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Washington DC

March 19th 2013

Matthew G Olearczyk

Distribution Systems Research Program

Briefing for:

6th Annual National LAMPAC

2 © 2013 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

Our History…

• Founded in 1972

• Independent, nonprofit center for

public interest energy and

environmental research

• Collaborative resource for the

electricity sector

• Major offices in Palo Alto, CA;

Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, TN

– Laboratories in Knoxville,

Charlotte and Lenox, MA Chauncey Starr

EPRI Founder


Planners

Asset Managers

Craft Workers

Safety

Distribution System Future State

Distribution Systems Research Program


Major US Storms 2011 - 2012 Late January 2011 (“Ground

Hog Day” Storm) – Winter

Storm, American Midwest,

Southeastern US, New England,

Northeastern Mexico, Great

Lakes, Eastern Canada. Customers Affected: ~1.4M

April 2011 – Tornados,

Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,

South Carolina, North Carolina,

and Tennessee. Customers Affected: ~3.0M

June 2011 – Wind Storms,

Tennessee, Illinois. Customers Affected: ~1.1M

July 2011 – Straight-line

windstorm, Chicago. Customers Affected: ~0.8M

August 2011 – Hurricane

Irene, East Coast. Customers Affected: ~5.9M

October 2011 – Snow Storm,

Connecticut, Massachusetts,

New York. Customers Affected: ~3.2M

December 2011 – Santa Ana

winds, California. Customers Affected: ~0.4M

Customers Affected – Source: Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Summary 2011, 2012 Data

Late June/July 2012 - Ohio

Valley & Mid-Atlantic Summer

Storm – Severe thunderstorm

system crossed the Eastern U.S.

with heavy rain, hail, and winds

reaching 80 mph. Customers Affected: ~3.9M

Late August 2012 - Hurricane

Isaac - Louisiana, Mississippi Customers Affected: ~1.0M

Late October/November 2012 -

Hurricane Sandy - New Jersey,

New York, Pennsylvania etc. Customers Affected: ~8.3M


Headlines!!! Washington Post – “Braced for wind,

buried by rain”

Hartford Courant – “Path of Wrath”

Los Angeles Times– “Line of Destruction”

UTILITY CHIEF RESIGNS

AFTER STORM OF

CONTROVERSY

The president of the local utility

resigned Thursday after a

brutal few week in which he

became the lightning rod for

outrage — and the public face

of failures by the utility…


Subject Matter Workshops Summer 2012

HI

AK FL

MI

VT

ME

NY

PA NJ

VA WV

OH

IN IL

CT

WI

NC

MA

TN

AK

MO

GA

SC

KY

AL

LA

MS

IA

MN

OK

TX

NM

KS

NE

SD

ND

WY

MT

CO

ID

UT

AZ

NV

OR

WA

CA

RI

NH

DE

DC

MD

LIPA

Duke

Exelon

SCE


Distribution System Resiliency

Prevention

Recovery

Survivability

Opportunity for Improving All Three Aspects of Resiliency Through

Integrating New and Existing Technologies


Distribution Grid Resiliency Initiative

Tasks

1. Aerial Structure Resiliency

2. Vegetation Management

3. Undergrounding

4. Smart Grid

5. Practices for Storm Response

6. Prioritization of Distribution

Resiliency Investments


Technology Example

Enhanced Vegetation Management

Use of Satellite Imaging


Satellite View


Circuit Map


Circuit Map/Tree Heights


Circuit Map/Tree Growth


Planners’ Challenge

Steel Pole

P

L

A

N

N

E

R

S

Selective Undergrounding

Vegetation

Management

Spacer Cable


Technology Example

Damage Assessment

Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)


Distribution System Resiliency

Prevention

Recovery

Survivability

Opportunity for Improving All Three Aspects of Resiliency Through

Integrating New and Existing Technologies


Using UAVs for

damage assessment

Enabling the

field workforce

Integrating OMS and

GIS with AMI systems

Situational Awareness

Technologies to Enhance Situational Awareness


Conceptual – Storm Damage Assessment


UAS Connectivity/Integration

Field Crews - Dispatched to Repair & Restore

Airborne Damage Assessment Crews

SCADA System

Outage Management

System (OMS)

Geographical Information System

(GIS)

Asset Registry System

ADAM Interface

Server

Incident Command Center - Prioritizes & Dispatches


Contract Signed NMSU/EPRI

Meetings – RTCC, DHS

Coordination Meetings FAA & FCC in Washington DC

Payload TASE 200 Ordered

Regional Meetings Atlanta Regional FAA, & “Nextgen”.

COA Submitted to FAA Hornet Maxi

COA Submitted to FAA Aeryon Scout

Research Activities – Damage Assessment

Powerline Testing with “Aerostar” UAS (Video Provided)

UAS Testing “Orbiter” UAS Flight testing with “D-Stamp” payload (camera)

UAS Testing “BAT 3” UAS Flight testing with “D-Stamp” payload (camera)

“Aeryon Scout” Pilot Training

“Hornet Maxi” & “Aeryon Scout” Test flights NM

“Hornet Maxi” Leased

“Aeryon Scout” Testing Assessment started

“Aeryon Scout” Leased

CONOP Validation Flights NM

“Hornet Maxi” Pilot Training

February March April May June July September

Receive FAA COA

October August

TE

CH

NIC

AL

A

DM

INIS

TR

AT

ION

• UAS Testing

• Aerostar, BAT 3, Orbiter (with Payload)

• Aeryon Scout

• Hornet Maxi

• Pilot Training

• CONOP Validation Flights

• Meetings/Discussions

• DHS/FEMA

• FAA (DC), FAA (Regional)

• COA Preparation - Submission


Prototype Test Flights – UAV/Payload Selection

• Hornet Maxi

• TASE200

• Aeryon Scout


UAS -- Hornet Maxi – Adaptive Flight

Weight: 20-25 lbs. gas version

Height:20”

Length: 58”

Rotor: Diameter 85”

Speed: 40 MPH gas version

Range: 120+ miles gas version

Operating Altitude: Up to

10,000 ft.

Flight Endurance: 3.5 hours


UAS -- Hornet Maxi – Adaptive Flight


UAS -- Aeryon Scout – Aeryon Labs

Weight: 2.5 lbs

.

Height: 7.87”

Length: 31.5”

Rotor: Diameter 12”

Speed: 31 MPH

Range: 1.86+ miles

Operating Altitude: Up to 1,640 ft.

Flight Endurance: 25 minutes


UAS -- Aeryon Scout – Aeryon Labs


UAS Research – 2013 Summary of Activities

ADAM Phase I February 2013

• Closeout

ConEd Demo Late June, 2013

• Findings

“Fly-Off” Late August, 2013

• Evaluations (UAV/Payload)

IT Integration December, 2013

• Findings/ Roadmap

ADAM Phase II February 2014

• Closeout

ADAM Phase I February, 2013 (Eufaula, AL)

“Fly-Off” July, 2013

(NMSU)

Con Edison Demo June, 2013

(NY)

TAAC Conference December 2013 (New Mexico)

AUVSI Conference August, 2013 (Washington, DC)

Trade Publication Date: June


Communications – Challenge


In Conclusion

Technology Then & Now --

1961 2011


Thank You!


Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity

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