The Grid of the Future:
MERALCO’s Smart Grid Journey
RONNIE L. APEROCHO, PEE, ACPE
Senior Vice President
Head, Networks
Concurrent President & CEO,
Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corp. (MIESCOR)
November 27, 2019
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What is a Smart Grid?
• is an electric grid using digital technology for two-way
communication.
• allows real-time monitoring, analysis, and control w/in the
energy supply chain
• to help improve reliability and efficiency; reduce energy
consumption/cost
• with self-healing capability
• key towards decarbonization to deal with global warming,
resilience and energy independence
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Smart Grid drives the 3Ds of the future of energy
“Energy will be cleaner, more accessible, intelligent, connected, and responsive”
DECARBONIZATION Renewable energy
E-mobility
Energy Efficiency
Shifting generation, transmission, distribution, and usage New and future fuels
towards a lower carbon future Demand Side Mgt.
Distributed generation
DECENTRALIZATION Energy Storage
Microgrids
New DG models with a proliferation of distributed and Prosumers
connected generation, closer to the end-users Virtual Power Plants
DIGITALIZATION Smart Grid
Asset Optimization
Demand Response
Digital technologies to provide infrastructure for more flexible, Automated Trading
intelligent, connected & responsive energy systems. Active Energy Mgt.
Source: Frost & Sullivan, “Future of Energy”
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Locally, these realities brought in challenges to MERALCO
Decentralized CHALLENGES
generation
Network Infrastructure
e.g., Reliability, Efficiency, and Power Quality; Disaster Resiliency;
Wider visibility and Renewables Integration
automation
Personalized service Operations and Organization
and improved e.g., Cost-to-Serve; Workforce and Process Productivity
customer experience
Prosumers and Customer
bidirectional flow e.g., Customer Experience; Proactive and Timely Communication
Deregulation and new
policies / programs Industry and Regulatory
e.g., RCOA, PRES Rules, AMI Rules, National Renewable Energy
Program, New Administration Directions
Highly unpredictable
and inclement
weather patterns
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Globally, utilities are addressing these challenges by launching
advanced network technologies and customer solutions
NON-EXHAUSTIVE
Source: Company websites Manila Electric Company | Page 5
MERALCO Smart Grid Program
Advanced Network Automation (ANA)
• Smart devices and systems over the distribution network
• Objective: Monitor and manage network operations and
assets in real-time to address changing loads, generation,
and outage events
GENERATION Smart Grid is a two-way communications-
enabled electric system that uses intelligent
devices and systems to:
SUBSTATION
• improve network reliability, efficiency, and
power quality amid the emergence of
distributed energy resources
• empower customers via enhanced energy
management
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
• Integrated system of smart meters, communications
infrastructure, and back-end systems
• Objective: Enable two-way communication between utilities
and customers
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LEGEND:
MERALCO Smart Grid Program Existing
Advanced Network Automation (ANA) Overview Ongoing Implementation
Future
Backend System
Utility Benefits
Advanced Distribution Mobile Work and Outage
Management System Management Systems
• Enhanced network reliability,
Supervisory Control and Data PowerTech efficiency, and power quality
Acquisition • Improved crew and process
Distributed Energy Resources
Advanced Asset Management Management System (DERMS) efficiency
• Allow accommodation of
Control Center Modernization EV Management System (EVMS)
renewables and other
distributed energy resources
Communications Infrastructure (DERs)
(e.g., Fiber Optic, Microwave, Narrowband Radio, WiMax, RF Mesh, Cellular)
Field Devices Customer Benefits
• Improved customers’
productivity and quality of
life through reduced service
Smart Substations Smart Sensors Remote-Controlled interruptions and improved
Line Devices power quality
• Allow potential savings due
to energy conservation
Renewable Energy
Mobile Devices Customer Devices
Generators
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MERALCO Smart Grid Program - ANA Program
Advanced Network Automation (ANA) Ecosystem
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Advanced Distribution Management System Substation Automation Control Center
Integrated system combining outage and distribution Upgrade of existing substations Modernization
management system in compliance with latest Upgrade of existing system control
industry-standard IEC 61850 center and operations dispatch centers
Fault Location, Integrated Volt-Var
Isolation and Service Optimization
Restoration (FLISR) (IVVO)
Designed to decrease the Aims to minimize technical
duration of outages and losses and manage voltage 5
number of customers affected within acceptable limits Power Tech
Philippines’ first innovation,
research and development, and
technical training facility featuring
a smart grid setup
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Advanced Asset 6
Management
Use of asset condition sensors
Demand Response (DR)*
and advanced analytics to Programs that encourage change in customers’
optimize asset utilization consumption behavior to reduce peak demand
Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
3 Mobility Integration*
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Use of mobile devices to Electric Vehicle (EV) Management* Enable effective integration of variable RE generators
accomplish business tasks and other customer-cited energy resources
Enable the monitoring and control of EV charging
stations to ensure optimal grid operations
*Future Projects Manila Electric Company | Page 8
MERALCO Smart Grid Program - ANA Program
ADMS - Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR)
FLISR SIMPLIFIED DIAGRAM
FEATURES BENEFITS
▪ With enough field devices, distribution network is ▪ Faster service restoration time resulting to
capable of automatically reconfiguring itself in shorter customer downtime
response to an unplanned outage (self-healing) ▪ Significant improvement in reliability
▪ Utilizes smart sensors and remote switches to performance
increase network visibility and enable remote ▪ Enhances customer satisfaction
control
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MERALCO Smart Grid Program - ANA Program
ADMS - Integrated Volt-VAR Optimization (IVVO)
IVVO SIMPLIFIED DIAGRAM
FEATURES BENEFITS
▪ Determines the best set of coordinated control ▪ Minimizes energy losses
actions for all voltage regulating and VAR control ▪ Manages line voltage, especially with the
devices presence of variable DER
▪ Manages voltage within acceptable range without ▪ Reduces peak demand when needed through
violating fundamental operating constraints Conservation Voltage Regulation (CVR)
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MERALCO Smart Grid Program - ANA Program
PowerTech
Smart Grid Labs
• Distribution
Automation
• Smart
Substation
• DER/Microgrid
• Asset
Management
• EV Charging
• AMI Lab
• IT/Telecomms
PowerTech will be the Philippines’ first innovation, research and development (R&D), • Smart Home /IoT
and technical training facility featuring a smart grid setup. It will be the vehicle for
bringing the Philippine energy industry into the future by bridging the gap between
current and emerging technologies and competencies.
PowerTech
Control Center
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MERALCO Smart Grid Program – Existing project under ANA
San Rafael Battery Energy Storage System
GRID-SCALE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE
SYSTEM PILOT PROJECT
▪ Partnership with HITACHI for a pilot project utilizing 2 MW
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) installed on
MERALCO’s distribution system
▪ Simulation of various grid applications such as peak shaving
and voltage support
▪ Capability building on lithium-based grid-scale BESS based
on an actual system
▪ STATUS: Commissioned last February 2019. On-going study
for additional, larger grid-scale BESS installation in Meralco
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MERALCO Smart Grid Journey
The Grid of the Future
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