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Electricity Sector A.Invernizzi (Italy). Future Needs for Research Infrastructures Energy.
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Electricity Sector A.Invernizzi (Italy) Future Needs for Research Infrastructures Energy
Several testing laboratories were created in the second part of the last century to support the development of electric network components (by manufacturers) and the integration into national electric systems (by utilities/companies) Examples are CESI in Italy, KEMA in The Netherlands, FGH in Germany, etc. Such labs were more components oriented (transformers, switchgears, isolators, etc). In the last years also the development of power electronic based devices (SVC, FACTS, ac/dc converters) was supported by such labs Infrastructures created and used in the past to support the development of electric power systems
Reduction of primary energy importation, reduction of dependence from fossil fuels, security of electricity supply are the main issues to be dealt with New generating plants making use of non fossil fuels (RES, H2, solid waste) and based on new energy conversion technologies are to be integrated into the electric power systems. New interface devices are also required Integration shall be at the transmission as well as at the distribution levels, just to promote the utilisation of locally available energy sources (DER) New requirements to be faced by national/European electric power systems
New concepts like Microgrids, Virtual Power Plants, Active Distribution Networks, Intelligent Grids have to be developed and applied New control/automation systems, new management procedures have to be developed and applied to run bulk as well as small size generators; the use of ICT has to be more and more extended New research system oriented infrastructures where energy conversion, electric and information & communication technologies can be developed and tested The new infrastructures shall also allow the development of the needed knowledge to be shared among all the European operators of power electric systems New requirements to be faced by national/European electric power systems (cont.)
European Facility for Developing and Testing DER/RES and Related Systems Example of Research Infrastructures in Energy
CESI DER LV test facility 2004 CPE CPE CPE CPE CPE CA CA CA HUB HE AP 800 kVA MV/LV building B2 Energy storage Area Flywheel 100 kW EURODISH 10 kW asynchronous ACCLoad4 60 kW ACCLoad1 33 kW+ 8,5 kVAR ACCLoad3 11kW REDOX 45 kW PV roof Max 20 kW ACCLoad2 5kW Control Room House B2 TURBEC T 105 kW Energy storage (Pb) 100kW PV Load 7 kW Zebra battery 64 kW Control Room Loads Battery bank (Pb) Programmable load 100 kVA PV Field 10 kW DIESEL 7 kW asynchronous SVCS Super Vision and Control System Control Building: switching and configuration board, measurement units and data acquisition system Simulated wind turbine 8kW asynchronous Internet LAN 400 V MCFC+T 150 kW 800 kVA BIOMASS 10 kW Hybrid system MV/LV building B1 Remote Human Machine Interface 23 kV
Developing and installing new communication technologies (based on wireless or Power Line Carrier - PLC technology). The availability of appropriate and powerful communication infrastructure will allow to develop, test and demonstrate sophisticated automation to control generators and loads (DSM) in islanding or integrated operation. Developing and installing a complete H2 supply and application chain. The new infrastructure will include different H2 generation devices, storage capabilities, mini-distribution grid; the infrastructure could also integrate a distribution grid for HYTHANE (H2 – natural gas mixture). Proposal of future development
Wireless Powerline Frequency range 1-30 MHz CESI DG test facility Microgrid Central Management System - TLC technologies CONTROL PC CONTROL PC CA CA CPE MAINS HE HUB BACKBONE AP CPE CONTROL PC
Storage technologies to manage fluctuating feed-in from RES Methodologies and tools for optimised management of power flows fluctuations caused by RES ICT and innovative protection schemes to improve system security European electric network simulator Forecasting for electricity infrastructure including the impact of new technologies Additional issues for new Research Infrastructure on Energy
Support the creation of new infrastructures and the major upgrade of the existing ones Support the costs for the utilisation by all the European researchers, engineers and electric system operators (by assuring the continuous availability of the infrastructures) The 7th FP funding mechanism should: