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Grid Modernization and Resilience
Modernize grids to ensure reliability while managing an increasingly dynamic system, extreme weather events and cyber threats.
This challenge can be addressed through a range of solutions, with some technology areas of interest outlined below.
1
Advanced power quality monitoring and analytics systems.
2
Increase transmission and distribution lines capacity and efficiency.
3
Expedite planning and permitting process for new power lines, including new techniques to speed transmission studies.
4
Mitigation of power quality issues like voltage fluctuations, power surges, and outages.
5
Advanced loading/hosting capacity maps to optimize grid planning and integration of new resources.
6
Transformer modelling.
7
Advanced grid management and predictive maintenance for connected grid devices.
8
Predictive maintenance for grid assets and advanced grid management systems with real-time data integration.
9
High-efficiency and scalable power electronics for different voltage levels to handle the variable power output of DERs.
10
Bi-directional communication protocols between DERs and the grid for real-time data exchange and control, including inverter communication.
11
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions capable of real-time data collection and analysis at the grid edge to optimize DER integration.
12
Cybersecurity protocols and solutions for AMI 2.0 and grid edge devices.
13
Weather stations installed on lines and/or more accurate weather information.
14
Sensors to gather detailed vegetation data for right-of-way assessments, including airborne (drones, airplanes), terrestrial (vehicles, robots), and satellite platforms.
15
Advanced technologies for inspecting, prioritizing, and managing vegetation on or near power lines.
16
Proactive mitigation of wildfire risks for interactions with grid infrastructure.
17
LLMs for dealing with large specification sets rapidly.
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