COMPEGENCE: Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar - Energy Analytics. Presented in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (October 2012)

1. Energy Analytics
Abhinanda Sarkar
Indian Institute of Science
October 2012

4. Power Generation:
Where do we drill for oil? (Geospatial analysis)
How much wind/solar might we get? (Weather forecasting)
What is the state of the power plant? (Monitoring & diagnostics)
Transmission and Distribution:
Is our electrical grid in good condition? (Reliability analysis)
When is the highest daily electricity usage? (Pattern recognition)
Are there indications of power theft? (Machine learning)
“Show me the money!”
What will be the market price of biomass? (Demand analysis)
Will there be lower tariffs with smart meters? (Asset pricing)
How do we brand nuclear energy? (Risk management)

5. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 1: Simulate electrical loads and ambient temperatures

6. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 2: Use an accepted engineering aging standard

7. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 3: Simulate to design life based on environment and standard

8. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 4: Find ‘hitting time’ distributions

9. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 5: Solve business problems

10. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 5: Solve business problems

11. How many years does insulation on transformers last?
Step 5: Solve business problems
Muthanna, Sarkar, Das, and Waldner, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2006

12. How much power can we get from a wind farm?
Challenge 1: Power curve uncertainty

13. How much power can we get from a wind farm?
Challenge 2: Variation and correlations across turbines at site

14. How much power can we get from a wind farm?
Solution 1: A wind farm simulator

15. How much power can we get from a wind farm?
Solution 2: An operational power production forecasting system

16. How much power can we get from a wind farm?
Solution 3: Reusable analytics modules
Vineel and Sarkar, IASTED ICMS, 2006, IEEE ISIE, 2007

17. Some strategic points of view …
• Research
- Example: Stanford University and the Global Climate and
Energy Project (GCEP)
• Technology
- Example: GE and the ecomagination initiative
• Solutions
- Example: IBM and Smarter Planet, Green Sigma Coalition

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