Draft FOA Outlines Synchrophasor Projects

Also see:

·         SGN regional demonstration project highlights

·         Full draft of Smart Grid FOA

Objective	To support regionally tailored projects to demonstrate innovative, network-based applications of time-synchronized phasor measurement technologies, or synchrophasors, in ways that can be replicated around the country.
Technologies of interest	Synchrophasor applications that: ·         Address local or regional power system operational issues that pose reliability concerns. ·         Enhance bulk power system market operations ·         Incorporate elements that not only expand the deployment of synchrophasor measurement units (PMUs) whether by installing new PMUs or converting existing phasor measurement-capable devices into PMUs, phasor data networks, and/or demonstrating and validating new or newly applied phasor data applications.
Partnerships	DOE encourages an integrated team approach that may include: ·         Utilities ·         Vendors ·         End users ·         Academic or consulting institutions ·         Other organizations that bring relevant skills to the project TIP: Projects that feature multiple utilities and/or multiple vendors will be valuable to demonstrate interoperability between phasor devices, communications networks, data streams, and applications.
Examples of projects sought	·         Reliability Coordinator saturation demo ·         Reliability Coordinator synchrophasor backbone demo ·         Phasors for Renewable Generator Interconnection ·         NASPInet demo ·
Estimated number of projects	4 to 5