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27th Annual ERCOT Region Operations Training Seminar

Presentations from the 27th Annual Operations Training Seminar held in 2011 are posted below.

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Agenda and Abstracts for OTS
Agenda and abstracts for the Twenty-Seventh Annual ERCOT Region Operations Training Seminar.
(Mar 22, 2011 , .pdf, 230 KB)

Opening Presentation
Opening presentation given by Mr. Larry Grimm.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 944 KB)

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
This presentation will focus on Physical Security, Cyber Security, Sabotage Reporting, and System Security Response Group (SSRG). The following will be overviewed: • NERC Standard CIP-003-3 - Cyber Security — Security Management Controls • NERC Standard CIP-004-3 - Cyber Security — Personnel and Training • NERC Standard CIP-005-3 - Cyber Security — Electronic Security Perimeter(s) • NERC Standard CIP-006-3 - Cyber Security — Physical Security • NERC Standard CIP-007-3 - Cyber Security — Systems Security Management • NERC Standard CIP-008-3 - Cyber Security — Incident Reporting and Response Planning • NERC Standard CIP-009-3 - Cyber Security — Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets • NERC Standard CIP-001-1 - Sabotage Reporting • Sabotage Reporting and System Security Response Group (SSRG)
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 349 KB)

NERC Compliance and Event Analysis Update
Many changes and additions to NERC’s programs are occurring in the fourth year after mandatory compliance began in June 2007. Registered entities have voluntarily assessed their own compliance with requirements and the most commonly occurring issues will be examined. NERC has expanded programs outside of the compliance program now to improve reliability, with NERC Alerts and the new Event Analysis process. These also depend on input from industry to improve awareness of issues and threats to operations as well as provide sharing of Lessons Learned.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 2746 KB)

Compliance and Application of Various NERC Reliability Standards which Require Communications with other Registered Entities
This presentation shall address three areas of compliance: The first part of this presentation shall focus on the registered entity’s responsibility for compliance in various situations. The second part of this presentation shall focus on the evidence required to demonstrate compliance. Specific examples related to each standard shall be provided. The third part of this presentation will focus on NERC Reliability Standards and related ERCOT Protocols which require communications with other registered entities (COM-002, IRO-001, TOP-001 and VAR-002). We will look at how the protocols and standards relate to each other. Also we will look at the reasons for not following the requirement and how to communicate this to the other registered entity.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 169 KB)

NERC Emergency Preparedness and Operations Reliability Standards
System threats can occur very quickly without time for preventative measures therefore, preemptive consideration and training is necessary. This course will cover the importance of Emergency Operations planning, including market participant responsibilities for procedure development, maintenance, implementation and coordination. Requirements will be discussed to ensure continued reliable System operations in the event of insufficient generation/transmission capacity or loss of Control Center functionality, as well as the need to report and study such disturbances.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 674 KB)

Smart Grid Demonstration: Dynamic Line Ratings/System Operating Limits
Transmission circuits have traditionally been designed based on worst-case weather conditions, which can be used to produce a maximum rating at which the line can operate safely without violating required clearances. In reality, a transmission circuit rarely experiences these weather conditions. Consequently, there is an unharnessed amount of available transmission capacity on existing infrastructure. Dynamic line rating (DLR) devices attempt to quantify this available capacity. This session will provide an overview of dynamic line ratings and their potential impacts on the transmission grid.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 2831 KB)

NERC Personnel Performance, Training and Qualifications Reliability Standards
Since investigation of the August 14, 2003 Blackout, competency of operating personnel has been a hot topic. The PER Reliability Standards currently approved by NERC and FERC establish requirements and measures for Compliance Enforcement regarding System Operator responsibility, authority, training programs, certification and staffing. This course will discuss the new PER-005-1 standard, which will take training to the next level as it is implemented over the next couple of years – requiring evidence of instruction and assessments to ensure Operator competency in performing company-specific reliability-related tasks.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 134 KB)

Control Performance
The transition to the Nodal Market and individual Generation Resource dispatch from the previous Zonal Market and portfolio dispatch of Generation Resources presents new challenges to the Generation operator, the QSE Generation Controller and the ERCOT Frequency Controller. Generation Resources must follow Economic Base Points, deliver Regulation Service if responsible and respond to frequency deviations in real time.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 1008 KB)

Frequency Control
In a dynamic power system, disturbances such as generating Unit trips, occur on a regular basis which can lead to sudden frequency drops. If not properly managed, these frequency drops can lead to widespread load shedding. In ERCOT interconnection ERCOT is the only Balancing authority that is responsible for managing the Frequency within acceptable limits and achieve acceptable performance. However, QSEs who control the generation from Generation resources have a major responsibility of assisting this effort by following ERCOT instructions appropriately.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 642 KB)

Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ)
In 2005, the 79th Texas Legislature ordered the PUCT to designate Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) in Texas and to order specific transmission improvements that would be required to connect the CREZ to load centers in the Texas Interconnection. For the CREZ transmission improvements, the PUCT selected from among several options that includes over 2,300 miles of new 345 kV lines and that can accommodate wind generation capacity in West Texas.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 931 KB)

Nodal Real-Time Market Update
This presentation on Real-time Operation will cover Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) and will explain the methodology that SCED uses to determine the amount of generation dispatched and determine how the MW are distributed between units. This overview will also look at the inputs into SCED, transmission constraints that cause price separation, and how the inputs (LASL, HASL, LDL, HDL, ramp rate, etc.) affect the results.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 140 KB)

Summer Planning Assessment
The Summer Planning Assessment will bridge market economics with operations. This will provide specific knowledge to operators on the future of supply demand economics. By understanding the feasibility of achieving appropriate reserve margins and maintaining proper thermal dynamics on the power grid will prep operators to become better planners. History has shown the power grid is not immune to punitive market events. Increased knowledge and better preparation will decrease the chances of such occurrences.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 226 KB)

System Protective Relaying NERC Standards
This presentation on System Protective Relaying will focus on the NERC Standards that apply to the coordination and notification requirements between Transmission Owners and Operators, Generation Owners and Operators, Distribution Providers, and Balancing Authorities for new protective relay systems, protective relay failures, and misoperation reporting. We will look at current protective relay misoperation trends in the ERCOT region. Finally, we will examine several events within the ERCOT region that were exacerbated by protective relay misoperations.
(May 23, 2011 , .pdf, 1518 KB)

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