The document is a presentation by Manford Kwan, President and CEO of ASAT Solutions Inc., given at the Summit 09 conference in Banff, Alberta in October 2009. It discusses the smart grid and ASAT's role in enabling the smart grid through information infrastructure and data management solutions. Key points covered include challenges facing the current electrical grid, benefits of the smart grid, ASAT's smart grid solutions, and standards and roadmaps for smart grid development.

1. Summit 09
Banff, Oct 15, 2009
Manford Kwan
President & CEO
ASAT Solutions Inc.
Enabling the Smart Grid!
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2. 
50 Million people affected
Financial loss - $6 Billion
Smart Grid – estimated to be > $100 Billion
$4 Billion – Stimulus incentives
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3. 
Utility Consumers
Information Infrastructure
Electrical Grid Infrastructure
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4. 
Reliability
 Cost for 1 Hour outage
 Airline: $90,000
 Credit Card: $2.58M
 Brokerage: $6.48M
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5. 
Future Power Needs
 Growing demand for
power
 Power Quality
 Electric Vehicles
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6. 
Aging Infrastructure
 Critical assets near end of
life cycle
 Condition monitoring
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7. 
Distributed GenERATION
 Shift from centralized to
DG
 Renewable Energy Goals:
 10% by 2012
 25% by 2025
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8.   
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9.  
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10. 
NIST Roadmap
 Integration
 Interoperability
 Cyber Security – NERC
CIP Standards
 IEC 61850
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11.   
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12.   
Object Names
V A
Functional Constraint  Standard Convention
MX MX
 Readable Names
Logical Nodes
MMXU1 MMXU2
Logical Device
(e.g. Relay1)
Physical Device “MMXU2$MX$A” =
e.g. IED
(network address)
Feeder #2 Current Measurements
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13.   
L1/XCTR
L1/XVTR
Q0_L3/XCBR L1/XGMU
Q0_L2/XCBR
Q1_L1/XSWI
Q0_L1/XCBR
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14.  
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  
Transformer Data Condition Monitoring Intelligence
 Voltage  Early sign of  Probabilty of
 Current deterioration of the breakdown
Transformer  Adjustment of
 Oil Temperature
 Alarms to Operation operating limits
 Dissolved gases
 Schedule
 Presence of maintenance, repair
Moisture or replacement
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15. 
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16.  
  
  
Feeder Data Fault DIR Intelligence
 Voltage  Fault Detection  Visability to
 Current  Fault Isolation distribution system
 Fault - Downstream  Fault Retoration  Fault location for
repair crew
 Fault – Upstream
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17.  
Added green
power sources
High-speed,
networked
connections
Plug-in hybrid
electric cars Customer interaction
with utility
Real-time and green Smart thermostats,
pricing Signals appliances and in-home
control devices
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18. Summary
Intelligence
Utility Consumers
Information
Information Infrastructure
Data
Electrical Infrastructure
Information infrastructure
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19.  ASAT Solutions Inc.
www.ASATsolutions.com
Manford.Kwan@ASATsolutions.com
Phone: (403) 569-1680