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Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division

Implementation of Smart Grid Technology in a Network Electric Distribution System

Abstract
Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division’s (Memphis’s) project to
implement smart grid technology in a network electric distribution Recipient: Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division

system includes new intelligent relays and sensor equipment to State: Tennessee
provide remote switching at the transformer level and vital NERC Region: SERC Reliability Corporation
information to aid in the design, operation, and preventive Total Budget: $13,112,363
maintenance of this complex electric system. A communications Federal Share: $5,063,469
system is being deployed which facilitates the flow of real-time data
from intelligent electronic devices and sensors installed in the field Project Type: Electric Distribution Systems

with the Memphis’s control systems. Memphis expects these


Equipment
upgrades to reduce restoration times and the need for truck rolls for  Distribution Automation Equipment for 40* out
grid maintenance, improving reliability and reducing operating costs of 464 Circuits
and pollutant emissions. o Distribution Management System
o Distribution Automation Communications
Network
Smart Grid Features
o SCADA Communications Network
Communications infrastructure includes deployment of fiber optic o Automated Distribution Circuit Switches
and copper instrumentation cable networks throughout Memphis’s o Equipment Health Sensors
network power distribution territory. Initially, four substations are o Smart Relays

receiving connections through these new networks, which enable * Covers Memphis’s entire Network Electric Distribution
System
them for remote monitoring and control of network distribution
feeder switching. This communications network integrates the new Key Targeted Benefits
automated distribution equipment with the existing supervisory  Improved Electric Service Reliability and Power
control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and a new distribution Quality
management system.  Reduced Costs from Equipment Failures
 Reduced Operating and Maintenance Costs
 Reduced Truck Fleet Fuel Usage
Distribution automation systems include the development and  Reduced Greenhouse Gas and Criteria Pollutant
installation of new intelligent relays for the network electric Emissions
distribution system that supplies the Downtown and Medical Center
districts. Memphis is installing almost 500 smart relays with
communications capabilities across 40 distribution circuits out of the four substations that support the network system.
The relays, in collaboration with new automated monitoring and sensing devices, enable remote monitoring, improved
fault isolation, and reduced disturbances on the grid. Memphis intends this automated distribution management to
reduce maintenance costs and improve distribution system reliability by providing rapid and coordinated response to
grid outages and disturbances and improved preventive maintenance of key equipment.

December 2013
Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division (continued)

Timeline
Key Milestones Target Dates
Communications infrastructure installation complete Q3 2013
Distribution automation field installation complete Q1 2014
Commissioning and testing control and analysis systems Q2 2014

Contact Information
Allan Long
Project Manager
Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division
[email protected]

Recipient Team Website: www.mlgw.com

December 2013

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