnectedtothemainpowernetworkorwhileislanded.

U.S.DepartmentofEnergyMicrogridExchangeGroupAmicrogridisagroupofinterconnectedloadsanddistributedenergyresourceswithinclearlydefinedelectricalboundariesthatactsasasinglecontrollableentitywithrespecttothegrid.Amicrogridcanconnectanddisconnectfromthegridtoenableittooperateinbothgrid-connectedorisland-mode.

NewYorkStateEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAuthorityMicrogridsarelocalenergynetworksthatareabletoseparatefromthelargerelectrical

gridduringextremeweathereventsoremergencies,providingpowertoindividualcustomersandcrucialpublicservicessuchashospitals,firstresponders,andwatertreatmentfacilities.


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EnergyIndependenceandSecurityActof2007

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EISAestablishedthatnationalpolicysupportscreationofasmartgrid,describedas-  increaseduseofdigitalinformationandcontrolstechnologytoimprovereliability,security,andefficiency-  dynamicoptimizationofgridoperationsandresources,withfullcybersecurity-  deploymentandintegrationofdistributedresourcesandgeneration,includingrenewables-  developmentandincorporationofdemandresponse,demand-sideresources,andefficiency-  deploymentofsmarttechnologiesformetering,communications,anddistributionautomation-  integrationofsmartappliancesandconsumerdevices-  deploymentofpeak-shavingtechnologies,includingstationaryandplug-inelectricvehiclebatteries,andthermal-storage-  provisiontoconsumersoftimelyinformationandcontroloptionsdevelopmentofstandardsforcommunicationandinteroperabilityof

appliancesandgridequipment,includingtheinfrastructureservingthegrid-  identificationandloweringofunreasonableorunnecessarybarrierstoadoptionofsmartgridtechnologies,practices,andservices

SmartGridisathree-leggedstool

1.improvedoperationofthelegacycentralizedpowersupplysystem,e.g.synchrophasorsystems

2.improvedgrid-customerinteraction,e.g.smartmetersanddemandresponse

3.localcontroldispersedaroundthesystem,e.g.microgrids&relatedtechnologies


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DefinitionsofReliability&Resilience

• Resilienceisthe"…abilitytoprepareforandadapttochangingconditionsandwithstandandrecoverrapidlyfromdisruptions."U.S.PresidentialPolicyDirective21(TheWhiteHouse,2013)

* Reliabilitybycontrastfocusesonthestatisticalexpectationofpoweravailability,andshortand/orextremeeventsareoftenexcludedfromthecalculation.ASAI=AverageServiceAvailabilityIndex,e.g.99%is“twonines”SAIDI=SystemAverageInterruptionDurationIndex,min/aSAIFI=..................Frequency...,prob.ofevent


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generationcompetition(equipmentstress,volatilemarkets)connectionofintermittentrenewables

* resiliency,security,…(inherentlyinsecurenetworks)

* infrastructureinterdependency* environmentalconstraints(carbon,water,etc.)

* loadgrowth?(transportationelectrification,heating,…)

* centralizedgenerationheatloss* reliabilityiscostlyforafundamentallyinsecuresystem

* restrictedexpansionofcentralizedsystem

* DCsourcesandsinks,heterogeneouspowerquality

* plug-inelectricvehiclesapotentialgamechanger

* gridparadigmvs.internetparadigm


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AdopterMotivations(mostlytruemicrogridsi.e.μgrids)

• reducedirectcostofmeetingenergyservicerequirements

• reduceindirectcosts(emissions,noise,…)/

(increaserenewablefraction)• reliability&resilience• marketopportunities

(direct,wholesale,ancillaryservices,…)•  independence&surety


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Japan’sPivottoResilience

•  longandnotablehistoryinmicrogridresearch

•  outstandingperformanceofSendai(andRoppongiHills)microgridsduringMar2011earthquakeandtsunamiwasnoPcedinpolicycircles

•  movetowardsgreaterdependencyonmicrogrids

•  interestinmicrogridsmovedbeyondNEDO,toMinistryofEnvironment,andothers,aswellastheprivatesector

•  JunMatsumoto,MinisterinChargeofBuildingNationalResilience

•  heterogeneouspowerqualityrepresentsonekeytoresiliency

ErikoYamatani

JunMatsumoto


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•  followedreleaseofReformingtheEnergyVisionStaffReport,April2014•  NYPrizeannouncedinDecember2014•  organizedbyNYSERDA&NewYorkGovernor’sOfficeofStormRecovery •  availabilityofuptoUS$40M,undertheNYPrizeCommunityGridCompetition•  tosupportthedevelopmentofcommunitymicrogrids•  theNYPrizecompetitioniscomprisedofthree(3)stages:•  Stage1:FeasibilityAssessment(~100pages)

•  83projectsreceived100k$toconductFeasibilityAssessments•  (i)preliminaryassessmentofthetechnicaldesignandsystemconfiguration•  (ii)assessmentofcommercial,financialandlegalviability,and•  (iii)benefit-costanalysisoftheproposedproject.

•  Stage2:Audit-GradeDetailedEngineeringDesignandFinancial/BusinessPlan• RFPdeadlinewas12Oct2016•  ~8projectswillreceive1M$each• detailedengineeringdesign,financialandbusinessplanassessment

•  Stage3:MicrogridBuild-outandOperation•  .•  .


