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Open Distributed System Platform: A Utility Collaborative

Utilities are faced with the ever-increasing complexity of integrating distributed energy resources into a grid designed for radial flow. The operational tools available to utilities are typically proprietary, large, costly and built on antiquated information architectures. This makes integration difficult, slow and expensive.

 

Avista and Duke Energy, along with APS and Entergy, are launching a utility industry-led effort to build an open-source operating system for the electric system called OpenDSP, short for Open Distributed System Platform. OpenDSP is intended for use by utilities of all sizes and open to development by vendors of any size. It is being defined by utilities with input from a committee of stakeholders. The U.S. Department of Energy is a key participant, providing research to fast-track the effort. 

The schedule for OpenDSP delivers the first beta in the third quarter of 2019 and a second complete beta by the first quarter of 2020. Avista and Duke Energy both will be working on applications to deliver with OpenDSP. The applications center around ADMS functions and DER/switch segment management. An open-source foundation will be set up to manage the code going forward.

This webinar will go into detail about how interested parties can get involved.

Presenters

Technology Strategist | Avista Utilities

Curtis Kirkeby has extensive experience in the electric and gas utility industry; six years in substation design; 18 years in GIS, outage management, asset management, advanced metering systems, engineering modeling, smart grid, and smart cities; and 12 years in research and development. Curtis is currently responsible for innovation strategy and applied research and development, focused on technologies and solutions that enhance the grid and deliver increased value to customers. He earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Montana State University and a masters degree in engineering management from Washington State University. He is a registered professional engineer in Washington.

Distribution Modernization Director | Burns & McDonnell

Meghan Calabro, PE, is an electrical engineer and Distribution Modernization Director at Burns & McDonnell. She has planned, designed and overseen installation of distribution infrastructure and back-end systems, ranging from field area networks used for distribution automation to Enterprise Meter Data Management systems. Her understanding of the infrastructure requirements, as well as the end applications, guides her holistic approach to grid modernization. Meghan also participates in a number of working groups within the transmission and distribution industry, focusing on distribution grid management and incorporating emerging standards.

Spruha Sheth | Department Manager, Burns & McDonnell

Spruha Sheth is a transmission & distribution substation department manager at Burns & McDonnell. She has more than 15 years of experience in protection and control design and engineering, along with P&C commissioning support experience for substations in various voltages. She is experienced in developing one-line diagrams based on project scope documents, protection requirements, and automation requirements. Spruha’s background includes scoping, protection design and engineering, estimating, procurement, protection commissioning support and outage sequence analysis. She received her bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 2001 from the University of Texas at Arlington.

 

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