Planning and flexible operation of micro-grids with generation, storage and demand control as a support to sustainable and efficient electrical power systems: regulatory aspects, modelling and experimental validation.
The objective of the research carried out has been the development of models and tools for the planning and flexible operation of micro-grids with generation, storage and demand control as a support to sustainable and efficient electrical power systems with particular focus on regulatory aspects and their experimental validation. The still unexploited potential that smart building/homes and micro-grids (MGs), energy communities and smart districts, have in terms of achieving an overall more flexible energy has been the motivation of the project. The smart districts of interest include the presence of electric vehicle recharging stations, of buildings with thermal and electrical storage as well as of thermal and electrical controlled loads that can therefore allow
for flexible demand control.
Attention has been given to technical issues and also to regulatory ones.
Models proposed have been validated through experimental facilities available at the various research units, which have been marginally upgraded through the present project.
The research has been carried out according to the following structure, which inherently reflects its purposes and is linked to its overarching goal.
WP1 - INNOVATIVE PLANNING OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Task 1.1 MODELING OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND TRAFFIC SIMULATOR
Task 1.2. HIGH LEVEL MODELING OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ENERGY AND SERVICES MARKET
TASK 1.3 INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING
TASK 1.4 IMPACT OF MGS AND SMART BUILDINGS/DISTRICTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
WP2 - INNOVATIVE OPERATION OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
TASK 2.1 MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
Task 2.2 BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMS) FOR DEMAND RESPONSE
Task 2.3 CONTROL MODELS FOR AC AND DC MICRO-GRIDS OPERATION
Task 2.4 DEVELOPMENT OF DMS HIERARCHIC MODELS FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF MV AND LV SYSTEMS
WP 3 – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Task 3. 1. DEFINITION OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
Task 3.2. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
WP4 – EXPERIMENTAL and HARDWARE IN THE LOOP VALIDATION OF CONTROL MODELS
Task 4.1 EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF MG CONTROLLERS
TASK 4.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPED MODEL IN A REAL TIME SIMULATOR OPAL-RT