doug tucker and jon jensen wecc staff
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Doug Tucker and Jon Jensen WECC Staff. SRWG Workshop July 15-16, 2014 ColumbiaGrid. Overview. BCCS Administration MOD File Builder BCCS Web Interface Base Case Process Discussion and Review. What is BCCS?. WECC’s tool to create base cases BCCS is a database with a few extras - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Doug Tucker and Jon JensenWECC Staff
SRWG WorkshopJuly 15-16, 2014
ColumbiaGrid
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• BCCS Administration• MOD File Builder• BCCS Web Interface• Base Case Process Discussion and Review
Overview
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• WECC’s tool to create base cases• BCCS is a database with a few extraso Starts from “Master Base Case”
Existing system (Topology)
o Holds various load and generation patternso System additions or correctionso Has the ability to solve a case
What is BCCS?
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Overall Process Slide
Master Base Case
Projects
Profiles
Case Build
BLG
DEVC
Verify Solution/Solve Case
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• Compares PSSE or PSLF cases• Creates Project, and Profile fileso Load Generation Profileso Device Control Profileso Rating Profileso Net Interchange files
• Load Scaling• Configurable data from BCCS
MOD File Builder
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• What is a Project File• Naming Convention
o (Area Number)_(Company Name Acronym)_(Project Description)
• Project Typeso Base Case Corrections (possible extra for different
MVA/kV brackets) Existing case errors Generation < 20 MVA Generation > 20 MVA Transmission/Load < 100 kV Transmission/Load > 100 kV
Project Files
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• Status Typeso Base Case Corrections
Steady-State Dynamics (not used at this time in the BCCS) WECC
o Generation and Transmission/Load Planned Proposed Exploratory
Project Files (cont.)
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• Download Base Case out of BCCSo Import and solve case in the desired Powerflow
program o Export solved case and save for comparison
• Add project to caseo Solve and Save case (save with different
name)o Export raw file and save file
• With these two raw files you can make a project file in File Builder
Creating a Project file
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• What is a Profile File?o Rating Profileo Bus Load and Generation Profileo Voltage Control Profileo Net Scheduled Interchange (NSI)
• Naming Conventiono (Case Abbrev)_(Area Number)_(Company
Name Acronym)_(Profile Type)
Profiles Files
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• Administrative Functions• Uploading• Downloading • Viewing data on the web• Editing data on web• Building Cases
BCCS Web Interface
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• Login• User settings and options• Email from BCCS• Downloading
Web Interface: Administrative Overview
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• Logino Login on the web at https://bccs.wecc.biz o Internet Explorer is only supported browser
Other browsers work but layout looks wrong
• My Accounto Preferences
Able to see type of data you can change, assigned areas, assigned project types, and adjust user profile
Web Interface: User Administrative Functions
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• My Account Continuedo Suppress or allow emails
“Send me email notifications” check box
o See group name and role assigned as user The actions you can perform are listed under the
role If you can’t perform an action this is the first place to
look
Web Interface: User Administrative Functions continued
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• Groupso Decide what data can be modified
Based on Bus Number Range Owner Numbers Zone Numbers Area Numbers
• Roleso Decides what actions you are allowed to
perform Modify, View, Approve…
Web Interface: User Administrative Functions continued
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• Several email categories ([email protected]) o Data Submittal Requests
Data requests are assigned to user groups Initial Data Submittal Request Type of data requested (projects or profiles) Reminder (request creator can designate how often) Past Due Date (daily notifications)
o Project and Profile Approval Multiple layers of approval (Submit, Approve, and
Accept)
Web Interface: Email Notifications
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• How to uploado Projecto Profileso Alternate caseso Net Scheduled Interchangeo Applying to data request
• Downloading
Uploading/Downloading
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• Create project using MOD FileBuilder• Select import on the project page or on the
tree menuo Browse to project location on local machineo Click Send
• Must verify project type and status are completed fields
Uploading a Project
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• Make sure any validation issues are addressedo If the change is legitimate but results in a
warning Comments can be used to help any approval so
contact is not needed
• Ensure the effective date is correct for each phase
• Once all validation issues are addressed submit the project
Uploading a Project Cont.
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• Create profile using MOD FileBuildero Type of profile decides how it should be
handled. o WECC Staff will create a “base profile”
Data submission will apply to the specific “base profile”
o May need specific types for profiles to identify Have not been developed yet
Uploading a Profile
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• Select import on the profile page or on the tree menuo Browse to project location on local machineo Click Send
• Validationo Examine that profile changes are made only in
assigned area
Uploading a Profile Cont.
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• What is a Alternate Base Case?o Optional tool for case creationo Used only in case definitiono May require different set of projectso Primarily used by users, not likely to be used
for WECC approved case creationo Can be uploaded with PSLF .SEQ data
Negative and zero sequence data for fault analysis
Uploading Alternate Base Cases
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• Select import on the Alternate Base Cases page or on the tree menuo Browse to project location on local machineo Click Send
• Alternate base case has basic table views just as the base case does to be discussed next
Uploading a Alternate Base Case Cont.
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• Main page of BCCS provides Equipment summary
• Tree menu can be expanded to show list of tableso Bus, branch, load, generator,… o The list includes both data common between
PSFL and PSS/E as well as tables found only in each program.
