The document provides an overview and objectives for a power system restoration drill. It discusses several historical system events that resulted in blackouts, including the 1996 WSCC/WECC disturbance, 2003 Northeast blackout, and 2011 Arizona-Southern California outages. For each event, it summarizes the sequence of events and issues encountered during the subsequent system restoration process. Key objectives of the drill are to review lessons learned from prior outages and refresh knowledge of restoration principles and processes.
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Safety Moment
• Brief Pause to Review:
– Emergency escape routes; meeting place
– How to dial 9-1-1 from building phones
– Review building street address
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Protocols
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Learning Objectives
• Review major system events.
• Provide fundamental knowledge and skills in
restoration issues and proven solution
techniques.
• Refresh restoration principles and processes.
• Certificate of Completion – 4 NERC CE hours
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Antitrust Guidelines
• It is SERC’s policy and practice to obey the antitrust
laws and to avoid all conduct that unreasonably
restrains competition.
– It is the responsibility of every SERC member company to
carry out this commitment.
• Specifically, participants in SERC activities should
not discuss matters concerning pricing information,
especially profit, marketing strategies, competition,
or other similar matters.
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Confidentiality Policy
• Participants in SERC meetings also may receive
information of a sensitive and commercial nature that
is confidential in nature and should not be disclosed
publicly.
• During SERC meetings, participants are reminded to
not disclose non-public transmission function or
customer specific information.
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Objectives
• Identify historical system events that resulted in
system separation and blackouts
– WSCC/WECC Disturbance 1996
– Northeast Blackout 2003
– Arizona-Southern California Outages 2011
• Identify the elements and importance of a system
assessment following a event
• Review system configurations as a result of the
disturbances
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• Discuss the options for restoration following a
system disturbance
• Identify the key principles of system restoration
– Switching strategies
– Voltage control
– Load pick-up
– Frequency control
– Rules of thumb
– Island building
– Synchronization of islands
Objectives
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WSCC/WECC Disturbance
July 2, 1996
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• A few localized line faults
– 345 kV
• Spread to neighboring areas
• Cascaded to the most western
states
• Breakup of the western North
America
July 2 Event
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• Five Islands
• One blackedout area
– Southern Idaho
– Loss of 11,750MW
Blackout Area
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Northeast Blackout
August 14, 2003
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• Series of events
– 345 kV lines operating
– System Operator tool malfunctions
– Other contributing events
August 14, 2003
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NYISO System
• 60% Transmission
• 5,700 MW
• HQ support
• IMO generation
• PJM load
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• 16:11 NYISO entered “Restoration State”
• 16:18 Initial Assessment
– Big Picture – large island energized - not all the details
• 16:27 Identified that Gilboa station was not part of
the surviving island – 1,100 MW pumped storage
– Directed to blackstart
• 16:45 LIPA using gas turbines after complete
separation
High Level Timeline
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• 17:00 Surviving island “relatively stable”
– Surviving 5,700 MW
• 17:18 Discussion of synchronizing with PJM
– 18:02 Attempt unsuccessful due to large frequency
imbalance
• 18:52 First synchronization with PJM
– Result of an auto synch-check relay allowing a reclosing
scheme to continue
– Involved parties unaware of synchronization
High Level Timeline
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• 19:06 Con Ed attempt to manually close 500 kV tie
to PJM
– Synchroscope at 12 o’clock
• 19:06 – 00:00 Building of system – transmission,
generation, load
• 01:53 NY reconnects with ISO-NE
• 05:12 Con Ed ties with Long Island
High Level Timeline
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• Gilboa synchronization to backbone island delayed
– Inability to close line at Gilboa due to the large voltage
disparity
– Initially complicated by an erratically operating switch
yard synchroscope at Gilboa
Operator was able to switch over to a backup synchroscope
– System voltages not stabilized until additional lines
restored
Within 15 minutes
Restoration Issues
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• 17:05 to 19:00 NYPA ECC operators concern with
load and generation imbalance and voltage stability
– Several 100 MW adjustments (up and down) to the import
from Hydro Quebec
– Rotational load shedding of three 60 MW Alcoa West
facilities
– Opening lines to shed 100 MW of Ontario load
• 18:01 Niagara Mohawk ordered to shed 300 MW
load – generation/load imbalance – declining
frequency
Restoration Issues
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• 07:34 NYISO issued order for Emergency Demand
Response Program/Special Case Resources
