core functions matter: data tracy rolstad
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Tracy RolstadTechnical DirectorAugust 2021Core Functions Matter: Data
Innovate and thrive in a rapidly changing industry
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PSC at a Glance
19Offices in North
America, Europe, & Asia PacificSubject matter
experts
190+
Years in business
251995
200+ clients
Countries served
25+
PN, OT, DER, HVDC, Mkt Sys, Strategic Advisory, etc
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PSC Solution Areas – Power Networks
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Me…
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Excellent book! Intro by J. Glenn
Our Goal is to be the Greatest (but boring)
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Equipment→Analysis→Models→Data→Simulation→Information→Analysis→Knowledge
Maybe Wisdom!?
This pyramid, although correct, needs to be inverted to properly convey our industry. But firstlet’s look at the Army’s view. Yes, the military has excellent examples of thought leadership. Anyoneknow why?
The Utility ArchetypeParadigm is so over used! ☺
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Equipment→Analysis→Models→Data→Simulation→Information→Analysis→Knowledge
Maybe Wisdom!?
This pyramid, although correct, needs to be inverted to properly convey our industry. But firstlets look at the Army’s view. Yes, the military has excellent examples of thought leadership. Anyoneknow why?
War is utterly Darwinian. There is no other human endeavorwith such a vicious and final feedback loop.
The Utility ArchetypeParadigm is so over used! ☺
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Military operations are where Darwin rules
Mistakes kill in war! Data is KEY!
– Get it
– Transform it
– Understand it
– Analyze it
– Simulate it
From the US Army
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Modeling and Simulation requires data
– The step-child of Planning
– Generally the ”newby”
– Often not a career track
– Technical! Not taught in school
– It matters…immensely
• Reworks caused by “bad” data
• Faulty premise leads to faulty decisions
– BS squared rule
– FAC & MOD violation
Data…the Inverted Pyramid
Strategic Thought/Plans
Planning/Compliance
Operations
Data
The new guy/new girl is down here shoveling things they never were formally educated about
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Specifically our uses are modeling and simulation Humans lack the mathematical capacity to efficiently/effectively perform power
flows, short circuit, transient stability ,etc. simulations in our heads.
What do we use data for?
Westinghouse analog computerModeling and simulation was physical in those days.
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We Want This
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And it comes from this stuff…
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What this all looks like
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Good data vs.. bad (data matters!) Get it right! 1996 was a watershed moment
– We are still trudging forward
– Never retaining educated staff…
– Document!
Be Boring!!! No fines!!!
Why: Classic WSCC (now WECC) Slide from 1996
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We are better now (WECC SRS Chair activities)
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How: Very honest & points remain relevant
1999 Grid of the Future Paper
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https://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-13150.pdf
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Irony is a WECC thing (SADD)… 42 is what? SADD metrics are >15K
Finding Bad Data in WECC: SADD
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2011 Az to CA Outage response
– WECC RC services split off
– WECC TSS led technical response
– Play well with others
Interoperability
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Data Matters!
– Perhaps not “sexy”…or maybe it’s a huge opportunity (see last slide)
Outages are NOT desirable and will cause decades of pain
– Not the full employment plan you seek
Be impatient!
– Why tolerate utility inverse dog years
• 7 calendar years equals 1 utility year
Force software suppliers to play well together
– Kindergarten rules!
The industry needs well trained graduates on this subject
– Industry support to universities will help students learn about the tools and problems
Summary & Questions
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X
– Google’s Moonshot crew
In the late 90’s
– The search engine world seemed:
• Mature? Saturated?
– Along came Google
Why the electric grid needs a moonshot | by Astro Teller | X, the moonshot factory
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