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BS1:RDSIProject2008-13•  SanDiegoGas&ElectricaprogressivedistribuPoncompany•  classicmilligrid•  renewableandDistributedSystemsIntegraPonaprogramofU.S.DOE

•  9“microgrid”projects2008-2013,incl.SantaRita&BorregoSprings•  goalwas15%peakloadreducPon•  BorregoSpringsdependsonsinglevulnerable28MW32km69kVPe

•  26&5MWIPPPVarraysinthearea

•  14MWpeaklocalload+28MWPeunabletoabsorballPVoutput

•  environmentallysensiPveareaandsuspiciouspopulaPon

•  relaPvelysimpletechnologyandunclearobjecPves

•  exampleofadistribuPonuPlityembracingmicrogrids

•  butregulatoryresponseunclear


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6September2013•  hotmorning,38°Cby10:00and42°Cat13:20

•  thunderstormsbegantoformbetween12:00and13:00

•  producedrainfalltotalsof33mmatWarnersby14:00,withsimilaramountsalongthedesertslopeswestoftown

•  gusty outflow winds from the thunderstorms began to reach the Borrego area at 14:00.

•  peak gusts of 87-105 km/h were measured between 14:20 and 14:30, though evidence supports that a microburst likely occurred near the center of the storm, producing gusts up to 113 km/h

• ~ 167 lightning strikes occurred in the Borrego area

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Restoration•  9 transmission and 11 distribution poles were down •  all roads into/out of Borrego Springs were closed •  restoration took 25 h•  >200 employees involved

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BorregoSpringsMicrogrid2.0CEC:4.7M$&SDG&E:1.75M$

GoalsEnhanceEmergencyReadiness

IncreaseOperationalFlexibility

DecreaseOutageResponseTimes

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DemonstrateNewMicrogridTechnologies

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EnhancetheBorregoSpringsMicrogridtobemoreflexibleandautomatedinrespondingtoavarietyofpotentialoutagesituations,andleveragevariousnewtechnologiesand

DistributedEnergyResourcesforincreasedMicrogridcapabilities.

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Source:hfp://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/a-microgrid-that-wouldnt-quit/0

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SendaiSuccessStory


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Higashi-Matsushima:Disaster-ResilientEco-City

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KeyPoints

•  collaborationbetweentheCityofHigashi-Matsushima(operator)andSekisuiHouseCo.(buildingdesignerandoperations)

•  circa460kWofPV,atdisasterpreventionchannel,communityhall,andcondominium

•  460kWhbatterybankand500kVAbiodiesel“emergency”generator

•  Eco-Citycanmaintainservicesatleastfor3dayswithoutgridpower,providingemergencyelectricitytohospitalsandpublicfacilities

•  projectfundedbytheMinistryofEnvironment,selectedforthe“ProgramonBuildinganIndependentandDistributedLow-CarbonEnergySociety.”

•  CEMSCommunityEnergyManagementSystem estimatedtoeliminate256tofCO2emissionsperyear


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•  built1965,remodeled1998

•  16storeycirculartower(30000m2)

•  sickblg.venilationfix2003•  2theatres&classrooms

•  officeandlab.space


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PreliminaryDER-CAMAnalysisequipmentdetails

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•  hourlyelectricityuseandmonthlysteamusefromsimulation

•  modeledtotalheatrequirementandshapebasedonaMinneapolishealthcareblg.

•  *flat5¢/kWh&14$/kW•  6.5$/GJforNG&biogas•  3.5$/tCO2carbonallowance•  gridavailability99%

•  outagecost225$/kW(option)•  widerangeofsensitivities10$/tCO2,5&10$/GJNG&biogas,emissionsfrombiogasproduction,….•  sitevs.sourceemissions500,850,4000gCO2/kWh(RobertHowarth,2015,)

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PreliminaryFindings

•  inefficientbuilding,using≈ moreenergythanatypicalCanadianmedicalbuilding

•  withoutreliabilityonlyPVandsolarthermaleverchosen

•  except,worsecastshalegasCH4emissionsplus10$/tCO22x500,1x400,&1x100kWbiogasCHPplus75kWsolarthermal

•  withreliabilityconsidered,99%availability,NGCHP&PVdominate1500&2x100kWplus15kWPVrobustsolution

•  solartechnologiessurprisinglyattractiveoftenhitfootprintconstraint•  NGCHPcouldbeattractive,assensitiveloads,butupstreamemissions

•  morecarefullookatbiomassandgroundsourceoptionsnecessary


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HypergridVision


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possible effect of microgrids

cost of unreliability in the US today

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RelevancetoQuébec

•  youcanprobablyguess

•  ENEAreportmighthelp

•  amorenerdyapproach

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URBANMICROGRIDJanuary2017

Overview, challengesand opportunities

A study funded by:

http://www.enea-consulting.com/en/urban-microgrids-opportunities/


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WanttolearnmoreaboutMicrogrids?• IsThereaRoleforMicrogridsinQuébec?

workshoporganizedbyTISED,eveningof25April2017NewResidenceHall,3625AvduParc,Montréal

•  hfp://microgridknowledge.com/

• Newcastle2017SymposiumonMicrogrids28-30Nov2017–byinvitaPononly–askmenowhfp://microgrid-symposiums.org/Sunday3-Friday8Dec20172017IEEEPESInnovaPveSmartGridTechnologiesAsia(ISGTAsia2017)Conference,Auckland,NewZealand

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McGillUniversityoff:+1.514.398.3287-mob:+1.510.508.7705

[email protected]@[email protected]


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ChrisMarnayTrottierInstituteforSustainabilityinEngineeringandDesign

McGillUniversityoff:+1.514.398.3287-mob:+1.510.508.7705

[email protected]@[email protected]

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