– 10:00 - 24:00
• 08:59 NYISO request immediate relief from
EDRP/SCR
• 09:25 NYISO informed TOs of potential rolling
blackouts
– Due to load and generation imbalance
• 09:33 NYISO ordered 300 MW load shed
– Dragging ACE - 630 MW
Restoration Issues
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• 10:02 NYISO informed TOs that half load could be
restored
– 10:24 Remainder of load could be restored
Restoration Issues
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San Diego Area Electric System
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• IID operator not actively monitoring the RTCA
results
– RTCA alarms were also not audible
– Problem with N-1 – transformer overload
• Switching error – technician missed 2 critical steps
– Error caused tripping of 500 kV line
Phase angle prevented reclosing of line
• Less generation on in San Diego and Mexico
Sequence of Events
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• Flow redistributions, voltage deviations and
overloads caused transformers, transmission lines
and generating units to trip offline
• Northern flows serving load in San Diego and
parts of Arizona and Mexico
– Flows initiated an intertie separation scheme (SONGS)
at San Onofre Nuclear Station
Separating SDG&E from SCE and tripping both San
Onofre units
Sequence of Event
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Impacted Areas
Yuma
CFE
SDGE APS
IID
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Company Load Lost Customers Interrupted
– SDG&E 4293 MW 1.4 million
– CFE 2150 MW 1.1 million
– IID 929 MW 146 thousand
– APS 389 MW 70 thousand
– WALC 74 MW (APS customers)
Disturbance Results
15:38 September 8, 2011
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• All affected entities completed restoration without
need for black start plans
– Access to power from their neighboring systems
• Need for better WECC RC coordination and
assistance
– 30-minute debate occurred between SCE operators and
SONGS operators
Resulted in a SONGS operator making a unilateral
decision to open a circuit breaker on the line responsible
for restoring power to SDG&E’s system
Restoration
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Assessment Elements
• Extent of blackout
• Communication status
• Personnel
• System status
– Generation resources
– Transmission facilities
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• Internal assessment
– Transmission, Generation, Distribution
• Neighboring areas
– Neighboring area communications
– Reliability Coordinator communications
• RC Area, Region, Interconnection
– Reliability Communications
Extent of Blackout
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• What communications are available?
– Control Center to Neighbors
– Control Center to RC
– Control Center to Generation plants
– Control Center to Field Personnel
• Telephones - ?
• Satellite phones - ?
• Radios - ?
• Cell phones - ?
• Computers - ?
Communication Status
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Personnel
• Where do we need them?
– Control Center
– Substations
– Field
– Plants
• Notifications
• Call out process
• Support personnel
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System Assessment
Generator StatusIdentify
surviving
generators
Stabilize
surviving
generators
Determine
status of
other
generators
Determine
Start-up
Sequence
Auxiliary
power to
Off-line units
Initiate
unit start-ups
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Generator Assessment
• Surviving generators
– Current loading level
– Location
– Connected load
– Boundaries of island
– Plant capabilities
– Unit stability region
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Generator Assessment
• Stabilize Surviving Units
– Add additional load to stabilize
Station load
Distribution load
• Determine areas of separation
– May be difficult
– Location and size of islands may effect restoration
strategy
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Generator Assessment
• Generation lost
– Damage incurred
– Type of unit and characteristics
• Blackstart
– Capability and location
• Off-line Generation
– Status prior to event
– Type of unit
– Power requirements
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Generator Assessment
• Nuclear plants
– Company obligations
• Start-up sequencing
– Dependent on operation prior to event
Size
Types
State of operation
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Generator Assessment
• Sequence considerations
– Hydro – usually quickest
– Combustion Turbines
Smaller CTs – quick-start (10 minutes)
Large CTs – may take longer (up to 1 hour)
– Steam - Drum-type
1-20 hours away
– Steam - Super Critical
4-20 hours away
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Generator Assessment
• Fuel supplies – need for power
– Gas plants
– Fuel depots
• Utilization of auxiliary power
– Limited supply
– Best utilization required
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Generator Assessment
• Abilities and direction of plant operators
• Knowledge of neighboring systems
– Pooling restart sources
– Sharing reserves
– Interconnecting transmission
• Abilities and comparison to plan
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Transmission Assessment
• Facilities energized
– EMS – if operating and reliable
• Faulted Equipment
– Oscillographs
– Digital Fault Recorders (DFRs)
– Inspections by field personnel
– Relay targets in substations
– Smart Relays
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Transmission Assessment
• Breaker indications
– Open
Permanent faults
Out-of-Step conditions
Temporary faults
– Closed
