IEEE PES Live Online: Evolution of Grid Control Centers – Energy Management Systems
Topic: Evolution of Grid Control Centers – Energy Management Systems Presented by: Anjan Bose, Professor, Washington State University This webinar: The digitalization of the grid control center occurred in the 1960s with the hard wired measurement, communication and control being replaced by digital measurements and control signals being communicated on microwave channels. These SCADA-AGC systems were further augmented with more computationally intensive analytical applications to develop the complete Energy Management Systems (EMS) in the 70s. These EMS have evolved into very large systems because of the continuing development of computation and communications. These applications like State Estimation, Contingency Analysis and On-Line Optimal Power Flow brought powerful operational tools at the fingertips of the system operators. The development of such on-line tools also spawned the Operator Training Simulator (OTS) that changed the way operators are trained. Presenter bio: Anjan Bose is a Regents Professor and the Distinguished Professor of Electric Power Engineering at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where he also served as the Dean of the College of Engineering & Architecture from 1998 to 2005. In 2012-13 he served as a Senior Advisor to the US Department of Energy on the electric power grid during the Obama Administration. He is a leading researcher on the operation and control of the electric power grid. He has worked in the electric power industry as well as academe for over 40 years. Dr. Bose is a Member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Member of both the Indian and the Chinese National Academies of Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was the recipient of the Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, the Third Millennium Medal, and the Herman Halperin Electric Transmission & Distribution Award from the IEEE. He has been recognized by both Iowa State University and the Indian Institute of Technology with their distinguished alumnus awards.