SMART GRID: Pathway for
Environmentally Sustainable Energy Access
Smart City: Energy/ water
Nexus –ECOWET Project
Smart Distribution
Grid project –UGVCL
Solarizationof
Agriculture Consumers
– GUVNL
Dr Naran M. PindoriyaAssociate ProfessorElectrical EngineeringIIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat
WTP – 3 MLD Gyanmarg Street lights
Location Available area PV potential
WTP
Main water treatment plant (245 sq. metres)
40 kWpRMU& electrical panel room (24 sq. metres)
Parking lot near WTP (138 sq. metres)
STP RCC STP control room (160 sq. metres) 16 kWp
AWCS
Main building rooftop (440 sq. metres)
66 kWpParking lot (225 sq. metres)
Total 122 kWp
STP – 2.25 MLD
AWCS
Energy/ Water Nexus
Quality Water Supply
Waste Water Treatment (Zero water discharge)
Sewage Treatment
Affordable Energy
Access to Energy
RE Sources
ECO-WET: Efficient Coupling Of Water and
Energy Technologies for Smart Sustainable Cities
ECOWET-Copyrights
iEMSData Analysis
& Management
Realtime Control& Monitoring
iEMSData Analysis
& Management
Realtime Control& Monitoring
Optimisation TechniquesData Analysis & Management
iEMS
ECO-WET: Big Picture –Testbedwww.giftgujarat.in
Demand: 120 kWh
Capacity: 10 kWhInverter power: 10 kW
Sunny day: 95 KWhCloudy day: 28 kWh
ECOWET-Copyrights
ECO-WET: STP Use case Simulation
Aeration Blower
ECOWET-Copyrights
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ECO-WET: STP Use case Simulation
Aeration Blower
ECOWET-Copyrights
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• Naroda (Urban) sub-division, Ahmedabad
Smart Grid Project: UGVCL
Smart Grid Consultant
Smart Grid Implementing Agency
Communication Partner
RF Mesh (865-867 Mhz)
IT Partner
Mapping of around 19k Smart Meters
UGVCL-Confidential & Private
Smart Grid Project: UGVCL
• 19612 / 21500 Nos of 1-phase smart meters• 185 /2150 Nos. of 3-phase smart meters• 141 /180 Nos. of Gateways• RF Mesh Technology (865 - 867 Mhz)
Software Layer:• Outage management• Peak load management• Demand response (DR)
UGVCL-Confidential & Private
Gateway
Individual HouseApartments
Smart Grid Project: UGVCL
UGVCL-Confidential & Private
Smart Grid Project: UGVCL
• AT&C Loss reduction – Network efficiency
• Peak demand management
• Better asset utilization
• Improving revenue generation – Better wealth of DISCOMsUGVCL-Confidential & Private
Technical Connection
SKY-Confidential & Private
PumpConsumption
Meter
Agriculture Field
Pump
PVInverter
Solar Meter
ConsumptionMeter
Net-Meter
11 kV 433 V, 3-ph, 50 Hz
433 V, 3-ph, 50 Hz
Bef
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Aft
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11 kV / 433 V
GPRD : GUVNL
Agriculture Field
SURYASHAKTI KRUSHI YOJANA
SKY Project: GPRD - GUVNL
11 kV
11 kV / 433 V
Farmer 5
Feeder-level Scheme
SKY-Confidential & Private
66 kV
11 kV
11 kV
11 kV/ 433 VDistributionTransformer
433 V
Meter
Pump (5 hp)
GenerationMeter Inverter
PV Array(6.25 kW)
11 kV/ 433 VDistributionTransformer
433 V
Meter
Pump (5 hp)
11 kV/ 433 VDistributionTransformer
433 V
Meter
Pump (50 hp)
GenerationMeter Inverter
PV Array(62.5 kW)
433 V
11 kV/ 433 VDistributionTransformer
GenerationMeter
InverterPV Array(9.38 kW)
Pump (7.5 hp)
Meter
GenerationMeter
InverterPV Array(12.5 kW)
Pump (10 hp)
Meter
GenerationMeter
InverterPV Array(12.5 kW)
Pump (10 hp)
Meter
GETCO66/11 kV S/S
To Other Locations
433 V 433 V
Farmer 1 Farmer 2Farmer 3
Farmer 4 Farmer 6
Net Net
Net
Net Net
Consump-tion
Meter
Consump-tion
Meter
Consump-tion
Meter
FeederNet Meter
Farmer 5“Watchdog”DistributionTransformer(For load controland monitoring)
GPRD : GUVNL
SKY Project: GPRD - GUVNL
Farmer-level Metering Scheme
SKY-Confidential & Private
433 Vac3-ph, 50 HzFROM/TO GRID
COMMUNICATIONGATEWAY
• Monitoring• Billing• Analytics
To Pump From PV
Power CableMeter TelemetryRS-485 Data
NET METER
CONSUMPTION METER
GENERATIONMETER
MET
ER B
OX
INVERTER-1
INVERTER-2
LEGEND
GPRD : GUVNL
SKY Project: GPRD - GUVNL
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