De-energized line with no problem
Faulted equipment that never cleared
Equipment damaged after event
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Transmission Assessment
• Station Batteries
– Capabilities
Hour until depletion
Open-close-open operation
• Relay Reliability
– Adequate fault current available
– Most questionable relays
Re-closing relays
Station hot bus-dead line re-closing
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Transmission Assessment
• Underfrequency relays
– Status of what activated
– Sequence of restoration
• Facility status with regards to plan
– May not have what you thought you would
May impact restoration plan
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Restoration Switching Strategies
• Two general strategies:
• “All Open”
– All circuit breakers at affected substations are opened
• “Controlled Operation”
– Only circuit breakers necessary to allow restoration to
proceed are opened
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“All Open” Strategy
• Can be accomplished by:
– Station Operators
– EMS/SCADA systems
• Advantages
– Simpler and safer configuration to restore
– Only breakers in restorations process will be closed
– Unlikely to experience inadvertent load pick-up
• Disadvantages
– Longer time to accomplish
– More breaker operations
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“All Open” Strategy
• “All-Open” Approach
– Open all circuit breakers at blacked-out substations prior
to restoration
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“Controlled Open” Strategy
• Advantages
– Less energy requirements
Breakers not involved in sectionalizing and restoration remain
closed
Postpone operation of some breaker to later in process
– May be quicker
• Disadvantages
– Higher emphasis on isolation between restored and de-energized
systems
– Must study steady state and transient voltage response
Multiple lines being energized
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“Controlled Open” Strategy
• “Controlled Operation” Approach
Open circuit breakers needed to accommodate restoration
Energize
Torrey to
Zanes II
OPEN
CBs
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Inside-Out Approach
• Sometimes referred to as “Bottom-Up” or
“Blackstart”
– Starts with the formation of islands utilizing blackstart
generation
– Only option available in a complete shutdown without
outside help
– Should serve as the basis for restoration plans
Worst case
– Different methodologies for restoration can utilize
approach
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Inside-Out Approach
1. Determine blackstart units to start
2. Stabilize blackstart units brought on line
3. Establish restoration transmission corridor
4. Build island by restoring generation,
transmission, and load
5. Interconnect islands when conditions warrant
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Inside-Out Approach
“Multiple Island” Method
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“Multiple Island” Method
• Advantages
– Multiple areas are restored at the same time
– Quicker restoration of generation
– One island going down will not take the others down
– Quicker restoration of load throughout area
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“Multiple Island” Method
• Disadvantages
– Amount of manpower needed to handle multiple islands
Beyond the capability of one person
– Longer instability in individual islands
Due to size
– Managing control of multiple frequencies
Need to gain assistance from generation operators
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Inside-Out Approach
“Core Island” Method
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“Core Island” Method
• Advantages
– Develops larger island quicker
Provides more stability
– Offers more options for restoration
Able to handle restoring larger blocks of load
Restoration of underfrequency relays sooner
– Higher emphasis on control
– Higher desirability for interconnecting
– Quicker time in restoring system
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“Core Island” Method
• Disadvantages
– Higher exposure to loss of island for single event
– Start-up power and substation power may be delayed
Outside island
– Higher chance of diminished battery power before
receiving outside power
Outside island
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Inside-Out Approach
“Backbone Island” Method
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“Backbone Island” Method
• Advantages
– Quickest method for restoring auxiliary power to
generators and light and power to substations
– Focused switching
– Quickly creates backbone of the transmission system
which may allow for quicker connection to the
Interconnection
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“Backbone Island” Method
• Disadvantages
– Excess line charging may cause high voltages
May be the biggest obstacle to overcome
– Island stability will be an issue due to the size,
generation operating, and long transmission paths
– Without building a good foundation, customer load may
take longer to restore
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“Outside-In” Approach
• Sometimes referred to as “Top-Down Approach”
– Utilize outside assistance to restore major transmission
paths
– Provide power supply to internal generating stations and
substation
– Start-up additional internal generation
– Begin restoration of underlying transmission system
– Restore load as conditions allow
– Continue to restore more generation, transmission, sub-
transmission, and load
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“Outside-In” Approach
