1 2014 System Operator Conference Simulator Drill Orientation
2014 System Operator Conferences Charlotte NC & Franklin TN
SERC/SOS Facilitator Team
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2014 System Operator Conference 2 2014 System Operator
Conference EMERGENCY DRILLS The Simulated POWER SYSTEM Finist
Energy Interconnection Operator Training Simulator (OTS) by
FINIST
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2014 System Operator Conference 3 Learning Objective At the
conclusion of this training session, you should be able to: Review
the configuration of the simulated FINIST ENERGY interconnection,
including: Finist Balancing Authority (BA), neighboring BAs, and
the rest of the Interconnection total generating capacity and power
plants peak demand transmission voltage levels reactive control
equipment
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2014 System Operator Conference 4 Learning Objective State the
basic features of OTS Finist user interface including:
Start/stop/pause the simulator (from Facilitator interface only)
Display frequency/ACE/total load Display system one-lines and
station details Determine location of generating plants,
substations and loads from symbols on the one-lines Determine
overloads or out-of-range voltages from color coding on the
one-lines Change generation, AGC control mode, interchange
schedules Change status of circuit breakers; switch in/out
equipment Recognize abnormal/emergency events from simulator
displays
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2014 System Operator Conference 5 Outline of Topics THE POWER
SYSTEM Host Balancing Authority is FINIST ENERGY where all the
action takes place. Neighboring Balancing Authorities: BA1, BA2,
BA3 Large interconnection Generating capacity and peak demand in
each area One-line overview of system List of power plants and
types, voltage control equipment, flowgates
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2014 System Operator Conference 6 Outline of Topics, continued
THE SIMULATOR Accessing and manipulating the simulator Working with
displays Working with system one-lines Monitoring system parameters
Implementing operator control actions Recognizing when an event has
taken place
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2014 System Operator Conference 7 The FINIST
INTERCONNECTION
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2014 System Operator Conference 8 Balancing Area 3 Finist
Energy Balancing Area 2 Balancing Area 1 Interconnection 500 kV 230
kV
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2014 System Operator Conference 9 Peak Load & Generating
Capacity FINIST ENERGY (Host BA) Peak: 4,685 MW (includes 85 MW
auxiliaries) Gen Capacity: 3,325 MW BA-1 Peak: 3,200 MW Gen
Capacity: 3,600 MW BA-2 Peak: 3,200 MW Gen Capacity: 3,700 MW BA-3
Peak: 3,100 MW Gen Capacity: 4,200 MW INTERCONNECTION Peak: 81,500
MW (79,500 MW + 2,000 MW non-conforming load) Gen Capacity: 90,000
MW
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2014 System Operator Conference 10 Features of Finist Energy
System voltage levels are 500 kV, 230 kV, 138 kV Load is connected
via circuit breakers off 10 kV busses on station single lines
System equipment includes: 33 Generators at 7 Plants Hydro Plant
Nuclear Plant 6 Synchronous Condensers 2 Reactors Capacitor bank
Static Var Compensators Phase Shifting Transformers
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2014 System Operator Conference 11 Squares are generators
Circles are substations FINIST ENERGY LEGEND
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2014 System Operator Conference 12 FINIST Energy One-Line NUC
Hydro
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2014 System Operator Conference 13 7 Power Plants 33 units
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2014 System Operator Conference 14 FINIST Energy One-Line
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2014 System Operator Conference 15 Finist Voltage Control
Equipment Synch. Cond., Capacit ors, Reactor s, SVC
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2014 System Operator Conference 16 FINIST Energy One-Line
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2014 System Operator Conference 17 Finist Flowgates
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2014 System Operator Conference 18 INTERACTING WITH FINIST
Operating Training Simulator
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2014 System Operator Conference 19 Interface to the OTS
(Operators Workplace) Icon you will see on the computers desktop
Your Facilitator Team will start the OTS and initiate all events.
