Power Quality

Novel ICT solutions for Smart Electricity Distribution Networks

Presented at the Brokerage Day, 22 jan 2009, Brussels, Prof.dr. Frank Leferink

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Challenges
Electrical distribution systems changes to distributed generation of energy (solar, CHP (combined heat and power), etc) The grid will has to be smart to cope with this The smart grid has to deal with dynamic effects Already now half of industry suffers from power quality problems (research LPQI) Costs due to power quality problems estimate by European Copper Institute (ECI): 150 B/year

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Challenges
Interruptions of supply 13% Harmonics: 5% Voltage dips: 24% Short interruptions: 19% Transients and surges: 29%
Ref. ECI

In a Smart Electricity Distribution Network the dynamic effects increase, which will drastically decrease the Power Quality

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From supply (utility) to the user network

Problem
Traditional power system analysis and design methods: are based on models that do not capture dynamic power quality aspects. We need to consider:
Rapid varying energy consumption and production The non-ideal behavior of consumers/generators The actual behavior of power distribution user network Abnormal behavior (switching of loads) Weaker distribution grid

Focus was and is on quality of supply, less on quality of generation and quality of consumption
(ref. contradictions between EN50160 and EN61000 series)

Metering is conventionally focused on static power consumption.

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Problem
The proposed research and development activity is on
physical modeling approach and analysis method of the dynamic behavior of the grid monitoring of the dynamic behavior metering systems and data gathering networks

for higher power quality

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Participants (status mid. Jan)

Netherlands:
University of Twente Lambda Engineering THALES

Poland:
University of Krakow, with
KGHM Polska Miedz, PKN ORLEN, ELEKTROTIM, PSE-Operator, ENION, ELSTA, Centralnym Orodkiem Chodnictwa, ASTAT

Austria
LINZ AG

Slovenia:
Elektro Celje University of Maribor

Germany:
EnBW University of Stuttgart Siemens

Roemenia:
Transelectra SA Techn.Univ.of Cluj-Napoca Electrica SA

Hungary:
University of Budapest

Italy:
Polito di Torino PMM ASEA
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United Kingdom:
University of Nottingham Areva

Key activities
1. Modeling and simulation power distribution grid (radius 1000 m to 30m)

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Key activities
Z(f,t, x,y,z) POI Quality of supply user/ generator I(t) Z(f,t) user/ generator user/ generator user/ generator user load and generator fluctuations

U(t) Z(f)

2. Modeling and simulation

of the connected devices and systems. Solar, CHP generation; Inverters, switched loads of the generation and transmission of transients, sags, surges, dips etc. of stability

3. Smart metering and data gathering of dynamic effects (not only consumption, but also the PQ: crest, transients,.. 4. Secure and reliable data transmission 5. PQ corrective architectures
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Results
Analysis and design methodology, and Design tools, to
enable power distribution network designers and product designers to deliver viability, to define proper cost-effective measures and to guarantee a minimum power quality of all stakeholders.

Case studies - demonstrator projects

In lab, then high-tech industrial plant and a village with distributed generation Design, metering, evaluation and validation
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An example:
December 2008, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs granted the Power Quality project: 1.1 M research budget

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