INTERCONNECTION
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“Outside-In” Approach
• Advantages
– Quick restoration of power to generators and substations
for light & power
– Multiple restoration efforts completed simultaneously
– Higher level of stability
Part of Interconnection
Provided strong ties are established
– Issues related to connecting islands is a non-issue
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“Outside-In” Approach
• Disadvantages
– Early stages of restoration may experience higher
voltages
Excess line charging
– Neighbors ability to supply power is a key element of
success
– Neighbor assistance will be limited to transfer capability
Both generation and transmission
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Combination Approach
• Utilizes both approaches
– Inside-Out - Blackstart
– Outside-In – Neighbor Assistance
• Restores transmission from outside source while
building internal islands
• Islands can be connected to either other internal
islands or outside interconnection points
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INTERCONNECTION
Combination Approach
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Combination Approach
• Advantages
– Quickest restoration of power to generators and
substations for light & power
– Multiple areas of restoration
Externally supported
Internally developed
– Stability
Areas connected to outside sources
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Combination Approach
• Disadvantages
– Externally tied areas
High voltages early in process
Neighbors ability to support
– Island synchronization required
– More complex operation
Controlling multiple islands
Maintaining frequency
Additional manpower required to handle workload
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Method Selection
• Influences for method selection
– Extent of blackout
Complete shutdown
Islanding
– Outside assistance availability
Level of assistance
– Black-start capability
– Specific company philosophy and protocols
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Restoration Considerations
• Voltage Control
– Bulk Power system maintained 90% - 110 %
– Maintain voltages at minimum levels will reduce charging
current
– Local load must be restored as transmission lines are
energized to reduce voltages
Station light and power
Customer load
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Simulation Demonstration
Voltage Control with Load
SERC Restoration_Voltage Control
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Restoration Considerations
• Voltage Control
– Balance reactive resources
Line charging
Shunt capacitors
Removed from service until sufficient load restored
Shunt reactors
Placed in service early to reduce voltage
Static VAR Compensators and Condensers
Automatic control - in service as soon as practical
Generator MVAR capabilities
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Restoration Considerations
• Interconnecting
– Generating plants or stations with
synchroscopes
Phase angle should be 10o or less
• Transmission Stability
– Only facilities expected to carry significant
load should be energized
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Restoration Considerations
• Transient Stability Factors dependent on:
– Strength of transmission network
– Strength of tie-lines to the outside
– Characteristics of Generating units
Inertia
• More lines and strength on bus – less severe the
transients when energizing
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Generation Restoration
• Unit stability in question during early stages
• More generators on-line = more system stability
– Synchronized inertia
– Frequency and voltage control
• Stronger sources allows more:
– Circuit energization
– Unit start-ups
– Spinning reserves
– Load pick-ups
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Island
Identification
and
Stabilization
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Restoration Condition
• A power system restoration condition exists when
large portions of the power system collapse, losing
both voltage and frequency
– Total System Blackout
– Partial System Blackout
– Islanded Power System
Typically some portion of customer load is being served in
the island
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Islanded Power Systems
• Islands may be unintentionally created when a
disturbance results in system separation.
• Once an island develops the system operator
should:
– Determine island connectivity
– Stabilize the island frequency
– Stabilize the island voltage
– Ensure equipment is within acceptable loading limits
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Islanded Power Systems
• Islands may also be created intentionally in the
course of the restoration process.
• Multiple islands may be created dependent upon
the restoration process.
• Caution should be exercised with multiple islands
– Simultaneous frequency control
– Spreading thin generation resources (small load blocks)
– Synchronization of multiple islands requires:
Time
Coordination
Careful execution
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• Five Islands
• One blackedout area
– Southern Idaho
– Loss of 11,750MW
Blackout Area
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Simulation Demonstration
Island Identification
SERC Restoration_Island Identification
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Island Stabilization
• Determine that an island exists, and the points of
separation.
• It is imperative to immediately monitor and assess
conditions within the island and take any warranted steps
to stabilize.