Viewing Base Case
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• Useful for anyone without access to a power flow programo Others unlikely to use the viewing capabilities
extensively
• Tables navigated through tree menu or list menu at the bottom of each tableo Limited number of records per pageo Filtering is provided
• Base case not directly edited
Viewing Base Case Continued
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• Navigate to the projects page from the tree menu
• Select project you would like to view and select the view button at bottom of list of projectso This takes you to the high level project page
• To view specifics of a project choose the phase and view
Viewing Projects
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• Projects are broken into the tables they changeo For example: to view bus changes select Bus
from the menu at base of screeno Changes are on the phase level, entire project
changes are not seen in web interface
• Useful to verify that the project was read in correctly
Viewing Projects Continued
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• Navigate to the profiles page from the tree menu
• Select profile you would like to view and select the view button at bottom of list of profiles
• Specific profiles show specific datao For example: BLG profiles
Bus, load, and generation data listed in tables
Viewing Profiles
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• Select alternate base case from the tree menu on left
• Select the alternate base case you wish to viewo Select view on the bottom of the screen
• Very similar to viewing the base caseo No tree menu on the side of the screen
Viewing Alternate Base Case
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• Download the base case for project file creation
• On home screen below equipment listo Select Download Base Case
• Alternate Option:o Build a case with no projects or profiles
Downloading Base Case
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• Select Projects from the tree menu• Select the project you want to download
from the listo This will highlight the line
• Select download (it has been observed that this does not work) o Can also be done for each phase of the project
Downloading a Project
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• Project selectiono When WECC builds a case we will include all
the approved projects up to the date of the case being build
o Users will have the option to build cases Can include other projects or exclude some
approved projects depending on the use of the case
• Profile selectiono Only one profile may be used for each case
build
Building Cases
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• Case build ordero This is handled outside of the online applicationo If not being applied as expected we can adjust
• Ratings applied to caseo 8 Ratings for PSLF users (Want all 8
populated)o PSS/E 3 Rating selected
PSS/E users will need different ratings profiles for each year and season based on the case description
Building Cases
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• Why have an approval processo Catch data errorso Data qualityo Verify that data (projects) should be in base
cases
• Who performs the approvalo Initial Submitter (Data Owner, sub-coordinator)o Approve Data (Area Coordinator)o Accept Data for Case (Staff)
Approval Process
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• What happens after approvedo Project will included in WECC case buildso Considered “good data”
• Editing projects after they have been approvedo Will restart the approval process
• Committing a projecto Added to the master base caseo No longer a “project”
Approved Project
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• WECC base case profile processo Changes to Base Profile must go through
approval processo Different profiles will have different approvals
Example: Net Scheduled Interchange profiles will be different than the BLG profile
• Independent case/Profile creationo Can build profiles for own use and case builds
Will not go through the approval process
Profiles
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• Profile approval processo After creation in MOD FileBuildero Submit to BCCSo Validation will be run
Verify only changing “your” data Based on Group that responsible for
• Base Profile creation and Modificationo WECC Staff will create a base profile for each
base caseo Will be modified by data owners
Profiles continued
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• Deleting data has an approval processo A request is created when delete is selected by
a user with permission to delete If confirmed it will proceed to the next step
o A request is sent to the approver If approved sent to next step
o A request is sent to the accepter If accepted the data is removed from the active list Deleted data is not eliminated and can still be
viewed
Deleting Data (Projects or Profiles)
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• Data requests can specify type of data requesto Profileso Projects
• Data submissiono Apply data provided through uploading to
various data requestso Done through web interfaceo Manual process
Data request from BCCS
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• Select Data Submission Request from the tree menuo Will list the data requests applicable to your
groupo When data is applied to the request it will show
the submission Allows tracking for data Will create the late data log Automatic email reminders are sent daily after due
date passes
Data Submission
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• WECC staff administrative supporto User names requestso Forgotten passwordso Website issues
• Area Coordinatorso Received Training from Siemenso Primary support on MOD FileBuildero Primary approval, Data Checking
Support
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• Verify that we can build the “same” case in both processeso This will require extra timeo Likely two data requests
One for data to be sent to Area Coordinator and Sub Coordinators as usual
One for data to be submitted to BCCS
o Will do as many cases as it takes to build confidence in and improve the process
Parallel Process for Building Cases
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• Should be two update processeso Normally static data* (e.g., impedances,
dynamics data)o Operationally variant data (e.g., generator
dispatch for a specific scenario)
• Two processes have different update cycles
*Note: This process will change after initial population of the BCCS
BCCS Process
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Normally Static Data Collection Process (Implementation Phase)
Primarily:• “Project” Files• Ratings Files• Dynamics
Data
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Normally Static Data Collection Process (Ongoing Process)
• Data provided “as needed”• No official data request – similar to current
process for Generator Testing Program
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• “Profile” information (loads, generation, reactive devices, interchange, etc.)
• Data request for each base case data set• Similar to current base case development
schedule• Data provided from a solved case• Includes initial submittal and data review
periods
Operationally Variant Data Collection Process
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Operationally Variant Data Collection Process
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• As we use the tool the process will evolveo What workso What is more difficulto Changes that would make the process better
To the BCCS To the process
• SRWG and the Data Preparation Manualo Will be updated with the processo Maintained at SRWG
BCCS Process
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Group Hands On – Build a Case
WECC Staff
Sub-Coord.
BCCS Web AppArea CoordinatorApproval WECC Accept
Case Build
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Log of Issues
Questions? Further Discussion