Wide-area situation awareness in electric power grid

Conference · Wed Apr 28 04:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855674· OSTI ID:986265

Greitzer, Frank L

Two primary elements of the US energy policy are demand management and efficiency and renewable sources. Major objectives are clean energy transmission and integration, reliable energy transmission, and grid cyber security. Development of the Smart Grid seeks to achieve these goals by lowering energy costs for consumers, achieving energy independence and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Smart Grid is expected to enable real time wide-area situation awareness (SA) for operators. Requirements for wide-area SA have been identified among interoperability standards proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure smart-grid functionality. Wide-area SA and enhanced decision support and visualization tools are key elements in the transformation to the Smart Grid. This paper discusses human factors research to promote SA in the electric power grid and the Smart Grid. Topics that will be discussed include the role of human factors in meeting US energy policy goals, the impact and challenges for Smart Grid development, and cyber security challenges.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 986265
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-71224; TD5008010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY ACCOUNTING
ENERGY POLICY
GREENHOUSE GASES
HUMAN FACTORS
MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
TRANSFORMATIONS
US FERC