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Compegence: Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar - Energy Analytics_IISC_2012_Oct
1. Energy Analytics
Abhinanda Sarkar
Indian Institute of Science
October 2012
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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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