Electricity transmission and distribution

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

Electricity transmission and distribution

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

Electricity transmission and distribution

For some years now, the electricity system, which has remained essentially stable in its structure and operating philosophy for decades, has been facing profound change. The development and reinforcement of the transmission and distribution grid is necessary in the face of the rapid expansion of renewable energy sources, but must also address issues of environmental and economic sustainability. In this context, the “Electricity Transmission and Distribution” project aimed to develop studies, tools, technological solutions, methodologies and data capable of promoting the management and development of the T&D grid according to criteria of efficiency, safety and quality of supply, also to meet the growing need for the integration of renewable sources, often penalized by a network structure designed in the second half of the last century in a technological, environmental and social context completely different from that of today.

The T&D 2012 project was divided into three lines of research, which covered:
a) the development of technologies for increasing the transport capacity of the transmission grid and for the management of transmission and distribution assets;
b) the development of analyses and studies to support the regulatory measures needed to maintain an adequate level of quality of supply, and the study of measurement and metrology solutions for the electricity system and the measurement of energy flows;
c) the development and introduction of innovative components that allow for flexible managementThe T grid&D.
The main results and outputs obtained from the project can be summarized as follows:
– testing of innovative high-voltage conductors on power lines and laboratory testing of low-sag, heat-resistant conductors for overhead power lines
– on-line testing, for the first time in Italy, of a current limiter prototype (SFCL) based on high-temperature superconductors
– development of methods for detecting surface contamination on line and station insulators;
– first applications of a prototype system for on-site monitoring of vibrations on power transformers.
– development of innovative modeling capable of analyzing discharge and pre-discharge phenomena on HVDC lines;
– development of metrological characterization methodologies for inductive, capacitive and low power measurement transformers, both at industrial frequency and in the presence of harmonics
– scientific support for regulatory activity on the topic of supply quality