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Distribution Network Planning and Daily Operation:
Impact of the Smart Grid
Date:
June 22, 2009
Course Language:
English
Fee:
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Per Person |
| International & US |
US $ 750. |
| Canada |
CND $ 850. |
Please note that the prices do not include the applicable taxes. These will be indicated on your invoice.
Registration Forms:
Location:
Delta Montreal
475 President Kennedy Avenue
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1J7
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Introduction
Intelligence was always part of the electrical networks although it was coming from the planning and operation teams. Networks are evolving along this path and the concept of “Smart Grid” is making its way in the modernization efforts of the distribution grids in order to address more encompassing issues. The various initiatives contemplated or already being implemented will ultimately provide planners and operators with valuable and pointed information, leading to a decision making capability that will result in increased performances and higher customers’ satisfaction.
The first initiatives were mostly focused towards generation, transmission and customer applications. The scope of this training will look into the most current technologies and trends for the distribution network and demonstrate, using practical examples, the potential impact of Smart Grid on distribution network design and operation.
What you will learn
- Illustrate the key concepts of a smart distribution grid.
- Identify the major tenets of a Smart Grid and how they support energy security, reliability and optimal assets managements.
- Identify the opportunities resulting from smart meters and demand management deployment.
- Analyze the effects a Smart Grid will have on the distribution grid, its design and operation.
- Discuss the greater capacity to integrate distributed generation with a Smart Grid.
Audience
Technical personnel having to plan and operate the distribution network and who want to understand the Smart Grid concept, its future impact or understand ways of maximizing the potential of existing Smart Grid implementations.
Course Outline
History and Definitions
Supporting Initiatives
Improving the knowledge on the load side
- The basic tool: smart meters
- Technologies, requirements, support infrastructures
- Load model
Managing the demand (energy and power usage)
- Improving network monitoring
- From simple rate feedback to direct load management
- Integrating Demand Response (DR) into load forecasting models
- Using simulation to estimate DR impact and gains
Improving network performances
- Network performances evaluation
- Network usage factor
- Reliability index
- Cost of delivering energy
- Power quality
- Smart Grid impact on:
- Planning
- Optimized capital investment schedule
- Deferring investments/projects
- Operation
- Being pro-active
- Real time monitoring
- Optimizing safety margins
- Equipment choice
- Environment-based engineering
- Knowingly using equipment emergency capability
- Reliability
- Basics
- Faster fault location
- Automatic network configuration
- Shorter restoration time
Utility experience
- Utility experience: Hydro-Québec’s Smart Grid initiative
Discussion
- Who will/should finance the cost of implementing the Smart Grid
Included in the Fee
The course fee includes tuition, refreshments and lunches.
Hotel Information
A number of rooms at a special rate is made available to the attendees on a first-come first-served basis. For reservations, attendees must call the Delta Montreal Reservation Desk at 1-877-286-1986 before May 19, 2009. Mention your attendance to the CYME International course.
Delta Montreal
475 President Kennedy Avenue
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1J7
Tel.: (514) 286-1986
Fax: (514) 284-4306
e-mail: deltamontreal@deltamontreal.com
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Further Information
Please contact:
Mr. Bert Evangelista,
CYME Sales Manager
Tel:(450) 461-3655, International & Canada
Tel:(800) 361-3627, USA & Canada
Fax:(450) 461-0966, International & Canada
Fax:(781) 229-2336, USA
info@cyme.com
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