Northern Powergrid
NPg Asset Management Engineer – Gav Howarth, NPg Innovation Manager - Chris Goodhand
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Modelling and Asset Management
£332,000.00
This scope of this will include:
- Model refinement such as use-ability, dashboarding & data inputs
- Presentation of outputs (considering use of mapping tools to identify “hotspots”)
- Development of enhanced intervention methodology
- Establishment of “scheme allocation methodology” across all asset categories (just Primary Plant so far)
- Plant optimisation to achieve target levels of risk (with risk constraints)
- Plant optimisation to achieve unit cost reductions
- Alignment to the requirements of the Common Methodology
Development of the modelling capability around the high-volume low-value asset categories Based on our current understanding of NPg requirements decisionLab have developed this costed proposal for consideration.
The objectives of the project are:
· To implement general model refinement such as usability, dashboarding & data inputs
· Presentation of outputs (use of mapping tools to identify “hotspots”)
· Revisit intervention methodology
· Enhanced investment planning:
o Revisit scheme allocation methodology (investment planning-focused workshops)
o Optimise investment scenarios to achieve target levels of risk (with risk constraints)
o Optimise investment scenarios to achieve unit cost reductions
o Scheme associations across all asset categories
o Planned interventions across all asset categories (just Primary so far)
· Align risk quantification to the requirements of the Common Methodology
· Develop the modelling capability around the high-volume low-value asset categories
The project will be considered delivered once Northern Powergrid is in receipt of the final models with the agreed functionality.
(1) Tool Enhancement
- Optimise to achieve target levels of risk (with risk constraints) : Enhanced functionality over and above existing methodology successfully added to the existing model
- Develop NPg modelling capability around the high-volume low-value asset categories: HV cables, LV cables and pole mounted transformers added to the modelling environment
- Implement enhancements to functionality identified in Phases 1 to 4 during 2014/15: Enhanced functionality to existing methodology successfully added to the existing model
(2) Methodology Enhancement
- Evaluate and Improve underlying intervention methodologies: Internal workshops held to inform improved intervention modelling. Functionality added to models.
- Model synergies which can deliver efficiencies: Enhanced functionality over and above existing methodology successfully added to the existing model
(3) Investment Planning
- Optimise to achieve unit cost reductions: NPg able to carry out unit cost scenario analysis using the AIMMS model
- Incorporate an investment planning perspective: Enhanced functionality (over and above existing methodology) identified through targeted workshops and successfully added to the existing model
(4) Risk Outputs and Calculation
- To align to Common Methodology: Risk calculation methodology revised in accordance with the requirements of the Common Methodology
- Enhance model output functionality: The current sets of output pages would be fully reviewed with wider members of the NPg team.