Fast Simulation and Modeling

In order to help the operators to have a clear and accurate estimation of the grid, and the ability to cost efficiently optimize the operations, and anticipate responses to events in real time, achieve faster-than-real time simulation and modeling of electricity grid dynamics over a range of different geographic and time domains, through an open platform suite of tools: the Fast Simulation and Modeling (FSM) system.

Background

To achieve this platform, that can provide faster-than-real time simulation and modeling of electricity grid dynamics over a range of different geographic and time domains, the project has first designed functional requirements and developed a computing architecture. As soon as the specifications are integrated in the IntelliGrid Architecture, the project will reaffirm the business case value assessment of the concepts, and then, the project will be able to start a design phase, and eventually development of algorithms and coding of the software, and finally, test and deploy the system.

Materials

Fast Simulation and Modeling Fact Sheet, July 2005.

Technical Requirements Assessment, July 2003.
This report identifies critical capabilities and issues that must be addressed in subsequent definition of detailed technical requirements.

The specification phase has been carried out by 2 complementary efforts: TFSM and DFSM.

Transmission Fast Simulation and Modeling (TFSM)

The first one, Transmission Fast Simulation and Modeling (TFSM) is focused on transmission applications. TFSM was contracted in Feb 2004, to a team that include experts from TVA, HP or Washington University, and was led by ABB. The team developed the functional requirements transmission applications and a computational architecture to support this system, based on distributed intelligent agents.

Materials

2005

• IntelliGrid Transmission Fast Simulation and Modeling (T-FSM) -- Business Case Analysis TR-1012152, October 2005.
• TFSM requirements, March 2005, Phase 1 Reports.
  A. T-FSM Functional Requirements TR-1011666
  B. T-FSM Archiectural Requirements TR-1011667
  

2004

• TFSM high level requirements, June 2004. Intermediary report.

Distribution Fast Simulation and Modeling (DFSM)

The second one, Distribution Fast Simulation and Modeling (DFSM) is focused on distribution applications. DFSM was contracted in September 2004 to a team of experts from Consolidated Edison of New York and Electricite de France. It develops the functional requirements of distribution applications, using a use-case approach to design UML models of the key functionalities.

Materials

• Power point presentations: DFSM presentation website - Dec
• Power Quality Application 2004 (Long Island New York, May 17-18 2004)
• High-Level requirement document published in January 2005, and use-cases and UML models available next Sept 2005

What's next in the FSM project

• The following effort will consist in integrating the functional requirements developed in TFSM and DFSM in a set of specifications consistent with the IntelliGrid Architecture (end of 2005)
• A value assessment of the Computing architecture based on a real grid example will be completed by the end of 2005.
• Mock-up of the DFSM system is in development, and will illustrate how a system that would be developed based on this specification could look like (mid 2005).

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