TITLE:
System Restoration Tools: System Restoration Navigator Integrated into EPRI Operator Training Simulator (SRN/OTS)
AUTHORS:
Navin Bhatt, Shanshan Liu, Robin Podmore
KEYWORDS:
System Restoration, Restoration Paths and Sequences, Operator Training Simulator
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.3 No.4,
April
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: System operators and
planners develop and implement restoration plans based on off-line simulation
studies, and accumulated experience and knowledge. One of the challenges in
developing a restoration plan is to sift through numerous possible restoration
scenarios and paths, in order to identify those that are technically feasible.
When implementing a restoration plan in an on-line environment following a
blackout, the operators need to adapt to the actual outage scenarios and
available resources, and be constantly mindful of anticipated voltage and
frequency excursions that must remain within system and equipment tolerances. In
recognition of these challenges, EPRI has developed System Restoration
Navigator (SRN), to provide decision support to system restoration planning and
operations engineers in developing, evaluating and revising system restoration
strategies, guidelines, plans and step-by-step procedures. During 2013-2014,
EPRI developed SRN version 3.0, which is designed to facilitate its integration
into a commercial operator training simulator (OTS) (AKA a dispatch training
simulator, DTS). The integration of SRN 3.0 with an OTS allows operators to
obtain experience in simulating, developing, experimenting with and revising
system restoration plans, and to address related regulatory standards. The
integration expands the usability of SRN 3.0 by providing the OTS platform for
training purposes and for the purpose of interfacing SRN 3.0 with operational
power system models to be able to explore near real time application of SRN
3.0. This 2013-2014 development work also included the integration of SRN 3.0
into EPRI OTS, and its application on the Florida Reliability Coordinating
Council (FRCC) power system. A detailed account of development of SRN 3.0, its
integration into EPRI OTS and its application to FRCC system is presented in
this paper.