India Smart Grid Week, 2016
Yogendra Patwardhan
Vice President, Grid Automation
ABB
Grid Modernization-Technology Choices for India
Urbanization and Overpopulation
Crucial megatrends that will define tomorrow’s world
With a population of 8.3 billion people by 2030, we’ll need...
Elements of a SMART Mega City
Future world will look very different in some fundamental ways
SMART Buildings
Green and Intelligent built
with BIPV
SMART Infrastructure
Multimodal transport hubs
providing excellent connectivity
SMART Energy
High penetration of renewable
energy
SMART Technology
SMART Cars
Intelligent communication
systems
Electric Vehicles with fast
charging stations
SMART Grids
Infrastructure to enable real
time monitoring of power
flow
‘Smart’ is the new ‘Green’: Technology will impact every aspect of our world
Energy and grid transformation
Big shift in the electrical value chain
Generation mix
Renewable share: ~50% of global generation by
2040
Greater volatility, less predictability
More feed-in nodes
Power
transmission and
distribution
Micro / Nano
grids
Increasing complexity
Control / information flow is key value driver
Transmission: longer distances, higher voltages
On- and off-grid
Control / automation on “local” level
Energy storage is key
Power Grids will need to evolve
From Mega to Micro: We have alternatives
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Changing power sector landscape
Technology options to be considered
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Technology: Key focus areas
Finding the right balance remains the key
Key requirements
Trends affecting the power sector
Reliability
Affordability
Sustainability
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Reformation of regulations
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Increased cross border transfer
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Increased electricity trading
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Increased urbanization
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Increased demand on power quality
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Increased use of renewable production
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Reduced implementation times
The ideal spot
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Key technologies being adopted
Technology
Rapid adoption leading to evolution of the T&D sector
Gas insulated substations
(GIS)
Flexible AC Transmission
systems (FACTS)
High Voltage DC
Transmission (HVDC)
Digital substations
Drivers
Technologies that have gained wide popularity during the recent past
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Reduced land
requirement
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Dynamic voltage
control
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Ease of installation
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High reliability and
safety
Increased power
transmission
capability and
stability
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Integration of
renewable energy
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Grid reinforcement
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Increased power
transmission
capability
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Increased safety and
reduced installation
time
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Increased availability
and performance
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Built-in cyber
security
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What next?
Energy Storage may become next «Big Thing»
Large scale
Small scale
Charging
Battery
PHS
Flywheel
Supercap
Battery
DC fast charger
Utility grid control
Bulk storage
Microgrid stability
Traction
End-user
Terra series
What could drive energy storage?
Large scale
integration of
renewables in
the grid
Adoption of
Text
distributed
generation, esp.
Microgrids
Continuously
falling prices
of Li-ion
batteries
PHS: Pumped Hydroelectric Storage
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What next?
Other emerging technologies
Superconductors / High temperature superconductor (HTS) Cables
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Ability to conduct electricity with near-zero resistance
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HTS Cables can carry three to five times the power of conventional cables
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Superconducting materials can also be used to replace the copper windings of
transformers to reduce losses by as much as 70%
Wide Area Monitoring Systems
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Real time and more precise monitoring of transmission systems
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Can aid in higher loading of transmission systems
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Transmission operators could conceivably change the loading of transmission
lines by thermal monitoring
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