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Transmission Planning Construction Outage Study Automation
By Stew Nunn and Bill RobertsonTransmission Planning,
Planning and Engineering
4.8.15 Best Practices Workshop Stew Nunn and Bill Robertson 2
Western Interconnection• A gigantic electrical machine• Serves electricity to 78 million
people• Peak power use 152,000 MW
Southwest Outage 9/8/20116 Million Customers Without Power
Work BackwardsUnderstand WECC
Requirements
Identify Alternatives
Hire and Train 10 new engineers
Automate Processes
Decision
Describe Desired Outcome
DeriveBetter Practices
EnhanceCurrent Practices
CreateNew Practices
UsePotential Practices
Innovate
Paths to Innovation
High Performance Computing
User Input
Multiple Scenarios
Program to Split Up Inputs
CPU 1
CPU 2
CPU 80
Program to Reassemble
Outputs
50X Performance Increase
Development Best Practices
• Work Backwards!• Define Application Boundaries• Eat Your Own Dog Food!
Desired Outcome
Unfinished Features
Daily Comunication
Working Software
Real-Time Programming
Summary
• Collaboration fuels successful innovation• Operational Excellence is transformational• Management’s trust makes it possible
Questions?