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Open Information Standards For Distributed Energy

Open Information Standards For Distributed Energy. March 2014. About the SunSpec Alliance. A federation of 60+ global competitors, collaborators & trading partners Establishing Open i nformation s tandards for PV Energy innovators and thought leaders.

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Open Information Standards For Distributed Energy

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  1. Open Information StandardsFor Distributed Energy March 2014

  2. About the SunSpec Alliance • A federation of 60+ global competitors, collaborators & trading partners • Establishing Open information standards for PV • Energy innovators and thought leaders

  3. Standards Drive Innovation and Value Value Innovation Performance Cost Complexity Risk

  4. SunSpec Specifications Bulk Data Exchange Modbus, XML, ZigBee, OPC, DNP3 Tracker Inverter Finance Risk Assessment Meter Grid Operations InternetVPN Data Store Gateway String Cloud SCADA Module RegulatoryReporting Storage Custom Apps Enviro End-To-End Security, Monitoring & Control Solar Plant Applications

  5. Significant Design Wins • System monitoring • Inverter monitoring & control • Inverter monitoring & control for CA Rule 21 • Actuarial database & O&M standards • Microgrid & storage integration

  6. Advanced Standards Work • Distributed Energy Resource Management • Use cases • Microgrids / DC Grids / Hybrid AC-DC Grids • Demand and technology advances being driven by military, disaster recovery • Cybersecurity – NESCOR • Threat analysis • Policy and Regulations • The quagmire

  7. Standardization Partners • NIST/SGIP National Smart Grid Roadmap • IEEE 1547/P2030 Interconnection guidelines and interoperabilitywith the electric power system • ASHRAE Facility to Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM) • EPRI Advanced Functions for Distributed Energy Resources • IEC 61850 Communication networks and systems for substationautomation, logical nodes, protocol mappings • ZigBeeSmart Energy 2.0 specification • SIRFN Smart Grid International Research Facility Network • NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories

  8. SunSpec Marketing Program • Ecosystem marketing • SunSpec Certified program • SunSpec Design wins program • SunSpec Ecosystem flyer (new in 2014) • Market Intelligence • Position papers (Rule 21, solar securitization) • Individualized quarterly member briefings • Industry-specific intiatives • Financial – oSPARC actuarial database • Utility – Smart Inverter test tool program • Event marketing • Annual Member’s Meeting • SunSpec Showcase program • Shared trade show booth

  9. SunSpec Marketing Program • Market access & networking • Financial industry • International trade missions • EPIA partnership • Website • Brand placement • News syndication • Featured member page (new in 2014) • Promotions • SunSpec Speaker’s Bureau • SunSpecNewsletter

  10. SunSpec Event Calendar • Greentech Solar Market Insight (San Diego)– Dec 10-11, 2013 • ABS Las Vegas – January 21-24, 2014 • Annual Member’s Meeting (San Diego) – Feb 5-6, 2014 • Smart Inverter Communications Bootcamp (Albuquerque)– March 18-19, 2014 • Solar O&M Conference (SF)– March 24-26, 2014 • Solar Securitization & Smart Grid Symposium (Brea, CA) – April 22, 2014 • Sunshine Bond Conference (NY) – May 2, 2014 • Intersolar EU (Munich) – June 2-6, 2014 • Intersolar US (SF) – July 7-10, 2014 • EU PVSEC 2014 (Amsterdam)– Sept 22-26, 2014 • Solar Power International (Las Vegas) – Oct 20-23, 2014 • European Utility Week (Amsterdam) – Nov 4-6, 2014 • Miscellaneous Infocast & Greentech conferences

  11. SunSpec Showcase Program • Simultaneous, multi-application, monitoring of live PV plants • Program highlights • Expert symposium on scaling solar deployment in smart grids • Live solution demonstrations • SunSpec Certified “Showcase” plants • Delivered in partnership with leading global cities

  12. Current Software Intiatives • SunSpec Inverter Control Program • Software test tool for driving Smart Inverters • Open Solar Performance and Reliability Clearinghouse (oSPARC) • Actuarial database for investment risk assessment

  13. SunSpec Advanced Inverter Control • Mapping of international standard grid support functions • Direct Controls • Connect / Disconnect • Power Limits • Power Factor Setting • Autonomous Controls • Volt-Var Support • Integrated Storage • Frequency Regulation • Price Signaling • Scheduling of Mode Changes Supportive of IEEE 1547A and California Rule 21

