Operations & Maintenance Optimization

for Smart Grids using CIM.

Laurent Schmitt, Alstom Grid, VP Smart Grid Solutions
Frdric Bauchot, IBM, Chief Architect E&U Solutions Center
Jean-Franois Mermet, IBM, Smart Grid Solution Architect

Alstom & IBM: two major actors of Smart Grid

At IBM, we are:

Accelerating the adoption of SG worldwide
through the Global Intelligent Utility Network
Coalition.

Aiding utilities in the development of SG by
creating the Smart Grid Maturity Model.

Collaborating in the GridWise Alliance and similar
organizations around the world to promote SG

Participating in the DoE Advisory Committee and
its SG Subcommittee to help modernize the U.S.
electric system

Exploring how to turn millions of electric vehicles
into a distributed storage system.

Delivering SG solutions around the world:

At AG, we are :

Contributing to Smart Grids standardization
convergence efforts worldwide

A world leader in critical Grid Power Electronics,
Automation & Control Room IT

Participating to several demonstration projects
across the world

Want to make Smart Grid a reality today

Are sharing a Joint IT architecture with IBM SAFE

Need to accelerate Standardisation Convergence

TC8
Electrical Systems
TC17
HV/MV Equipments
JTC1
Joint Techical
Commitee

TC69
Electrical Vehicule

ETSI

European
Commission
ENTSOe

T&D Europe

TC205
PV Converters
CEN/Cenelec

EFET

ERGEG

Organlime

Gridwise
Alliance

TC65
Process Control

Eurelectric

TC205
Home Automation
TC247
Building Automation

Good CIM Adoption in Europe / Transmission Utilities

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First IEC-ETSO Meeting (Market)

Beginning of CIM ETSO Convergence

Issue of first draft CME Europe ETSO Profile

June 2007

First IEC-UCTE Meeting (Load flow)

April 2008

Acceptance by UCTE to join IEC approach

June 2008

Paper at next CIGRE D2-C5

Finalisation of New Work Item Proposal

Interop test UCTE Model Exchange

Official ENTSO-E adoption

Interop Test

April 2006
March 2007

September 2008
October 2008
March 2009
December 2009
March 2011

Convergence methodology established and demonstrated

IBM / Alstom Grid joint Value Proposition

Customer Issues

Increasing operational challenges related to the

management of their network assets

 Optimizing the use of current assets
 Maintaining and replacing ageing assets
 Managing the aging workforce and knowledge retention
 Improving responsiveness to outages and customer
complaints

Benefits for Transmission and Distribution

Utilities

Business process improvements

 Increase consistency and integration between
business processes

 Enforce safety rules

 Improve data management scheme
 Improve visibility

High cost due to equipment failure and

maintenance

Operations efficiency
Key Features of joint approach

 Reduce the number of unplanned outages and

minimize the impact of all outages

 Maximize the use of assets (push to the limits)

Combine Alstom Grid state-of-the art solutions in

condition monitoring and grid management with
IBM best-in-class asset management solutions
 Lever the available condition monitoring data to improve
grid operations and asset management

 Optimize grid operations and asset management by

exchanging information between both systems

 Work jointly with the utilities to design most valuable use

cases

Financial gain
 CAPEX reduction: a few percents improvement
represent a huge saving for TSO

 OPEX and inventories reduction thanks to

optimized maintenance

Reference Smart Grid Architecture

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IEC

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SAFE/IUN Conceptual Solution Architecture

Informed Decision Making

IEC CIM Data

Warehouse
DB2 Pure XML

ETL service

Grid Applications

Analytics Engine

Geo-spatial Data
Mining

Statistics/KPIs

Third party Apps

Complex Event
Processing

Correlation

Reporting/Workflow

Portals

Asset Mgt

Remote Asset Mtrg.

Remote Device Mgt

Planning

Enterprise Content Mgt

Mobile Workforce

Operational
Monitoring
& Security

Maximo
EAM

Operational
Monitoring and Security

WebSphere
Enterprise Service
Bus ESB

ESB

Data Historian

Complex Event
Processing,

High Performance
Analytics

High-performance archiver
(Time-series data, SoE)

Distribution Mgt Systems

Outage Management
Demand Side Mgt.
State Estimator
Power Systems Simulator
SCADA, DCS, PLC
GIS
AMM

e-terra
EMS-DMS
e-terra
platform

Operational
Monitoring and Security

Time-Dependent Operations Middleware (WebSphere Real Time, MQ Low Latency)

Operational
Monitoring and Security

Local Intelligence

Field Network
Substation (IED relays, servers, video,
security, local weather, Comm

SG Asset

IBM Confidential

Equipment
sensors

Line mounted
sensors

Smart
metering

Field Force

PHEVs

Distributed
Generation

Solution Architecture Overview

Asset & Work Mgmt

Network Operations

CIM (*)

CIM

Alstom Grid e-terra DMS/EMS

CIM

WebSphere ESB
(*) IEC 61970 / 61968

IBM Maximo EAM

How EAM can be used to improve Grid Operations

Use Case 1: A Transformer Buchholz Alarm is raised at SCADA level
Operator has to decide whether the Transformer needs to be put out of Service or not

Benefits :
- Optimized Reaction to abnormal Conditions
- Reduced Outages
- Lower operational Cost
- Consistent and up-to-date Information across
Grid Operations and EAM

Grid Operations

Work & Asset

Operations

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4

Tag

Information
Request
Work

Demonstration
Example

Sequence :
1. A Transformer Alarm is reported
2. Operator retrieves Work History, planned
Work and/or Asset Information from EAM
3. Operator decides to de-energize the
Transformer and to request Work into EAM
4. A Tag with Work Order Information is placed
on DMS/EMS screen
5. Maintenance is carried out
6. EAM notifies DMS/EMS on ongoing Work
progresses
7. DMS/EMS generates an Alarm when Work is
completed.
8. Operator re-energize the Transformer

Request

Alarm
Completed !

Work Update

6
3

Re-energize
De-energize

8
Work

Assign
Work

Update

Mobile Field Force

Demonstration is available at the IBM

La Gaude E&U Solutions Center

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