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STEPS: A Spatio-temporal Electric Power Systems Visualization

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Robert Pienta,

Leilei Xiong,

Santiago Grijalva,

Duen Horng (Polo) Chau,

Minsuk KahngAuthors Info & Claims

IUI '16 Companion: Companion Publication of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2876456.2879480

Published: 07 March 2016 Publication History

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As the bulk electric grid becomes more complex, power system operators and engineers have more information to process and interpret than ever before. The information overload they experience can be mitigated by effective visualizations that facilitate rapid and intuitive assessment of the system state. With the introduction of non-dispatchable renewable energy, flexible loads, and energy storage, the ability to temporally explore system states becomes critical. This paper introduces STEPS, a new 3D Spatio-temporal Electric Power Systems visualization tool suitable for steady-state operational applications.

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IUI '16 Companion: Companion Publication of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces

March 2016

446 pages

ISBN:9781450341400

DOI:10.1145/2876456

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