IEEE PES Atlanta - Industry Tour

Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) Tour - Enabled Technology Transfer Developed by Clifton Black, SCS R&D Southern Company's Research operates the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC), an innovation environment that facilitates the research, pre-operational development and assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution. Both simulated and real grid data feeds are leveraged in a secure environment for analysis and testing (including cyber security testing). Data streams from SCADA and phasor measurement units are streamed into the SGVAC from both the transmission and distribution systems. The center also has real-time digital simulators with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability for modeling and simulation of the grid and communications network. The center bridges an industry-wide gap by providing an environment where new technologies can be evaluated using relevant, real-world data and systems before they are deployed into production. As technology emerge, the center serves as a catalyst towards advancing the assessment, adoption and integration of technologies, processes, tools and protocols. Focus Areas: • Control Center of the Future (CCoF) functionalities • Synchrophasor technology • Cyber-Physical security testing • New visualization approaches • Distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) platform evaluation • Artificial intelligence (AI) • Power system modeling and simulation Benefits/Opportunities: • Test and validate innovative solutions before implementation in production environment • Evaluate feasibility and performance of new technologies with real-world data • Test control center of the future (CCoF) functionalities • Deploy solutions quickly and alter configurations easily, reducing time and cost in research and development • Collaborate with industry partners such as national laboratories, EPRI, academia and technology providers. • Train control center operators on rare grid phenomena