  14. SunSpec Smart Inverter Control Test Tool & Relationship To Hardware Test Harness Test Case Matrix: Function by Region UI Scope Test Harness HTTP Control SunSpec Inverter Control TestTool Inverter Under Test Grid Simul AC In/Out SunSpec Inverter Control Protocol Monitor Vary: Voltage Frequency Reactive Load Python Web Service Modbus Master DC Input

  15. oSPARC & SAPC Background • “Solar Access To Public Capital”initiative • DOE funded, managed by NREL • $1T new investment for solar via securitization • SunSpec engaged with SAPC to build oSPARC • Open Solar Performance & Reliability Clearinghouse • Single objective: assess investment risk

  16. SAPC Collaboration – Over 140 Participants

  17. Construct for Information Exchange Capital at Favorable Rates Quality PV Plants and Data CAPITAL PROVIDER BORROWER Open Actuarial Database Information Access SERVICERS and SUPPLIERS

  18. Assessing Investment Risk forU.S. Solar Fleet Portfolio Manager oSPARC Query AnonymizedResults

  19. Points of Measurement At PV Plant Inverter PV Array Facility Load Back-Up Energy Storage Utility Grid Source: IEC 61724

  20. oSPARC Dashboard

  21. oSPARC Sample Query

  22. oSPARC Sample Report

  23. Find Best Performing Plants, Highest Quality Data Measurement Confidence (Data Quality) Measured Performance & Reliability

  24. Gives and Gets WHAT YOU GET Signed agreement; must contribute data anonymized to your liking Technical or data provider authorization for support See and compare your own data and other anonymized data by geography/zip code Fully secure environment You can give access to partners/investors You manage your data; withdraw at any time Technical support for feeding the oSPARC data base What YOU GIVE

  25. Benefits and Use Models • Investor, underwriter, issuer: • Investment modeling, pricing and risk assessment and deal decision support • Syndication pool formation and modeling support • Fleet operator/Project developer: • Investment, design and risk decision support; compare data of your operating or proposed plants vs. similar systems in the same geography • Service provider or equipment manufacturer: • Risk assessment, product/service improvement; benchmark data of your operating plants vs. similar systems in the same geography • Opportunity to differentiate on quality • Solar industry • Scale up deployment, increase total system quality • Access to capital at lower rates over time

  26. Technical Program • Workgroup participation & specification development • Inverter control • Security • Applications (major focus in 2014) • Joint software development • Smart Inverter Test Tool • oSPARC interfaces • National/International standards liaison • IEC • IEEE • SGIP • State of California • National laboratory collaboration • Sandia • NREL • SIRFN collaborative

  27. Information Standards Landscape Things To Standardize • Element definitions and data models • PV Plant, Inverter, Module • Units of measure • kWh, Irradiance, Volt, VAR • 1-minute sample, 15-minute sample • Encoding • Integer, floating point • Transports • TCP/IP, Modbus • Access methods • Web service, SQL • Output formats • Excel, application specific

  28. SunSpec Architecture End-to-End Security SunSpec Devices SunSpec Applications Telemetry Bulk Data Exchange Meter Local SCADA Inverter Firewall / VPN Periodic Report String Cloud Internet Grid Operations Module SunSpec Gateway SunSpec Data Store Storage SCADA Environ Regulator Tracker SunSpec Field Bus Transport Security Custom Control

  29. Unprecedented Interoperability Multi-Site, Multi-Application, Simultaneous Monitoring Loggerware Moxa HQ La Brea, CA 320 kW DC INV AC Internet Loggerware Logger DC Customer Application Weather Regulatory Reporting / Audit

  30. SunSpec Standards Payoff

  31. Participate in the SunSpec Alliance • Shape standards that driving the industry • Sell interoperable products that are easy to integrate and support • Buy interoperable products that minimized integration and long-term operational costs • Take advantage of SunSpec marketing events • Help establish solar PV as a major asset class

  32. Thank You Expanding the Solar PV Market Through Data Standards and Interoperability

  33. oSPARC Operational Overview Periodic Plant Performance Report Raw Telemetry Data Collection Continuous Data Collection Plant Owner Plant DB 1 2 3 4 6 5 Web Service Administrator Analyst 3rd Party Query Plant DB oSPARC DB Anonymized Report Manage Plant DB Audit

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