PG&E Gas’ PI-Powered, Super-Sized, Situational-Awareness Video Wall Presented by Mel Christopher – Sr. Director of Gas System Operations Lonnie Bowling – DST Controls Software Architect © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . Why we need a better way… © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 2 Agenda • • • • • About PG&E San Bruno Pipeline Rupture Situational Awareness Video Wall Project with Examples Summary © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 3 About PG&E  Serves approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 4 San Bruno Pipeline Rupture © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 5 Our Vision © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 6 © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 7 PG&E Gas Operation Center © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 8 Video Wall Examples • • • • • System Inventory Compressor Stations Capacity Constraints Cold Weather Alerts Customer Calls © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 9 System Inventory (Before) • Operator SCADA View • Limited Access • Unable to identify near capacity limit © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 10 System Inventory • Real-Time updates From the PI System • Color Changes to Indicate Status • Visibility of the Capacity Limit © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 11 System Status • Forecast vs. Real Time Inventory(PI) • Co-Joined 2 different sources © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 12 Compressor Stations • Real-time updates From the PI System • Used PI Asset Framework – Rollup function • Number provides the Unit Status © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 13 Asset Framework - Compressor Stations SCADA Values © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 14 Asset Framework – Rollup function © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 15 Distribution System Capacity Constraints • Capacity points between Transmission & Distribution • Another example of AFRoll Up © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 16 Cold Weather Alerts © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 17 Customer Calls Displayed using Esri Odor Location GSR Location © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 18 Summary • • • • Safest most reliable gas company in the nation PI increased the data visibility in Gas Operations Upcoming applications using PI and ESRI Recognizing OSIsoft support, DST Controls, and BARCO © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 19 Contact Information Navdeep Sandhu • nss7@pge.com • Gas Engineer • PG&E Cindy Chang • ccch@pge.com • Senior Database Analyst • PG&E Read Hayward • rhayward@dstcontrols.com • VP Sales and Marketing • DST Controls Lonnie A. Bowling • lbowling@dstcontrols.com • Software Architect • DST Controls © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C . 20 Brought to you by © C o p yr i g h t 2 0 1 4 O S I s o f t , L L C .