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Electranix CorporationIntroduction to Capabilities and Experience

Garth Irwin

Presentation to PUCT/Austin TexasNovember 17, 2014

                                        

Introduction and Overview

Electranix Corporation is an independent specialist engineering company providing services in transmission and distribution studies and simulation, HVDC transmission, FACTS and Custom Power, and transmission for renewable energy generation.

Our Customers include: Manufacturers Transmission Utilities Research Bodies Generation Developers Consultants

What do we do? PSCAD Simulation and Studies – Dennis Woodford and Garth Irwin Custom Modeling in PSCAD, PSSE, PSLF Specialty PSCAD device models with real code interfaces Interconnection studies (Powerflow, Stability, etc) Power Electronic Device Interaction Studies Path/Transfer Capability and Operating Studies Sub-Synchronous Interaction Analysis Analysis and Preparation of HVDC technical specifications SVC, STATCOM, Series capacitor technical specifications TOV, TRV, Lightning/Steep front, Insulation coordination Ferro-resonance Analysis E-TRAN Translation tools for large PSCAD models Custom Training Technical/Consulting support

Selected SS Studies ISONE Maine Series Capacitors and SSCI (>5 studies) Route 66 Wind Farm SSCI Alberta 911L Series Capacitors (SSR, SSCI etc…) Alberta HVDC Links - SSTI Studies MATL (Montana-Alberta) SSCI AEP Series Capacitor Bid Reviews and SSCI Studies PacifiCorp 500 kV Gateway Series Cap Studies PacifiCorp 345 kV Pinto Series Caps and Huntington (SSR) PacifiCorp 345 kV Red Butte Series Caps (SVC, SSTI, SSR) PacifiCorp 500 kV Malin Series Caps (SSR)

Selected SS Studies PacifiCorp Camp Williams SVC (SSTI) PacifiCorp Mathington SVC (SSTI) AEP – Big Hill-Kendall Series Capacitors and Wind (SSCI) Desert Sunlight 500 MW Solar – SSTI and Interactions Boone Pickens 600 MW Wind Farm - 345kV & HVDC

(2007 - first evidence of SSCI?) Kennedy Wind Farm – 2009 SSCI Event – Analysis Black Range Series Capacitors – SSR, SSCI Studies

and Relay Testing (Australia) Direct work for manufacturers – model development (using

actual C code in PSCAD models), courses, consulting studies etc…

New Simulation Technologies

“E-TRAN” (Converting PSS/E to PSCAD) “E-TRAN Plus for PSS/E” - Hybrid Simulation “E-TRAN Plus for PSCAD” - Parallel Processing Atlantic Wind (AKA “Google Wind”)

7000 MW of Offshore Wind in a VSC Multi-Terminal Grid Studies used Hybrid Simulation to connect detailed PSCAD models to

the 60,000 bus PJM PSS/E transient stability system Used 15 cpus for E-TRAN Plus hybrid simulation and parallel

processing of PSCAD cases

Basslink 2 HVDC Hybrid simulation of HVDC/VSC links PSS/E V32, PSCAD HVDC Models, PSS/E V29 hybrid interface

Contact:

Garth IrwinElectranix Corporation

12-75 Scurfield Blvd.Winnipeg, Manitoba R3Y 1G4 Canada

Ph: +1 204 953 1831email: gdi@electranix.comWeb: www.electranix.com