NASPI Phasor Tools Visualization Workshop

Feb 28, 2012
Orlando , Florida
Contact
Alison Silverstein

The NASPI Visualization Workshop will be held in Orlando, February 28, 2012.

EPG's Event 1 and Event 2 clips.
OSISoft's video clips.
PowerWorld's Event 1, Event 2, Event 3, and Event 4 clips.
Alstom Grid's Event 1, Event 2, and Event 3 clips.

The Purpose of the Workshop

In the on-going effort to improve grid reliability for the North American bulk electric system, this workshop will look at visualization and situational awareness applications based on data collected using Phasor Measurement Units. Synchrophasor technology is the most significant control center data improvement tool introduced in the last decade. Collecting phasor data and efficiently delivering it to operators in a structured fashion can enhance the quality, speed and effectiveness of operator actions.

Advanced visualization software allows control room operators to see what is happening on the bulk power system within fractions of a second, rather than the industry standard practice of every four seconds. This technology can give operators precise snapshots of current conditions, provides clear, timely information on unfolding events, and helps operator analyze the situation and take informed mitigation actions to protect and enhance grid reliability.

This workshop is intended to compare the visual presentations offered by several commercially available phasor data visualization software providers. The goal of the workshop is to look at how the visualization tools display specific grid events and will give control room operators the chance to comment on the clarity, effectiveness and intuitiveness of differing displays. Vendors' visualization products will not be explicitly identified during the presentations and all vendors will be present to hear the operators' feedback on the pros and cons of each visualization tool and event. The workshop will allow operators and observers to discuss whether there might be any need or benefit to developing more common elements in a visual vocabulary for the grid.

28
Feb 2012
Alison Silverstein's opening comments
Introduction
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Comments from Dr. Jodi Heinz Obradovich (Pacific Northwest National Lab visualization and human factors expert), on what to look for as you watch these displays
01:25 PM - 01:45 PM
Grid Event 1 – large generation outage in the west
01:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Grid Event 2 – islanding in the west
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Break
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Grid Event 3 – growing oscillation in the west
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Grid Event 4 – Feb 26, 2008 Florida oscillation
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing discussion
04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Type
Workshop
Status
Retired
Event
Yes