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Press Release27 September 2022Smart InfrastructureZug
Siemens grid protection software, expertise enable unified digital model of AEP network
With the help of the Siemens software PSS CAPE, American Electric Power (AEP) can now implement complex protection simulations of the power grid. This software integrates quickly and easily with T-Nexus, AEP's unified digital model of the entire transmission network. All departments work with this common grid model to ensure reliable planning, operation and protection of the power grid. As a result, more additional renewable energy sources can be quickly integrated into the power grid. At the same time, AEP can react more quickly to scenarios that endanger the stability of the network.
With Siemens PSS®CAPE, the industry-leading software for highly
detailed protection simulation, AEP will be able to run more complex protection simulations and optimize
day-to-day protection tasks, all with an up-to-date accurate model. This will help accelerate the
adoption of changes to the energy grid, including the increase of inverter-based
renewable energy resources,
and facilitate the capability to rapidly respond to
scenarios that threaten the grid’s stability.
“We’re proud to partner with AEP as it works
to break down data barriers across three traditionally separate
utility departments – planning, protection, and operations,” said Sabine
Erlinghagen, CEO of Siemens Grid Software. “By
leveraging a complete digital model of the physical grid, AEP can quickly adapt
to grid changes while increasing renewable capacity efficiently, safely, and
reliably. This is the reason we have launched the grid software suite to
enable utilities to better manage the increasing complexity of power grids and
most importantly, to keep the grids stable.”
In 2017, AEP selected Siemens
to implement the core software of its Network Model Management solution. The
CIM-based transmission system modeling
and analysis software PSS®ODMS
is the foundation of the system. Building on this strong partnership, Siemens
will now support AEP with its transition to the new protection simulation
software from data enrichment to specialized software training and more. The PSS®CAPE software is modular, flexible, and highly interoperable with
existing applications within AEP’s T-Nexus project. This enables AEP to scale
performance as it creates a single network model for planning, operations, and
protection. The PSS®CAPE
team will conduct training and facilitate the integration with various AEP
systems, including asset management and outage management. The Siemens PTI
consulting team will prepare the protection model, using the full network model
from the T-Nexus solution. The protection elements will be reviewed, enriched,
and validated to ensure the model is accurate and complete.
With
PSS®CAPE,
AEP will be able to run highly
detailed protection simulations and streamline its NERC protection and control
compliance evaluation process. Integration with a
single source of truth for model data will ensure its protection department can
easily use the most up-to-date and accurate base model for protection studies,
including the latest relay model settings from Asset Management.
PSS®CAPE,
PSS®ODMS and Siemens PTI Consulting are part of the Siemens
Xcelerator portfolio, a curated and modular portfolio of software, services and
IoT-enabled hardware built on standard APIs. Siemens Xcelerator is a new, open
digital business platform featuring a curated portfolio of IoT-enabled hardware
and software, a powerful ecosystem of partners, and a marketplace. It is making
digital transformation easier, faster and at scale.
For more
information about Siemens Smart Infrastructure, see
www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure
www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure
For further information on Siemens PSS®CAPE
and Siemens PTI Consulting Services, please see
www.siemens.com/pss-cape and
www.siemens.com/power-system-consulting.
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