Functionuning of the adrar insalah pole grid with a massive integration of renewable energies Experience and challenge

Abstract

The arrival of renewable energy plants, of the photovoltaic and wind type, in the electrical system of the pole Adrar-Insalah, totaling a power of 63MWc in which 53MWp represents the share of instalations of the photovoltaic type. With the aim of ensuring a rigorous management of the electrical system of the pole Adrar-Insalah on the aspect of security of supply or on the economic aspect in order to guarantee an effective integration of the photovoltaic renewable energy plants to the electric system of the pole Adrar-Insalah, new approach has been introduced in the management of the Adrar-Insalah power grid, and to know:•Realization of the daily production forecast forecasts renewable plant of the day d+1•Definition of electrical parameters for the connection to the grid•Definition of management of the holding of the electricity production reserve provided by the gas turbines•Definition of a protection plan for renewables energy plants•Definition of a defense plan taking account the technical characteristics of renewable power plants•Elaboration of operating instruction for grid-connected renewable plants•Implementation of the operating procedure for powering the 30kV evacuation outpost specific to each plant•Programming of injection tests for each plants for each regular and permanent monitoring of test regimes