1. Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) Systems Stem Overview
James D. McCalley, Iowa State University, System Stem Leader
Mahendra Patel, PJM,
Systems Stem Vice Chair

2. Morning Agenda 8:00-8:30, Introduction – McCalley
Meeting objectives
Proposal information
High-level view of Systems Stem
Summary of 9 ongoing projects
Systems stem solicitation
8:30-9:45 Planned presentations (see slide #12)
9:45-10:00 Break
Request: Ian Dobson
10:00-11:00 Planned presentations (see slide #12)
11:00-11:15 Additional proposed project areas
11:15-12:00 Modifications to solicitation

3. Objectives for this Meeting
There are two related objectives:
Initiate proposals:
 Identify research projects w/high interest to Systems Stem
 Form teams to develop associated proposals (researchers & industry advisors)
Revise Systems Stem Solicitation:
 Will do this during 11:15-12:00 time
 Pay attention to this because…

4. Proposal Review Criteria

5. General Info on Proposals

6. Time Line

7. High-Level View of Systems Stem
Our work has heavily targeted
modeling, evaluation, decision, and control
in T&D operation, maintenance, and planning
for more reliable & economic grid performance.
I. Control Center Technologies
State estimation, scale, phasor measurements, Visualization, Situational, awareness (preventive & corrective), Restoration, Control room architectures
II. Wide Area Control And Cascading Defense
Adaptive islanding, Coordination of different control levels, Operational identification & simulation of high-risk contingencies, Use of phasor measurements in control and decision
III. Reliability (Operational And Long-Term)
Reactive power planning, dynamic load models, Standards, Uncertainty, distributed generation, using condition data, losses, long-range planning
IV. Sustainability of energy supply and transport
Impact of renewables, wind integration, fuel transportation infrastructure, emissions and climate impacts

8. Systems stem ongoing/pending projects
Proj. No.
Title
Team
End Date
I. CONTROL CENTER TECHNOLOGIES
S-30
Development & Evaluation of System Restoration Strategies from a Blackout
Liu, Vittal, Heydt, Tomsovic
8/09
S-33
Implementation Issues for Hierarchical, Distributed State Estimators
Bose, Abur
S-36
Using PMU Data to Increase Situational Awareness
Overbye, Sauer, Demarco,Hiskens Lesieutre, Mani
8/10

9. Systems stem ongoing/pending projects
Proj. No.
Title
Team
End Date
II. WIDE AREA CONTROL AND CASCADING DEFENSE
S-29
Detection, Prevention and Mitigation of Cascading Events
Mani, Kezunovic, Vittal
8/08
S-31
Real-time security assessment of angle stability & voltage stability using synchrophasors
Mani, Ajjarapu
8/09
S-32
Fast simulation, monitoring, & mitigation of cascading failure
Dobson, Talukdar, McCalley

10. Systems stem ongoing/pending projects
Proj. No.
Title
Team
End Date
III. RELIABILITY (OPERATIONAL AND LONG-TERM)
S-28
Reactive Power Planning against Voltage Collapse w/ respect to Undesirable Component Protection
Ajjarapu, Meliopoulos
8/08
S-35
Special Protection Schemes: Limitations, Risks, and Management
McCalley, Singh
8/10
IV. SUSTAINABILITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT
S-34
Impact of Increased DFIG Wind Penetration on Power System Reliability and Consequent Market Adjustments
Vittal, Shambhag, Ajjarapu, Hiskens
McCalley
8/09

11. 2008 Systems Stem Solicitation
Revise Systems Stem Solicitation:
 What is in current draft:
Overview (revised/compressed since last year)
5 sections, corresponding to thrust areas. Each has:
Description
“Proposed areas of work for 2008 Solicitation:” Very rough, reflecting interest received so far-will refine but not narrow
“Proposed areas of work for 2007 Solicitation:” from last year
 How to prepare for 11:15-12:00 time:
Identify modifications to 2008 solicitation language
Review 2007 material & request to retain anything of interest; all remaining 2007 material will be removed.

12. Overview of Presentations
(10 min) Mark Westendorf: Real-time transient stability assessment
(10 min) Vijay Vittal: Real-time limit update for transient instability
(10 min) Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia: A Set-Membership Framework for Dynamic Security Assessment of Power Systems
(10 min) Dave Hawkins: AGC for storage and non-dispatchables
(10 min) Eugene Litvinov: System R&D Needs at ISO NE
(10 min) Marija Illic: Modeling for Operations & Planning of Wind Power
(10 min) Alex Sprintson: reliability of interdependent infrastructures of telecommunications and power
(10 min) Mladen Kezunovic: Flt tolerant substn design for self-healing smart grid
(15 min) Sakis Meliopoulos:
Autonomous Integrated Power System Operation & Control
System-Based Approach for In-Situ Protective Relay Settings testing
(10 min) Ward Jewell: System effects of climate change & regulations
(10 min) Jim McCalley: Lifetime prediction for power transformers
8:30-9:45
10:00-11:00