Distribution System Sal Salet, Director of Operations March 27, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
We Deliver. Impacts of DERs on the Distribution System Sal Salet, Director of Operations March 27, 2019 PPL Electric Utilities We are an electric delivery company 10,000-square-mile service area Approximately 1.4 million customers
We Deliver.
Sal Salet, Director of Operations March 27, 2019
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We are an electric delivery company
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Distributed Energy Resources: Economically competitive smaller, distributed power systems and storage are being installed in increasing numbers. Energy Efficiency: Consumption of energy is being reshaped by technologies that drive efficiency and change demand patterns. Decarbonization: Low-carbon technologies such as wind and solar are exceeding growth expectations. Digitization: Asset, facility and fleet level, internet- enabled applications are proliferating.
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need for two-way power flows.
providing opportunities throughout the transmission and distribution network.
management of DER systems
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Solar PV Interconnections
Solar PV Capacity (kW) Solar PV Systems
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Detection
Infrastructure
Grid
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An innovative pilot that will allow PPL system operators to have remote monitoring and management capabilities of the DER systems:
Connection
Resource-aware algorithms for management and
pilot, technology demonstration, Drexel simulation.
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