This document discusses how electric utilities and smart cities are increasingly interconnected through technologies like the Internet of Things, smart grids, and augmented reality. It provides an overview of EPRI, an independent nonprofit research institute for the electric power industry, and its research projects related to generation, transmission, distribution, and other areas that support the transformation to more flexible, resilient and connected power systems. Key topics covered include smart cities, the growth of connected devices, opportunities for utilities to leverage infrastructure and integrate with smart city initiatives, and standards needed to facilitate integration.
3. Innovative solutions that enable the transformation
of power systems to be more flexible, resilient, and
connected to provide society with safe, reliable,
affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity
Corporate Strategic Direction
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4. Three Key Aspects of EPRI
Collaborative
Bring together scientists, engineers,
academic researchers, and industry
experts
Independent
Objective, scientifically based results
address reliability, efficiency,
affordability, health, safety, and the
environment
Nonprofit
Chartered to serve the public
benefit
5. Our Members…
• 450+ participants in more than
30 countries
• EPRI members generate approximately
90% of the electricity in the United
States
• International funding – nearly 25% of
EPRI’s research, development, and
demonstrations
13. Utilities and Smart Cities
• Internet of Things
• Smart Grid
• Cybersecurity
• Big Data
• Metrics
• Industry
• Standards
• System Integration
*Cover art from: Program on Technology Innovation:
Enterprise Augmented Reality Vision, Interoperability
Requirements, and Standards Landscape.
EPRI, Palo Alto, CA:2017. 3002010514
14. “Things” – Utility Assets
• Passive assets – these are assets that are utility
facilities that don’t actively participate in the SC but
can still be leveraged, like poles and other structures.
• Semi-active assets – these are assets that can
facilitate non-utility SC devices but are not providing
intelligence or capability, like conductors and
communications infrastructures.
• Active assets – assets that belong to a utility that can
actively participate in SC. Smart meters and devices
with open platforms that can multitask with their
regular utility duties. Making smart devices just a little
bit smarter
15. Big Data
Our industry is no different.
From 1 Meter Read/mo to
Hourly (720/mo)
=71,900% increase in Data
(((720-1)/1)*100%)
16. Uniqueness of Utility Data
10-6
10-3
millisecond
10-0
second
103 106
109
minute hour day year decade
seconds
High-frequency
switching devices,
inverters
Synchro-phasors
Protective relay
operations
One AC Cycle Hour-ahead scheduling
and resolution of most renewables
integration studies
Dynamic system
response (stability)
Demand
response
Wind and solar
output variation
Service
restoration
Day-ahead
scheduling T&D planning
Life span
of IT
assets
Life span
of OT
assets
23. • Smart cities will prove to
be a “target rich
environment” for
augmented reality
solution.
• Parallels between smart
cities and smart grids will
position utility solutions at
the forefront.
• EPRI is engaged in
dozens of projects
applicable to smart cities.
• Smart cities includes all
aspects of utility
operations.
Conclusion
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