Aymeric Billet / Pierre Barrier (ERDF) Aachen, 19th March 2015

Business Use Cases

based on DSO future Roles

30/03/2015 Interaction Workshop 2

Business Layer

DSO future roles Smart Grids services

System Use Cases

D1.3 D2.1

D2.2

Power Distribution

facts & figures (RES penetration)

Existing roles and processes

Future Scenarios

Existing regulatory

frameworks and market

architectures

D1.2

D1.1

DSO future roles

Functional challenges

Interactions roles & external actors

Analysis regulatory framework

D1.4

Business Use

Cases

Approach used and links between deliverables To describe business processes in Business Use Cases

The project described in D2.1 a selection of business processes associated with the DSO future roles defined in D1.3

System Layer

3

NETWORK PLANNING

DSO-TSO COOPERATION

OPERATIONAL PLANNING

Elaborate the distribution network multiannual masterplan (including

flexibility calls for tenders)

Contract non-firm grid access with power limitation

Certify, manage the impact of flexibilities activated in Balancing and Flexibility markets on the Distribution

network, and provide data for the settlement process

Manage TSO’s requests at different timeframes (network planning, operational planning, real-time operations, & ex-post)

Optimise network operations until market gate closure based on a schedule (in operational planning)

MARKET

Deliver other regulated services based on

data provision

Operate a distribution constrains market (day-

ahead and intraday)

Optimise work programmes (TSO, Producers, and DSO works)

Decide asset renewal priorities and optimise maintenance programmes OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

Optimise the development of the network using available levers (such as LV phase balance optimisation or network tariff structure)

Legend

Business Use Cases described in full version Business Use Cases described in short version

(without information exchanged, requirements, and terms used)

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New and evolving business processes of DSOs Described in Business Use Cases

Interaction Workshop

DSO’s new and evolving business processes

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1–Services to implement an Active Distribution System Management approach

The improvement of network planning and operation processes, in order to optimise network investments

The need to contract and activate flexibilities at different timeframes to solve specific distribution network constraints

NETWORK PLANNING

OPERATIONAL PLANNING

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

Elaborate the distribution network multiannual masterplan (including flexibility calls for tenders)

Optimise network operations until market gate closure based on a schedule (in operational planning)

Operate a distribution constrains market (day-ahead and intraday)

Optimise the development of the network using available levers (LV phase balance optimisation and/or network tariff structure)

Decide asset renewal priorities and optimise maintenance programmes

Optimise work programmes (TSO, Producers, and DSO works)

Distribution System

Optimiser

Distribution Constraints

Market Operator

MARKET

Elaborate the distribution network multiannual masterplan (including flexibility calls for tenders)

Associated new and evolving business processes Domains New and evolving DSO activities

Interaction Workshop

Contract non-firm grid access with power limitation NETWORK PLANNING Customer

Relationship Manager

DSO’s new and evolving business processes

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2–Service to contribute to system security

The reinforced cooperation between TSOs and DSOs to improve the system security

DSO-TSO COOPERATION

Manage TSO’s requests at different timeframes (network planning, operational planning, real-time operations, & ex-post) Contributor to

System Security

Distribution System

Optimiser

Associated new and evolving business process Domain New and evolving DSO activity

Interaction Workshop

DSO’s new and evolving business processes

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3–Services to implement a Market Facilitator Approach

Interaction Workshop

The ability to facilitate and enable electricity markets in a neutral and transparent way

The possibility to provide regulated services based on data management and provision, in order to facilitate national and local public policies and enable customer empowerment

Deliver other regulated services via data provision

Certify, manage the impact of flexibilities activated in Balancing and Flexibility markets on the Distribution network, and provide data for the settlement process

Operate a distribution constrains market (day-ahead and intraday)

MARKET Elaborate the distribution network multiannual masterplan (including flexibility calls for tenders)

MARKET/ CLIENTS

Customer Relationship

Manager

Other Third Parties Relationship

Manager

Neutral Market Facilitator/Enabler

Distribution Constraints

Market Operator

Associated new and evolving business processes Domains New and evolving DSO activities

Short Description:

When receiving a grid connection

request, the DSO performs load flow

calculations and proposes to the Grid

User (DG or tertiary/industrial consumer)

alternative grid connection technical

and commercial proposals with

power limitation, in exchange for

reduced connection costs and delays.

