Ice Energy's Smart Grid Infrastructure

Brian ParsonnetVP Technology, CTO

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Ice Bear: A Distributed Energy Resource

• The “Ideal Battery”– Reduces ~6 kW of On-Peak demand – Shifts 32 kWh (95%) of A/C energy to off-peak

• 5 MWH of Peak Shift Annually

– Reduces Carbon & NOx Emissions by ~50%– Consumes the same amount of energy as a standard “DX” HVAC

system

• Provides cooling for 6 – 10 hours – Nominal settings are from 12 noon to 6 pm (6 hours)– Runs autonomously, or can be remotely dispatched

• SmartGrid Ready– Aggregated to Multi-MW scale – 100% on-line

Ice Bear: Typical Rooftop Installation

kW Demand over 24-Hour Cooling Cycle

Standard Cooling(8 kW)

“Fan Only” during Ice Melt (1.7 kW)

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Ice Melt Cooling(.3 kW)

Ice Energy is more than just the Ice Bear• “The power grid is the largest machine ever made by mankind”

– Millions of components working together, in true synchrony, yet fault tolerant

Ice Energy is more than just the Ice Bear• Utilities have their ways of integrating and controlling

this massive resource– Secure, complex, tightly integrated control environment

– Historically, a “closed” architecture• New technologies and drivers are forcing change

– Renewable Sources, Internet, Deregulation, Smart Devices, Open Architectures…

– Industry response…the Smart Grid.– How we facilitate integration is critical to large scale

deployment

Ice Energy is more than just the Ice Bear• Integrating at the device level is difficult

– Burdened with communication, safety, control, and security issues• Smart Meter, PCT, RAS, Local Generation examples• The Ice Bear has avoided these issues, as a device behind the

meter– Influx of new players to address this problem

• We can anticipate 20 years of development, new standards, changing industry structure

• Integrating within SCADA is comparatively easy– Supervisory Control is common, and easily integrated– Data Historians are a ubiquitous tool for Data Access

Utility Requirements• “Can we control it?”

– The prospect of controlling 20,000 separate Ice Bears is daunting

• “Can we rely on it?”– Availability is critical. And can you really manage 20,000 units?

• “Can you prove it?”– Information / Data Reporting

• “Does it work with what I have?”– Regulated and “closed” architecture

• “Will it work with SmartGrid?”– This is a moving target, with lots of players. How do we fit?

The Utility’s Perspective: SCADA

Ice Energy Utility Solution• Integrate simply with utility SCADA Systems

(Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) – Supervisory Control

• Phase 1: Utility defines standard Ice Bear Operation• Phase 2: Utility modifies control strategy monthly, weekly, daily, or

hourly– Provide an interface as per each utility’s needs

– Data Acquisition

• Provide PI connectivity to the utility to serve results• Connects securely, seamlessly to our server

• Utility middleware is bypassed– Reducing risk, constraints, complexity, and time

Ice Energy Software Infrastructure

Web Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

User Interface (Computer, hand-held, phone)Utilities, Users, Field Service, Vendors, Builders…

Ice Bear & 3rd Party Assets

Ice Bear & 3rd Party Asset Control, Data LoggingHVAC & FMS Integration, Field Network Integ.

Data Upload, Control, Programming, Configuration

Data Historian, Customer Configuration & Rules,Service Records, Tariffs, ETL, …

Integration (Utilities, Service, Market Data)M&V, Diagnostics, Analytics, DER OptimizationBusiness Automation (Billing, Reporting…)

Visualization, Presentation Logic Security, Personality

Ice Energy Software TechnologiesMicrosoft, Apple

Ice Bear & Customer Assets

NI Lab View, Lua, C, C++, …

SQL Server, Custom Drivers

OSISoft PI, Sharepoint, SQL, Solomon

Analytica, Ultimus, Microsoft

LogiFusion, .NET 3.5 Web Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

Device data

Operational Systems

Works ™ System Integration

Monitoring Services

LogiWorks™ Application Server

Enterprise applications

Application Access Services

Works ™ Office Integration

Enterprise data

Data Central Services

Works ™ DataPortal

Works Services™

Business

Information Services

Works Process™

Business ProcessServices

Works Integration™

Business Integration

Points

Works Modules™

Business Presentation

Services

Works™ Messaging

ProcessServices

Community Services

User Interaction

Services

Information Services

Works™ StudioDesigner Tools

• Design•Model•Deploy

Works™ SolutionsApplication Portal

Works™ ManageApplication Management

Tool•Manage•Monitor

Works Portal™

Business Application

Services

ApplicationFramework

Services

CoolData® SmartGrid Controller

• “SmartGrid” ready• Network communications• Local scheduling and remote dispatch • Direct load control for demand

response of other building assets• Real-time status, sub-metering, and

data monitoring of customer equipment

• Performance analysis and automated diagnostics

• Configuration management • Physical & Cyber security

•1-Wire Dallas Sensor Network•NI LabVIEW Application Layer•Web Server•OSIsoft, PI Enterprise Layer

