WECC's video tutorials for Compliance 101 cover the history and development of its Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program in the United States and, more specifically, the evolution of its Entity Oversight programs.
The tutorials are designed to provide Regional Entities and registered entities with an overview of interactions and are especially useful for registered entity's new compliance staff members. The tutorials are also perfect for those who just want a refresher.
The information contained in these tutorials is current as of May 2015. WECC will update and post the Compliance 101 tutorial once per year, or as needed.
1. | Introduction - (video unavailable at this time) |
2. | Overview of WECC and the Regulatory Structure - (video unavailable at this time) |
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Compliance Monitoring Strategy |
4. | Audit—What to Expect |
5. | Reliability Assurance Initiative - (video unavailable at this time) |
6. | Enforcement 101 - (video unavailable at this time) |
7. | Support Systems and Tools |
8. | CIP 101 - (video unavailable at this time) |
Overview
Before Using the Pre-Job Brief Toolbox:
Job and task briefings are critical to conducting our work in a safe manner.
After...
Job and task briefings are critical to protecting us from on-the-job hazards. The briefings also enable the organization to remove previously hidden, latent organizational hazards.
The Backstory
One day at a WECC human performance meeting several utilites a contractor and a vendor were comparing the pre-job briefs used by their individual organizations. As they were comparing the 5-7 pre-job briefs they realized that no single pre-job brief was "complete" but across all of these pre-job briefs there was a "more complete" pre-job brief. That team and a few advisors decided to see if they could not collect many more pre-job briefs from across the electric utilities industry and try to come up with some sort of "tool box" that would be useful to anyone who is updating or writing a new pre-job brief.
https://www.knowledgekeeper.com/pjbtoolbox
Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) is the systematic development of a training program consisting of 1) Management & Administration and 2) Instructional Design, to ensure the quality of instruction and the quality of the program.
The SAT used here is the ADDIE model. This five phase model provides a structured systematic approach to create a training program.
PER-005 Systematic Approach to Training – 2015 January CUG
Analysis
Analysis is the first phase of creating a training program. Four questions that need to be answered are, "why, what needs to be trained, how do we measure it, and who gets trained?"
Below are templates and examples that you can use in the Analysis phase of your training program.
Templates
Examples
Design
Design is the second phase of creating a training program. This is the stage of planning where details start coming together that will be developed into training materials and a training program.
Below are templates and examples of Design documents that can be used as guides.
Templates
Develop
Development of the training course and materials is the third phase in the creation of a training program. In this phase you will write a Participant Guide, Facilitator Guide and Job Aids. When the development is complete, you will be ready for the actual training.
Below are templates and examples of Development documents that can be used as guides.
Implement
The Implementation phase happens when training is delivered. Below are things to think about that may be helpful when rolling out a new training program.
Evaluate
Evaluating training is the last phase in the creation of a training program. Although the actual evaluation is done at the end, the training program development really began with evaluation. For example, in the Analysis phase, the first questions asked were, "why, what needs to be trained, how do we measure it, and who gets trained?" Now it is time to look at the metrics and adjust the class or program as appropriate based on the feedback and measurement of learning.
The Evaluation Model used here is the Kirkpatrick Four Levels of Evaluation. The table below contains templates and examples for each of the 4 levels.
WECC's Transmission Planning Educational Modules were produced to help those involved in transmission planning better understand technical topics germane to the subject. Streaming video educational modules were created to disseminate useful information broadly on what has the potential to be a complex topic. The videos cover a wide variety of power system engineering topics and have been designed to provide technical audiences with an understanding of the underlying technical topics that drive transmission planning analyses.
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Module 1: Introduction | Module 1, created by Professor Gerald Heydt of Arizona State University, provides an introduction to electric transmission systems. The educational modules will provide viewers with an understanding of synchronous machines, time domain simulations, special studies, machine dynamics and controls, modeling of loads and protection systems, incorporating FACTS and HVDC elements, special stability control, modeling of wind generators and solar resources, transmission systems, market and economic operations in transmission systems and other advanced concepts. |
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Module 2: Synchronous Generators | Module 2 explores Synchronous machines, basic models, Parks' equations, transient and sub-transient parameters, simplified models, synchronous machine simulation, steady-state conditions and phasor diagrams, simulation of multi machine systems, and synchronous machine controls. Professor Gerald Heydt of Arizona State University presents Module 2. |
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Module 3: Introduction to Educational and Training Materials | Module 3 explores time domain simulations, why they are important, how they are conducted, how the system is represented, data needed to conduct time domain simulations, characteristic of the observed system, and how acceptable system behavior is interpreted. Module 3 is presented by Vijay Vittal of Arizona State University. |
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Module 4: Introduction to Educational and Training Materials | Module 4 provides an introduction into machine dynamics and control, excitation systems, effect of excitation on generator power limits and terminal power factor, effect of excitation on transient stability, effect of excitation on small signal stability and supplementary stabilizing signals. This module is presented by Arizona State University Professor, Vijay Vittal. |
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Module 5: Load Modeling | Professor Gerald Heydt, of Arizona State University provides an overview of modeling of loads, static models, nonlinear load models, dynamic models, and aggregate models-loss of load probability. |
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Module 6: Protection Representation in Stability | Professor Vijay Vittal of Arizona State University provides an overview of system relaying in stability studies. |
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Module 8: Special Stability Controls | Professor Vijay Vittal of Arizona State University provides a synopsis of special stability controls. This session motivates the idea of special stability controls using the equal area criterion, consideration of different scenarios and identifies needs required to stabilize the system. |
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Module 10: Transmission Systems | Professor Robert Olsen of Washington State University provides a summary of transmission line models, series compensation, voltage regulation, maximizing power transfer. |
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Module 12-1: Advanced Transmission Concepts | This two-part module begins with Professor Robert Olsen of Washington State University as he provides insight into voltage upgrading issues such as ultra-high voltage (UHV) and extra-high voltage (EHV) insulation/line compaction, UHV and EHV Corona environmental and economic impacts, and advantages of conductor bundling and current upgrading issues. High surge impedance loading, increased thermal loading and dynamic ratings, high temperature low sag conductors and high phase order systems are covered as a part of this module. |
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Module 12-2: Advanced Transmission Concepts | Professor Ravi Gorur of Arizona State University provides a continuation of module 12. This module explores ways and means of increasing power transfer such as EHV, UHV lines, high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines, high phase order systems, new conductor technologies – high temperature low sag (HTLS) conductors, and compact transmission lines. This module also considers environmental effects such as audible noise, RIV, RVI, and ozone, corona free operation, pollution performance and electric and magnetic fields. |
The Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) offers training and tutorials for current, new, and potential WREGIS Account Holders. The WREGIS Account Holder Training is an in-person training course held at the WECC office in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Account Holders: $25
Qualified Reporting Entities (QRE): $15
For more information or to register for an upcoming training, select the appropriate announcement below. If you have further questions, contact the WREGIS Help Desk at 888-225-4213 or email
wregishelp@wecc.org.
Training Documents
Training Videos
E-Tag Tutorial
The WREGIS e-Tag tutorial explains the e-Tag/WREGIS Renewable Delivery Verification Function in the WREGIS System. For more information, please review the available e-Tag tutorial slides and documentation.
