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ERCOT experience with Model

Validation
José Conto - Pengwei Du
ERCOT
Panel on System Model validation per NERC Reliability
Standards and Similar International Standards
Denver, CO., July 2015
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The ERCOT Region

The interconnected electrical
system serving most of Texas
90% of Texas electric load; 75%
of Texas land
• 68,305 MW peak demand (set
August 3, 2011)
• More than 43,000 miles of
transmission lines
• 550+ generation units

220 MW with SPP

600 MW with SPP

ERCOT connections to other grids are
limited to ~1100 MW of direct-current
(DC) ties, which allow control over flow 30 MW with CFE
of electricity. at Eagle Pass
170 MW with CFE at Mc Allen
100 MW with CFE
(up to 300 MW Jan. 2016)
at Laredo
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The ERCOT Grid

Transmission Investment and Development
• In 2014, $218 million in transmission added
• 754 circuit miles completed, 1,553 circuit miles planned
• $6.2 billion under development over the next five years

Generation Development
• Over 51 GW new generation added since 1999, 143 units decommissioned
• Over 61 GW of active generation requests under review,
including more than 24 GW of wind (December 2014)

Solar and Wind Generation

• More than 12 GW of installed wind capacity
• Wind generation record: 11,154 MW (February 19, 2015)
• 198 MW of installed solar capacity
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Planning Studies
• Transmission Planning Criteria
– Full interconnection model, includes 69 kV
network
– Voltage stability margins, transient voltage
response, damping criteria
– UVLS, UFLS and Load Resources (UFLS program at
59.7 Hz) models
– Combined Cycle unit governor model
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Studies outside the box

• LVRT and HVRT studies on new interconnection
• SSR studies for all new interconnections. Screening
studies by ERCOT, full studies by TP’s
• Frequency response requirements
• Small Signal Stability study
• Panhandle Wind Power expansion, on track
• Constant searching for the best tool and process
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PMUs in CCET Project

• Total 76 PMUs @ 35 Locations
(Nov 2014)
– AEP: 54
– ONCOR: 17
– Sharyland: 5

80

70

60

50

PMUs 40

Installed 30

20

10

0
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Wind Generator Model Validation/Tuning

1.1
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02 PMU_V
1 Simulation_Default
0.98
0.96
0.00
0.23
0.47
0.70
0.93
1.17
1.40
1.63
1.87
2.10
2.33
2.57
2.80
3.04
3.27
3.50
3.74
3.97
4.20
4.44
4.67
4.90
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Single machine outage – F response

60.1
Event 1 - June midnight
PMU measurement
calibrated case
60.05

Event 2 - Oct midday

60 60.1
frequency(Hz)

PMU measurement
calibrated case
59.95 60.05

59.9 60

frequency(Hz)
59.85 59.95

59.8 59.9
0 5 10 15
time(seconds)
59.85

59.8
0 5 10 15
time(seconds)
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CCT outage – V response

138 kV bus voltage -Fall, 2014

PMU TSAT

1.1
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6 138 kV bus voltage - Fall, 2014
0.5
0.4 PMU TSAT
0.3
1.03
0.2
0.1 1.02
0 20 40 60 80 100
1.01

0.99

0.98

0.97

0.96

0.95
0 20 40 60 80 100
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Thanks!

José Conto Pengwei Du

Principal, Dynamic Studies
ERCOT System Planning
Phone: +1 (512) 248-3141
E-mail: Jose.Conto@ercot.com
Sr. Operation Engineer
ERCOT Operations Planning
Phone: +1 (512) 248-6453
E-mail: Pengwei.Du@ercot.com