You may be instructed to open the OWP icon to begin the drill, or
OWP may already be open on your laptop. Make sure the clock in the
upper right is running!
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2014 System Operator Conference 20 Interface to the OTS
(Operators Workplace) Start by opening the diagrams!
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2014 System Operator Conference 21 Basic Diagrams
(Simplified)
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2014 System Operator Conference 22 Finist Energy
(Overview)
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2014 System Operator Conference 23 Station Diagrams
(Simplified) Expand to see list of stations
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2014 System Operator Conference 24 230kV Deer (Simplified)
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2014 System Operator Conference 25 Station Diagrams
(Detailed)
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2014 System Operator Conference 26 Detailed 230 kV Deer
(Detailed)
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2014 System Operator Conference 27 Voltage, Flow, Frequency MW
MVAR
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2014 System Operator Conference 28 Voltage Monitor On
Overview
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2014 System Operator Conference 29 Voltage Monitor Screen
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2014 System Operator Conference 30 MVA Monitor On Overview
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2014 System Operator Conference 31 MVA Monitor Screen
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2014 System Operator Conference 32 Current Monitor on
Overview
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2014 System Operator Conference 33 Load Management Display
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2014 System Operator Conference 34 Neighboring Areas (w/
Interchange) 34
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2014 System Operator Conference 35 Reactive Devices
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2014 System Operator Conference 36 Generation Controls
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2014 System Operator Conference 37 Generation Controls
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2014 System Operator Conference 38 AGC Modes Generation costs
may be changed at any time and this may make AGC use another
station If regulating station goes offline, the next lowest
generator cost station becomes the regulating unit
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2014 System Operator Conference 39 AGC Modes A generator can be
in the following active generation modes: AGC automatic generation
control - ACE control Droop initial mode, follows generation
schedule LFC load frequency control, frequency regulation Manual
fixed active generation value (manually entered) Offline generator
is offline
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2014 System Operator Conference 40 Generator Auxiliaries
Generator auxiliaries located on station one-line diagrams and
Generation Control Display. Auxiliaries must be energized for
generator to start and generator will trip if auxiliaries are de-
energized. Can start generator without auxiliaries with blackstart
option.
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2014 System Operator Conference 41 Capacitor Bank Control 1 23
4
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2014 System Operator Conference 42 Shunt Reactor Control
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2014 System Operator Conference 43 Static Var Compensator
Control 1 23 4
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2014 System Operator Conference 44 Synchronous Condenser
Control 123 2A 3A 4A4A 1A1A
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2014 System Operator Conference 45 Transformer Tap Control 1 2
3 4
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2014 System Operator Conference 46 Generator Control 3 2 4
1
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2014 System Operator Conference 47 Generator MVAR Control
1234
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2014 System Operator Conference 48 Generator Plant Control 23 1
4
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2014 System Operator Conference 49 Load Shedding 1
2014 System Operator Conference 52 Starting Generators To start
a generator it needs to be connected to at least one load. This
load may or may not be its own auxiliaries Started generator
immediately generates power equal to the load but no more than 5%
of maximum generation Load Frequency Generation The generator works
for the first 20 seconds despite frequency and voltage conditions
to allow operator to match island load and generation
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2014 System Operator Conference 53 Alarms Panel Filter by
severity Fix panel position Stay-on-top of other windows Is invoked
from Operators Workplace toolbar Events can be sorted by date or by
level of severity
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2014 System Operator Conference 54 Summary This has been an
introduction to the Finist OTS designed to get you started,
including : Start/Stop/Pause from Facilitators interface only
(Note: NO Undo button!) How to display station & system maps
What the color codes and symbols mean How to monitor: MW, MVAR,
current, frequency, interchange, load How to control: Gen. units,
AGC modes, interchange, reactive reserves (caps, reactors, synch.
condensers, SVCs), transformer taps, load adjustments
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2014 System Operator Conference 55 OTS Finist DEMO Now lets
demonstrate! BEGIN DEMO