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Pioneering efforts in showing how electricity energy storage can be a valuable asset in a Smart Grid Distribution System have been in process for the last few years. Several demonstration projects were completed to show how substation loading could be controlled and managed to delay upgrades. The next step was to show how the load deferral benefit could be combined with distribution circuit automation...
Asymmetric information in the electricity market creates incentive for customer aggregators (ESCOs, EMCOs, LSEs, etc.) to bid strategically as new information arrives. Such companies are pooling demand to provide enhanced services to customers. Since such demand pooling companies are not defined generically, all types of demand pooling companies will be termed demand serving company (DSC) to not confuse...
This paper presents the result of quantitatively evaluating the energy saving effect by the combination of pHV and SOFC as parameters of the usage pattern of pHV and the demand characteristic of a house. First, we modeled energy system models of the house, and derived the optimal operation of pHV and SOFC by the analysis. Then, we compared the analysis result of various driving patterns, driving distances,...
This paper presents an infrastructure and laboratory implementation of a hardware test-bed system emulating alternate sources and conventional power plant emulators connected as a complete power system. The distributed generation components were connected to the test-bed to study the issues of connecting alternates and various types of loads during operations. The various sources and loads can be...
Conventional power systems have been experiencing transition from centralized supply side management to decentralized supply&demand side management due to power system restructuring and addition of distributed generations (DGs) and Smart Grids (SGs) or Smart Distribution Systems (SDSs) with renewable power sources in the past two decades. Therefore load management under the new operating environment...
Intensive use of Distributed Generation (DG) represents a change in the paradigm of power systems operation making small-scale energy generation and storage decision making relevant for the whole system. This paradigm led to the concept of smart grid for which an efficient management, both in technical and economic terms, should be assured. This paper presents a new approach to solve the economic...
The objective of this paper is to present a new concept related to the revitalized microgrid concept and the paradigm of the smart grid. A combination of a rapidly aging North American power infrastructure, a clear trend towards distributed generation, and an emphasis on electrical reliability has spurred a shift toward a more distributed, decentralized power grid. The concept of the microgrid has...
Smart Grid initiatives proposed by governments and industry organizations have the potential to support carbon mandates/targets. While the options and scope of the changes that might be deployed within the transmission and distribution system to respond to climate change initiatives, is not yet defined they options could include bi-directional power flow, the increased use of distributed variable...
This paper contributes to the discussion about the future integration of Smart Grids in the existing energy supply system on a mostly economical and regulatory point of view. One of the main issues in this case is the increasing costs due to grid enhancements under regulated grid tariffs. On the one side a concept based on an integrative customer oriented approach is described and the new roles of...
Continuous connection of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) technology on a “fit and forget” basis may lead to inefficiently low utilization of generation and network assets. In order to mitigate this effect, a reappraisal of the technical, regulatory, and commercial frameworks that shape decisions on future network design, investment, operation, and pricing are required. The transition of distribution...
This paper describes an undergraduate or graduate level student project that involves the design of an energy-efficient standalone distributed generation system integrating existing fossil fuel based energy sources with renewable energy sources and smart grid technologies for off-grid communities. One such application is the development of stand-alone electric power sources for Native American villages...
Multiobjective optimization has been applied to the problem of optimal energy management in power distribution systems. Future distribution systems with increased deployment of distributed energy storage devices and distributed energy resources are being designed under the aegis of a number of sectors of the power engineering community. This includes the National Science Foundation supported Future...
This is a panel session to be presented at the IEEE General Meeting 2010. The subject is the design, objectives, and full description of the new National Science Foundation engineering research center denominated FREEDM - the Future Renewable Electric Energy Management center. The focus of this presentation is the reliability of the FREEDM system. The main points in the verbal presentation are: 1)...
The growth of distributed generation or renewable generation resources and advanced information systems add uncertainties and complexity to the energy system and call for a “smart grid” solution. The mathematical models that are conventionally utilized in the energy management system usually take a long time to develop and execute and are not flexible enough to accommodate operational rules for generations...
The goal of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the Perfect Power Smart Grid Prototype at Illinois Institute of Technology, while highlighting some of the multi-agent system applications. The Perfect Power Prototype is supported by the Department of Energy under the Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration Program, which focuses on effectively integrating distributed resources (including...
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