1. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control New training simulator for operating Gas systems, based on SIMONE 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

2. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Background / Introduction What should be improved ? How got it realised ? Features Experience and Prospects 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

3. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls DUtrain GmbH Dr.-Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 16 47228 Duisburg Germany Tel. ++49-2065-689995 Fax. ++49-2065-689998 Internet:www.dutrain.de E-Mail:reiner.huels@dutrain.de Established in 1996 1996 - 5 training courses with 50 Dispatchers 2008 - 86 training courses with more than 800 Dispatchers PSH - PowerSystemHandler – Simulator for operating power systems since 1996 Simulator for operating gas systems since 2007 14 workstations for electricity network courses 3 workstations for 6 Dispatchers of gas network courses

4. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls Our Trainingcenter in Duisburg / Germany

5. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls What should be improved ? 1. Topologically arranged main overview 2. Operational names 3. Measured values in the overview 4. Facility images incl. operational control possibilities 5. Facility images with all units inked in pressure stages 6. Breached limit values in the facility images 7. Overviews and facility images with interactiv control possibilities 8. Value recorder for desired measurements 9. Graphical diagram for current supply, forecast and critical values 10.Special overview for supply and demand

6. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls How got these realised ? Gasgrid Graphic Event Operation Topological analysis Node – arm picture SIMONE Calculation engine Measurement - return Event- processing GDL SIMONE Upgrading Event Output Step of calculation all 60sec.

7. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Overview screen – north detail 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

8. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Overview screen – middle detail 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

9. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Overview screen – south detail 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

10. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Messurement indication in the overview 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

11. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Overview of a gas facility 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

12. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

13. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Overview of a gas facility 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

14. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Limit deviation in the overview 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

15. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Limit deviation in the view of the gas facility 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

16. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Recorder for the measurement datas 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

17. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Measurement curves of: actual purchase, prognose and limit 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

18. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Selection of measurements 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

19. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control Monitoring overview of the customers 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls

20. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls Experience Realized projects: Public utility company of Trier Public utility company of Düsseldorf Public utility company of Duisburg Projects in progress: Public utility company of Köln Public utility company of Braunschweig Prospects: The next step should be, to reproduce a gas network with compressor stations and gas storages of a regional transmission operator or a national transmission operator.

21. Independent Training & Service Centre for Power System Control 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17,2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia Reiner Hüls Many thanks for your attention !!! For further information: Dipl.-Ing. Reiner Hüls Tel. +49 (0)2065 68 999 5 Fax. +49 (0)2065 68 999 8 email: reiner.huels@dutrain.de DUtrain GmbH Independent service & training centre for power system control Dr.-Alfred-Herrhausen-Allee 16 D-47228 Duisburg Germany www.dutrain.de