Research on Active Grids, Distributed Generation and Storage Systems

projects - Power System Research - Three year plan (2009-2011)

Research on Active Grids, Distributed Generation and Storage Systems

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projects - Power System Research - Three year plan (2009-2011)

Research on Active Grids, Distributed Generation and Storage Systems

The project, which spans three years (2009-2011), aims to develop studies and carry out experimental activities to support the diffusion of active grids capable of accommodating an ever-increasing share of distributed generation (DG) and to study solutions to ensure that distributed generation also contributes to the security of the system by remaining connected to the grid in the event of geographically widespread disturbances.

The project investigates new methods for the expansion of the distribution system and innovative operating procedures, based on the assumption that users connected to the system (generators and/or controllable loads) are able to vary their operating point according to the needs of the system. The project also intends to study the energy performance of the generators, assess their reliability and their interaction with the grid. In particular, the services they will have to provide to the grid will be studied (e.g. voltage regulation, frequency regulation). The project also addresses the issue of energy storage by conducting experiments on batteries and supercapacitors at the RSE Distributed Generation Test Facility. The project benefits from synergies with several European research projects of which RSE is coordinator (DERri, FP7) and SEESGEN-ICT (UE CIP-ICT PSP 2007-2013) or partner (DER-lab (FP7), OPEN METER (FP7), MORE MICROGRIDS (FP6)).