• Actions from system operators include:
– Switching of reactive control devices
– Generation dispatch/re-dispatch actions
– Transmission switching
– Load shedding
• All the above done in an effort to secure thermal, voltage or
frequency conditions
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Island Stabilization
• Balancing Authority actions include:
– Select flat frequency or tie line bias to stabilize frequency depending
on status of tie lines
– If isolated implement flat frequency mode should be implemented
– If two or more BAs have remained connected
Flat frequency for the larger area
Tie line bias for the smaller area
• Transmission operators should consider the potential for
inadvertent reclosing of breakers via synchro-check relay
schemes.
– If warranted system operators should consider blocking these
automatic schemes
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Synchronizing Theory
• When closing a CB between two separate islands
of the system the voltages on both sides of the CB
are synchronized prior to it’s closing.
• The three aspects of the voltage are called
synchronizing variables:
– The voltage magnitudes
– The frequency of the voltages
– The power angle between the voltages
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Guidelines for Synching Islanded Systems
• Location of synchronizing equipment must be considered
when developing restoration plans.
• The plan should also identify the type of equipment.
Synch-scope
Automatic synchronizer
Synch-check
• The plan should also estimate locations at which
synchronization will likely be required.
• At times it may be better to wait until neighboring systems
have reached minimum reliability requirements before
synchronization
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Assessment Prior to Interconnecting
• Communication between parties involved and
Reliability Coordinators must ensure
understanding of:
– Existing conditions after stabilization
– Considerations to remain stable after synchronization
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Assessment Prior to Interconnecting
• Existing condition assessment includes (but not
limited to):
– Load
– Synchronized Generation
– Prevailing Voltage and Frequency
– System Topology
– System Operating Reserves
– System Reactive Reserves
– First Contingency Loss
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Assessment Prior to Interconnecting
• Consideration to remain stable after synchronization:
– Frequency
Continue restoration efforts in a manner that prevents excessive
frequency swings
– Voltage
System operators should discuss desired voltage levels
In some cases load should be shed or restored as needed to maintain
voltage within limits
– Thermal Issues
Normal continuous ratings of any single facility should not be exceeded
Special attention should also be given to tie lines and interfaces
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Transmission Stability
• Facilities need to be checked before and after
energization
– Aim low on voltage to reduce charging currents
– Facilities must be monitored for loading and voltages
• Only facilities expected to carry significant load
should be energized
• Minimize switching operations
– Excessive switching increases restoration time
– Limited source of energy until L&P are restored
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Restoration Considerations
• Load/Frequency Control
– Small increments of generation and load
Minimize frequency impacts
– Load pick-ups </= 5% total synchronized generating
capability
Example: You have 1000 MW of synchronized capacity –
maximum load pick-up is 50 MW
– Frequency maintained between 59.75 – 61.00 Hz
Regulate toward 60.00 Hz
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Simulation Demonstration
Load Pick-up and Frequency
SERC Restoration_Island Connecting
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Restoration Considerations
• Load/Frequency Control
– Maintain > 59.00 Hz
May need to use manual load shedding
Guide – 6-10% for 1 Hz
– Maintain frequency slightly above 60.00 Hz prior to load
pick-up
– Refrain from picking-up UF protected load
Until load pick-ups are not frequency volatile
Alternate pick-ups at various steps
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Load/Frequency Control
• Generators will trip off automatically
– Low Frequency at 57.50 Hz. (Under-frequency relay)
– High Frequency at 61.75 Hz. (Over-speed relay)
• Generators may be tripped manually
– Low Frequency of 57.0 Hz.
– High Frequency of 63.0 Hz.
