California Utilities Define New Smart Inverter Capabilities
Originally published in the IEEE Smart Grid June 2019 Newsletter
Kay Stefferud, Director of Implementation Services
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California’s phased implementation of smart inverter functionality addresses power quality issues including issues caused by independent and intermittent renewable energy sources. Recommendations from California’s Smar...
IEEE Smart Grid Webinar
Bridging the Internet of Things and Grid of Things for Effective Optimization
Presented By: Ron Chebra, VP of Grid Modernization
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As more and more distribution assets are connected to the grid operations center, there is an opportunity to gain better insights and telemetric information that serves to inform and enable greater levels of control. In a similar mann...
Episode #12 | The Best of The Energy Exchange Season 1
As we conclude Season 1 of The Energy Exchange, host Ron Chebra gives us an overview of what's been covered, adding commentary around some of the most interesting topics in the electric power industry: big data analytics, enterprise architecture, pre-pay, standards and more. Listen in to this highlight reel and get a preview of what's to come in Season 2.
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Getting Offshore Wind Power on the Grid
Offshore wind power plants need to overcome a number of challenges.
Published on T&D World.com | May 29, 2019
David Mueller, Director of Energy Systems Studies
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Chandra Pallem, Principal Consultant
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Wind power in North America has been an exclusively land-based resource until Decem...
Architecture Plays a Key Role in NERC CIP Compliance
Brian Smith
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If you have been involved with a utility's compliance efforts associated with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, you understand that documentation is everywhere. Nearly every aspect of the NERC CIP standards starts with the requirement of documenting a proc...
Wind Plant Transient Evaluation Studies
Power system apparatus, such as transformers, switchgear, and cables may be exposed to various types of transients. High-frequency transients and very steep overvoltages may cause problems for electrical equipment because they can cause local overstressing of the insulation system. Wind plant collector circuit breaker opening-and-closing operations and lightning surge events are important potential sources of thes...
Episode #11 | Accelerating Standardization and Interoperability: The Wi-Sun Alliance Approach
Wi-SUN Alliance: A global ecosystem of member companies seeking to accelerate the implementation of open standards-based Field Area Networks (FAN) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Host and EnerNex Vice President Ron Chebra talks with Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-Sun Alliance, on interoperability, security, the process of testing and certification,...
Systems Engineering Approaches to Address Cybersecurity Challenges of the Electric Grid
Published via Electric Energy T&D Magazine - 2019 Quarterly Issue 2
By: Kay Stefferud, Director of Implementation Services
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Like many systems of systems, the electric grid is facing challenges as devices and applications originally intended to be either standalone or locally networked are now b...
On the Ground Floor of Ohio’s PowerForward Grid Modernization Initiative
A conversation with Ohio utility regulators and EnerNex technical experts on working groups that will guide the state’s regulatory roadmap for distributed energy resources.
By: Jeff St. John, Editor, GTM
Published via Greentech Media
March 29, 2019
Back in 2017, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio launched the PowerForward initiative, an open-ended considerati...
Electric Power Systems Flicker Analysis
By: Bikash Poudel, Senior Consultant
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Electric power systems flicker is a human perception of change in brightness level of lighting. The intensity of flicker is dependent on both the frequency and the magnitude of voltage fluctuations. There had been studies that showed the variations of voltage as small as 0.3% in the frequencies around 8.8 Hz can ...
