Development of the national electricity system and grid

projects - Power System Research - Three year plan (2012-2014)

Development of the national electricity system and grid

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projects - Power System Research - Three year plan (2012-2014)

Development of the national electricity system and grid

The electricity system is going through a period of profound and complex changes, essentially linked to the priorities imposed by the main directives of European and national energy policies: reduction of emissions, security of supply, competitiveness of markets, cost-effectiveness of supply. In this context of strong transformation and development, the aim of this project was to develop studies, tools and methods to support the management, evolution, development and innovation of the electricity system in order to meet the requirements of security and reliability of supply, as well as environmental and economic sustainability.

The common factor of the activities carried out in the GRID 2012 project was the analysis and development of solutions that would allow us to prevent or deal with the contingencies and critical issues of the electricity system, mainly related to the increasing use of non-programmable renewable sources, to guarantee the safety of the operation of the grid in its current configuration, and to evaluate what developments could allow the existing critical issues to be resolved. Research activities also covered safety issues related to hydroelectric infrastructure and nuclear power plants.
The studies carried out included: the development of diagnostic techniques and simulation tools to improve the flexibility of traditional systems, avoiding excessive consumption of the life of the most critical components; the improvement of control and protection systems to ensure the efficient and safe operation of the grid and infrastructure through the application of probabilistic methods based on risk analysis; identifying the most critical situations that could lead to multiple contingencies and disruptions, such as the one that occurred in Sicily in 2010; studying natural threats, such as the phenomenon of wet snow and hydrological and seismic events; operating multi-terminal direct current transmission grids; planning and developing the electricity system from an international perspective, also taking into account environmental externalities.