Dynamic dispatcher training simulator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10733901-B2
Application number	US-201715719260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2017
Priority date	Oct 3, 2016
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

In example embodiments, there is provided a dynamic dispatcher simulator for an electrical power system. The dynamic dispatcher simulator can be operable to receive an input from a user identity during a run time, wherein the input represents a disturbance event indicative of a simulated disturbance to an electrical power system. Based on the input, a signal can be transmitted to a transient simulation engine component. The transient simulation engine component can output simulated phasor measurement unit data representative of the disturbance event to a wide area monitoring system that facilitates a display of alarms in response to the receipt of the simulated phasor measurement unit data. The dynamic dispatcher training simulator can also receive another input from the user during the run time, the second input being representative of a simulated condition related to the electrical power system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving at an event insertion component a first input associated with a user identity during a run time when a dispatcher training routine is executing, wherein the first input represents a simulated disturbance event indicative of a simulated disturbance to an electrical power system;
based on the first input, facilitating transmitting a signal to a transient simulation engine component, enabling the transient simulation engine component to output simulated phasor measurement unit data representative of the simulated disturbance event to a wide area monitoring system that facilitates a display of an alarm in response to the receipt of the simulated phasor measurement unit data; and
receiving a second input associated with the user identity during the run time, wherein the second input is representative of a simulated condition related to the electrical power system to be simulated by the system;
operating the event insertion component in a first mode of operation in which a simulated steady-state power flow result is sent to a supervisory control and data acquisition component that is operable to acquire power delivery related information and control power delivery equipment in the electrical distribution system, the transient simulation engine being driven by the event insertion component and kept in synchronization with respect to the simulated disturbance during the first mode of operation;
operating the event insertion component in a second mode of operation in which the transient simulation engine is driven to produce the simulated phasor measurement unit data, the simulated phasor measurement unit data being down-sampled and sent to the supervisory control and data acquisition component such that transients and non-uniform frequency effects are observable at the supervisory control and data acquisition component during the second mode of operation;
wherein information concerning the simulated disturbance event is rendered to operators at both the supervisory control and data acquisition component and at the wide area monitoring system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the simulated phasor measurement unit data simulates an output by a phasor measurement unit device that monitors an electrical parameter associated with the electrical power system and repeatedly obtains measurements of the electrical parameter from the electrical power system.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wide area monitoring system transmits the simulated phasor measurement unit data as a down-sampled dataset to be used by an energy management system component that facilitates management of the electrical power system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wide area monitoring system transmits the simulated phasor measurement unit data as a down-sampled dataset to be used by a supervisory control and data acquisition component that acquires power delivery related information and controls power delivery equipment in the electrical distribution system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wide area monitoring system transmits the simulated phasor measurement unit data as a down-sampled dataset to be used by a dynamic security assessment tool that performs system security related analysis of the electrical power system.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alarm relates to an angle disturbance alarm generated in response to a detection by the phasor measurement unit device of a difference in phase angle of a voltage associated with different nodes in the electrical power system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alarm relates to a frequency disturbance alarm generated in response to a detection by the phasor measurement unit device of a frequency disturbance associated with the electrical power system.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display of the alarms in response to the receipt of the simulated phasor measurement unit data is contemporaneous with the display of information acquired by a supervisory control and data acquisition component.

9. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving simulated phasor measurement unit data from a transient simulation engine component, wherein the simulated phasor measurement unit data:
is based on a first input received at an event insertion component in connection with a user identity determined to be interacting with an event insertion component during a run time in which a dispatcher training routine executes, the first input relating to a scenario involving a simulated disturbance event to an electrical power system, and comprises simulation data that simulates an output by a phasor measurement unit device that monitors electrical parameters associated with the electrical power system and that repeatedly obtains measurements of the electrical parameters from the electrical power system;

processing the simulated phasor measurement unit data;
determining an alarm based on the simulated phasor measurement unit data;
generating the alarm for display via a graphical user interface; and
receiving a second input in connection with the user identity interacting with the system during the run time, wherein the second input is representative of a simulated condition related to the electrical power system to be simulated by the system;
wherein the event insertion component is operated in a first mode of operation in which a simulated steady-state power flow result is sent to a supervisory control and data acquisition component that is operable to acquire power delivery related information and control power delivery equipment in the electrical distribution system, the transient simulation engine being driven by the event insertion component and kept in synchronization with respect to the simulated disturbance during the first mode of operation;
operating the event insertion component in a second mode of operation in which the transient simulation engine is driven to produce the simulated phasor measurement unit data, the simulated phasor measurement unit data being down-sampled and sent to the supervisory control and data acquisition component such that transients and non-uniform frequency effects are observable at the supervisory control and data acquisition component during the second mode of operation;
wherein information concerning the simulated disturbance event is rendered to operators at both the supervisory control and data acquisition component and at a wide area monitoring system.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the simulated phasor measurement unit data being down-sampled is used by an energy management system component that facilitates management of the electrical power system.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the simulated phasor measurement unit data being down-sampled is used by the supervisory control and data acquisition component that acquires power delivery related information and controls power delivery equipment in the electrical power system.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the simulated phasor measurement unit data being down-sampled is used by a security assessment tool that performs system security related analysis of the electrical power system.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the alarm relates to an angle disturbance alarm generated in response to a detection by the phasor measurement unit device of a difference in phase angle of a voltage associated

Assignees

• General Electric Technology Gmbh

Inventors

• Fairchild Robert
• Radhakrishnan Srinivasan
• Parashar Manu
• Giri Jay

Classifications

• H02J2103/30

  Simulating, planning, modelling, reliability check or computer assisted design [CAD] of electric power networks · CPC title

• Y02E60/00

  Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation · CPC title

• H02J13/10

  characterised by displaying of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition [SCADA] systems · CPC title

• Y04S10/22

  Flexible AC transmission systems [FACTS] or power factor or reactive power compensating or correcting units · CPC title

• Y04S10/00

  Systems supporting electrical power generation, transmission or distribution · CPC title