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Edge AI: Deploying AI Flexibility in a Virtualized LV/ MV Substation

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 Edge AI: Deploying  AI Flexibility in a Virtualized LV/ MV Substation - IoT ONE Case Study
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Edge Computing Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Electrical Grids
  • Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions
  • Business Operation
  • Maintenance
Use Cases
  • Demand Planning & Forecasting
  • Digital Twin
  • Edge Computing & Edge Intelligence
Services
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
The Customer
About The Customer

Cuerva is a Spansih Energy Operator serving  the entire energy value chain, from generation, distribution, retail and customer energy services. The business has over 140 employees and operates in 3 countries: Spain, Peru and Panama.

The company is undergoing a huge digitalisation process aimed at becoming more accessible to the end user to improve supply quality and offer new services of greater value. This has involved the rollout of full control systems over the network, from the Substation (operated by Cuerva Distribución) to the end user, covering lines, substations and sectioning, in order to obtain minute-by-minute measurements in real-time, providing full visibility over the network.

The Challenge

Cuerva a Spanish Grip Operator, was seeking to enhance grid knowledge through the implementation of the AI Energy Forecasting Model to obtain precise forecasts of user demand and energy generation.

Cuerva’s grid encompasses over 16,000 diverse supply points, making cloud-based operations intricate and susceptible to issues such as connectivity loss, delays in information transmission, and reliance on centralized infrastructure, which can result in the loss of critical data.

To tackle these challenges, the Edge technology has proven to be the sole alternative capable of addressing these issues effectively. It ensures real-time data access and operates in a decentralized manner, minimizing the impact of device failures on the overall functionality of the network.

In this successful case, we illustrate how with Barbara DSOs can implement AI directly in substations to accurately predict the demand and production values of consumers linked to the transformation center where an Edge node run by Barbara has been deployed.

The Solution

The proposed solution is based on Edge Computing nodes distributed across various Transformation Centres (TCs). More precisely the solution is composed by:

• IoT Nodes designed for distributed Edge Computing, installable in TCs.

• An Edge Node Management platform to manage these nodes efficiently.

• And Industrialised computing algorithms for:

      .- Predicting active and reactive power on the consumer side to identify potential congestions and overvoltage events on the Low Voltage (LV) grid.

     .-  Evaluating the flexibility assets within Cuerva’s grid and creating models for them.

    .-  Determining the flexibility requirements of the system

Data Collected
Energy Production, Energy Usage
Operational Impact
  • [Cost Reduction - Data Management]

    • Cost Reduction in Data Integration:
    Streamlined data integration on a single node eliminates the need for
    maintaining various platforms. All devices are seamlessly integrated
    through different data protocols.

  • [Efficiency Improvement - Asset Monitoring]

    • Enhanced Quality Monitoring and Alarming:
    Real-time alarms and monitoring of secondary substations enable
    operators to promptly address supply quality issues, contributing to an
    improvement in SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index).

     

  • [Data Management - Data Analysis]

    • Centralized Data for Advanced Analytics:
    Centralizing data from secondary substations facilitates advanced
    analytics. This, in turn, provides DSOs with valuable insights and
    information, paving the way for data-driven decisions to optimize grid
    operations.

    • AI-Driven Forecasting:
    Deployment of artificial intelligence algorithms equips DSOs to forecast
    potential grid issues and proactively address them before compromising
    supply quality. This proactive approach contributes to an improvement in
    SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index)

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