The CoolData Controller is part of the CoolData Network

OSIsoft’s PI system• Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution

– 100% of US ISOs– 50% of the mid and large sized power producers– Over 200 GW of total 350 GW average power generated & transmitted in US daily

is monitored by PI software– Over 50% of ITOs– Heavily involved in SmartGrid

• PI Features– Can process 20,000,000 continuous data streams– Stores 250,000 events per second – Serves 8,000,000 points per second to clients and other applications

• Architecture– Uptime 99.995% (100% with 3-server collective)– Shadow Servers for auto-replication at remote locations

OSIsoft PI at Ice Energy

• Ice Energy PI Infrastructure: Reliable, Scalable– Heart of Ice Energy’s CoolData Architecture– Supports 30,000 On-line Users– Supports 100 GW of Ice Bear distributed resource– Supports on-site shadow servers at utilities for local data access

• Strategic Relationship– Ice Energy and OSIsoft entered into an Enterprise Licensing Agreement Dec

’07– Unlimited use of OSIsoft technologies– Proactive monitoring of the PI infrastructure by OSIsoft– Access to OSIsoft’s Center of Excellence

Portal

Monitoring& Diags

OSIsoft PICustomer /

Site DB

Data Viewer

CoolDataServer

FMSCoolDataController

Service

Marketing

Scheduler,Optimizer

Workflow

PI is at the heart of the CoolData system

Monitoring & Diagnostics

Absolute Sensor Limits (ACE)

Modal Sensor Limits (ACE)

Op Mode (ACE)

KPI’s (ACE)

Auto Fault Diagnostics

Application Data (AF)

PI Notifications

Raw & Cleansed Data (PI)

Monitoring

Upper Bound

Signal

Lower Bound

Our Infrastructure is SCADA compatible

PI

PN

IE Lan

SupervisoryControl, M&V

IEDs

Field Controller

Corporate Apps

Internet, Wireless, BPLComm Server

DER Optimizer

Field Networks

Non-IED

LT

Web Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

UtilitySoltn

PI

Diagnostic MigrationPhase 1 • Remote engineer creates off-line tool• Results daily / weekly

Phase 2• Algorithm moves to the server, applied to all units• Results are hourly

Phase 3 • Algorithm moves to the CoolData Controller• Results are immediate

Web Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

DER Control: Phase 1 – Autonomous1) Utility defines operating schedule

3) Units control themselves, as per daily schedule

4) CoolData M&V

2) CoolData infrastructure distributes configurations

5) Utility dashboardWeb Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

Web Portal

Business Logic

Database

Presentation Layer

Field Data Access

CoolData Controller

Field Assets

DER Control: Phase 2 – SCADA6) Utility creates special loading orders, as needed

8) Units override default behavior as per request

9) CoolData M&V

7) DER Optimizer determines method, and acknowledges orders

10) Utility reporting

Utility issues loading order:• For immediate or scheduled deployment• Shed or add load• Scoped by region, transmission, other… • Temporary or permanent changes

DER Optimizer understands:• GIS and T&D locations• Maintenance / operational status• Customer imposed restrictions• Historical performance / expectation• Communication limitations• Additional DR assets

Large Scale Utility Requirements• “Can we control it?”

– Phase 1: Utility provides nothing more than a standard operating schedule– Phase 2: We provide a Supervisory Control interface to the utility, designed to

meet their specific needs

• “Can we rely on it?”– OSIsoft is a proven reliable backbone, already vetted and accepted by the utility

industry. – Ice Bear reliability has been proven in Utility-sponsored pilots and customer

installations

• “Can you prove it?”– You have all your data via a dedicated PI Server at your site.

• “Does it work with what I have?”– Our solution integrates PI-to-PI, and does not require integration to SCADA

middleware. In fact, we enable a faster, easier path for connectivity to additional DSM resources.

• “Will it work with SmartGrid?”– Yes. We don’t impose ourselves on the architecture, rather, we are designed to

fill in the gaps and dovetail with what exists.

Thank You

Questions?