– Find out your generator policies
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Isochronous Control
• A governor that strives to maintain its target
frequency (normally 60 Hz) for all load levels is
known as an isochronous governor
• An isochronous governor will do everything within
its means to maintain 60 Hz
• In the example in theory this generator would vary
its output in the range from 0 MW to 300 MW in
response to system frequency changes
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Isochronous Control (0% droop mode)
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Synchronous Control
• Governor droop is expressed as a percentage of the
frequency change required for a governor to move a unit
from no load to full load or from full load to no load. (provided
the unit capacity is available)
• NERC recommends that all synchronous generators droop
settings are at 5%
• In the example a 5% droop setting means that a 3 Hz (5% of
60 Hz) change in frequency is required to move the
generator across its entire range
• It should be noted that in actual operations generators rarely
operate under load outside of a 59.5 to 60.5 frequency range
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Synchronous Control
(speed droop mode – 5% droop)
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Synchronous vs. Isochronous Control
• Synchronous
– A droop setting (5%) on all generators on a normal
system allows all to respond to frequency deviations
without fighting each other
• Isochronous
– A droop setting (0%) allows these units (typically black-
start) to maintain 60 Hz across their entire range
– Typically in a blackstart situation the isochronous unit
would continually be kept at mid operating range to
control frequency while synchronous units continue to
pick up loads
– Only one unit in an island should be in this mode
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Restoration Considerations
• Who controls frequency?
• Is frequency monitoring available for area?
• Coordination of generators and LSEs
• Generator operator abilities?
• Implication of LSE actions?
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Restoration Considerations
• Reserves
– Ample reserve to cover largest unit in each island
Generation on-line
Customer load
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Restoration Considerations
• Interconnecting Islands
– Match frequencies
– Frequency control versus tie-line control
– Best regulating units should be used for frequency
control
General guide – 2X normal regulation
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Simulation Demonstration
Island Connecting
SERC Restoration_Island Connecting
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Restoration Considerations
• Island Stability
– Voltages within limits
– Minimal voltage deviations when restoring load
– Frequency within 59.75 and 61.0
– Small frequency deviations when restoring load
– Adequate operating reserves
– Significant amount of U/F load restored
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Restoring Load – Cold Load Pick-up
• Disconnected load will probably be much higher
than when lost
• Experience high peak demands
– Simultaneous starting of motors, compressors, etc
• Inrush currents can be 10 or more times normal
– Dependent on type of load
– Will last 2-4 seconds
– Remain at 150-200% for as long as 30 minutes
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Cold Load Pick-up
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 1-2 sec 6 sec 30 min
LOAD
Multiplier
of
Normal
Load
Current
Time from Restoration
Initial Surge of
Load Current
Incandescent Lamp
Filaments; Small motors
up to speed
Large motors
up to speed.
Load Diversity
returns.
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Restoration Considerations
• Priority Customers
– Station service to nuclear plants
– Generating plant fuel supply depots
– Other facilities needed for restoration
• Critical Loads
– Military facilities
– Law enforcement organizations
– Public health facilities
– Public communication facilities
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Restoring Load – Automatic Schemes
• System Operators must maintain control of
restoration
• Automatic protection devices should be in service
ASAP
• Automatic restoration schemes should not be
enabled
– Until sufficient portion of generation and load has been
restored
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Restoring Load – Oil Filled Cables
• Loss of power implications
– Oil pressure drops and cable loses temperature
– Gas pockets form
– Can result in fault and damage cable on re-energizing
• Pressures should be verified prior to re-energizing
• System Operators need to know locations of oil
filled cables
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Reserves
• Balancing Area should carry operating reserve to
cover largest unit in each island
– Reserves can be on-line or customer load that can be
shed
• The smaller the area – the more reserve should be
spinning
• Combination of systems may allow for individual
reductions in reserves
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Restoration Considerations
• What is the quickest way to get power nuclear
stations?
• Which feeders contain critical customers?
• Where are the oil-filled cables and pumping facilities
on your system?
• What are the operating parameters for oil-filled
cables?
• What are the loads of the distribution feeders?
• Where are UF relays and what are their settings?
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Quick Review
• System Frequency – 60.05 Hz
• Generating Capacity – 1,800 MW
• System Load – 1,000 MW
• What is the maximum amount of load block that
should be restored?
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Quick Review
• What is the maximum amount of load block that
should be restored?
1,800 MW x 5% =
90 MW
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Quick Review
• System Load = 3,400
• System frequency drops to 58.50 Hz
• How much load needs to be dropped to get
frequency back to 60.00 Hz?
3400 X 6-10% = ??MW/1 Hz
Between 204 and 340 MW
306 to 510 MW for 1.5 Hz
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Quick Review
• Reserves?
• Largest unit covered?
• Options available?
Capacity
(MW)
Loading
(MW)
500 350
300 275
200 175
100 50
65 65
65 65