Test Results on Boston Spot Network Interconnection at Williams Building: Presentation by W. E. Feero, P.E.


December 16, 2005  (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM)

John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston


The MTC, the Massachusetts DG Collaborative and the US General Services Administration held a workshop for W.E. Feero to present the results of his analysis of detailed data on the performance of the DG systems interconnected to the NSTAR downtown network at the GSA's Williams Building.

The findings of a two year monitoring study of the protection performance for the Distributed Generation, DG, installations at the Williams Building was presented.  The generation consisted of a 28 kW photovoltaic system and a 75 kW induction generator.  The study also included a simulation of the spot network system, the induction generator, and the photovoltaic system's interfacing inverter using the commercially available PSCAD electromagnetic transients program.  The simulation allowed the findings of the study to be extended to larger generation installations and to all three generation types: induction, synchronous, and inverter interfaced.

Agenda:

1. Description of DG Installations (CHP and PV),
2. Presentation: Study Findings by W. E. Feero
3. Q and A with Audience

Attendees

Invitation only (if interested, please contact MTC)

Read Ahead Materials -- Williams Building:

Building City Network Type Size [kW] Generator Type Prime Mover Project Description
Williams Coast Guard Building (GSA) Boston Secondary Spot 105 Inverter
and
Induction
PV
and
IC engine
Phase 1 - 30 kW PV, Oct. '99
Phase 2 - 75 kW Tecogen, Aug '02

1. May 2005 -- Generation Monitoring May 2003 - March 2005, W.E. Feero
2. May 2004 -- Generation Monitoring May 2003 - May 2004, W.E. Feero
3. Sept. 2003 -- Generation Monitoring Sample Report, R. Piaskoski
4. March 2003 -- Williams Building DG Case Study, R. Piaskoski
5. Feb. 2003 -- Connection of DG to 2-Transformer Spot Network (IEEE Article), M. Baier, W.E. Feero & D.R. Smith

Read Ahead Materials -- Other:

 

Other Information

Friday, December 16, 2005 -- start time: 9:00 AM

This workshop was hosted by the General Services Administration at:

John F. Kennedy Federal Building

Conference Room "C"

55 New Sudbury Street, Boston MA 02203-0131

For directions and parking info , please see this pdf file.

Or, for a map of a wider part of the city, including nearby hotels, click here.

You may dial in to listen to presentation and meeting at the following number: 1-978-353-2600, access code 0127404.

For questions about the substantive content of this workshop, contact:

William E. Feero

W. E. Feero, P.E.

110 Barrville Mtn Road

Reedsville, PA 17084

wfeero@pa.net

For questions about the meeting location, contact:

Roman Piaskoski
Regional Energy Coordinator
GSA - New England
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222

roman.piaskoski@gsa.gov
617-565-4693

For other questions, contact:

Fran Cummings

Policy Director, Renewable Energy Trust

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

cummings@masstech.org

508-870-0312

cell: 978-985-1557