This flexibility can be activated by the

DSO during a contractual number of

hours per year to solve constraints on the

distribution network.

Functions and innovative tools required:

» Long-term load and generation forecasts

» Probabilistic load flow calculations

“Contract non-firm grid access with power limitation”

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Example of Service described in Business Use Case

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DSO

Objective 1 Offer dynamic grid

connection contracts with temporary active

power limitation

Objective 2 Manage the grid

connection contract

Scenario 1 Contract grid access with new connection options

Scenario 2 Manage the grid connection

contract and ensure the settlement process

Scenario 3 Review the grid

connection contract

Distribution System

Optimiser

Data Manager

Grid Users/ Suppliers/BRPs

Relationship Manager

DER Customer End Customer MV-LV

Grid User

BUC Contract non-firm grid

access with power limitation

Use Case Overview diagram

Interaction Workshop

System Use Cases and functional and non-

functional requirements for tools and methods

Gabriele Bartolucci (Enel Distribuzione)

Aachen 18/03/15

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Deliverable D2.2 – Map of the System Use Cases System Use Cases definition and functional and non-functional requirements for tools and

methods, and definition of KPIs

D2.1 D2.2

BUCs with compiled SUCs

Corresponding SUCs

Legenda

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1. Identification of criticalities 2. Simulation for NTW Constraints 3. Solution finder for network criticalities

Innovative Functionality = SUC

3 key Functionalities

3 SUCs

1. “Identify network constraints in Operational Planning” 2. “Simulate contingency analysis in Operational Planning” 3. “Solve network constraints using optimization levers based on a merit order”

Example of an innovative function

Innovative functionalities

Flexibility Call For tender

Dynamic/No Firm contracts

Load Flow Calculation

As Is

Optimal Power Flow

To be

N Tools

Innovative Functionalities

Other SUCs

Tools included

From a Load Flow Calculation to an Innovative OPF • ACTION DOMAIN: Planning + Operation

• TIME HORIZON: Able to act on the whole time horizon

• KIND OF LF: probabilistic

• INPUT:

Current Measurements

Standard NTW configuration

Current accepted no-firm contracts and related tariffs

Market rules variability

Future accepted contracts forecast (see contract list of BUC "Ensure access contracts…")

Business development plans considering future NTW configuration*

• OUTPUT:

Estimation of voltage and current for each node/ branch and relative “out of range values”

Selection of the optimal grid configuration in the different time-frame

• REQUIREMENTS:

foreseen accepted contracts for specific areas on the basis of historical values.

forecast of power injections on the basis of time slots (variable tariffs contracts).

Meteo Provision are not needed to operate in the short term (operational) planning

*Time t in the future must be defined for evaluating the NTW configuration

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Example of cross-domain innovative functionalities

New

New

New

Point of innovation

New

New

New

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Objective 1 Simulation of real NTW

and real occurred events

Objective 2 Manage contingency

situations (ICT and NTW components) Scenario 3

Elaborate DRES forecast

Distribution System

Optimiser

Data Manager

Grid Users/ Suppliers/BRPs

Relationship Manager

End Customer MV-LV

TSO

Simulate Contingencies in Operational Planning

Aggregators Producers

Simulate Contingency analysis in operational planning

Example of cross-domain innovative functionalities

Scenario 1 Contract grid access with new connection options

Scenario 2 Manage critical situations (e.g. Snow emergency)

DSO Roles

Connection between SUCs and Tools From innovative functionalities to methods and tools development

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Next Step

Innovative Functionalities to implement

new services and business processes

Innovative Tools to implement

new innovative functionalities

Tools: algorithms, software and systems to be developed to act the innovative functionalities

Functionalities: Set of activities allowing a service to be delivered in the DSO. D 2.2

D 3.1 D 3.2 D 3.3

From System Use Cases to developed tools

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Go over Fit & Forget Approach

Tools Innovative Contribute

Real Events Analysis

ICT & NTW Reliability

Flexibility

New Market Scenarios

LV Calculation

Economic Levers Introduction

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From System Use Cases to developed tools

Losses reduction

Tools Innovative Contribute

Rationalize Investments

TSO/DSO Power Management

Interaction