R. Adhikari, M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Kuzlu, Saifur Rahman Bradley
{"title":"Simulation study of transactive control strategies for residential HVAC systems","authors":"R. Adhikari, M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Kuzlu, Saifur Rahman Bradley","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856240","url":null,"abstract":"Demand response (DR) is a popular alternative to the control of generation assets in balancing energy production and consumption in the electric grid. The end-use electrical demand can be adjusted based on real-time electricity prices, known as price-based DR. A means to enable automatic price-based DR is to implement a transactive controller, in which energy consuming devices respond to the market price signal and reduce their power consumption. In this paper, two transactive control strategies, i.e., with and without pre-cooling, are simulated to analyze their effectiveness in controlling residential HVAC systems. Their ability to perform peak demand reduction and save money on electricity bills is evaluated for one home and a group of 100 homes. The study is carried out using the GridLAB-D simulation tool.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114725846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal design of interdependent hydroelectric schemes based on optimal timing","authors":"E. Hreinsson","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856333","url":null,"abstract":"In countries, where electricity generation is based on an active or dynamic expansion of hydroelectric systems, it is important to determine the optimal design of projects and whole project configurations or sequences. This paper looks at this design process assuming interdependent projects as components of schemes or fixed sequences in a defined expansion path. The paper then analyzes economical criteria for the system optimal stage-wise expansion and their impact on individual project design. For instance, dam volume will depend on dam dimensions while the chosen tunnel width could generally be independent of the dam design. Both may impact cost and timing of individual project and thereby the cost of the whole sequence. Optimal timing of projects may also be linked to optimal definition of project output or capacity, based on matching increasing operating cost with time and load to an expansion step. The principal findings are that the optimal size can be adjusted by a marginal adjustment factor (MAF) to take into account the impact of sequential dependencies between adjacent projects. The calculations should be carried out iteratively within larger sequences, in order to reach optimum size based in optimum timing for projects.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134275977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and optimization in USEF-compliant hierarchical energy markets","authors":"D. B. Nguyen, J. Scherpen, B. Haar, F. Bliek","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856219","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new model and optimization method for balancing in the Universal Smart Energy Framework. We address the problem of minimizing the error between the forecasted and the actual load in the power system that arise from the uncertainties of renewable energy production. The algorithm acts on multiple levels within the hierarchical energy market structure of the framework, where the levels correspond to different stakeholders. While pursuing the global objective, the stakeholders also have their own economic interests. The optimal solution is obtained as a result of iterative interactions between the stakeholders, namely, the Balance Responsible Party (BRP), the aggregators, and the Distribution System Operator (DSO). To illustrate the algorithm, we provide an example simulation.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133432858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Vanfretti, M. Murad, Francisco Gomez Lopez, G. Leon, Silvia Machado, Jean-Baptiste Heyberger, S. Petitrenaud
{"title":"Towards automated power system model transformation for multi-TSO phasor time domain simulations using Modelica","authors":"L. Vanfretti, M. Murad, Francisco Gomez Lopez, G. Leon, Silvia Machado, Jean-Baptiste Heyberger, S. Petitrenaud","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856341","url":null,"abstract":"Transmission system operators in Europe describe their dynamic power system models using different simulation tools, and due to the de-facto modeling philosophy used, these descriptions are ambiguous between tools. In addition the current CIM standard for dynamic model exchange does not guarantee consistency when exchanging models. This poses a challenge to perform pan-European dynamic security assessment. This paper presents a method for transforming power system model descriptions typically used by TSOs into a consistent and unambiguous equation based modeling language. As a result, this method allows performing simulations in multiple tools supporting the standardized Modelica language. The transformation method is validated by steady state and dynamic simulations and comparing simulation outputs between a reference tool (PSS/E or Eurostag) and a Modelica tool. It is shown that the Modelica language can be used as a common language to provide unambiguous model descriptions consistent with those tools typically used by TSOs, without loss of information and maintaining simulation fidelity.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"192 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116149664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving voltage stability margin using STATCOM-storage devices","authors":"Ahvand Jalali, M. Aldeen","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856185","url":null,"abstract":"With the recent developments in energy storage systems (ESS), there is a global trend to harness the potential advantages of these devices to enhance the operation and control of power systems. In this paper, a study on optimal allocation of STATCOM accompanied by ESS to improve static voltage stability of power systems is carried out. A method for clustering the power system buses, from the voltage stability viewpoint, based on Modal Analysis (MA) is presented. Also, a novel method of combining continuation power flow (CPF), MA, and Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) is proposed to find the optimal locations, numbers, and operating power factors of STATCOM-ESS to achieve a desired level of voltage stability margin (VSM), and simultaneously improve the voltage profile of the system. The method is tested on IEEE 118-bus test system.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128034576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community power flow control for peak demand reduction and energy cost savings","authors":"S. Pholboon, M. Sumner, Petros Kounnos","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856276","url":null,"abstract":"The increase in penetration of renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, and high peak load demand can cause grid network security issues. The incorporation of demand side management and energy storage devices can provide a solution to these problems. This paper presents a community power flow control (PFC) strategy which reduces peak grid demand, and increases self-consumption of renewable energy which produces energy cost savings in smart communities with grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems. The PFC aims to directly control high power consumption appliances and the charge/discharge of a community battery storage using measurement of the instantaneous power demands of the community. Historical data records of the community daily energy consumption and the available renewable energy are taken into account to manage the loads and battery storage. Simulation results show for a community of one hundred houses, with 114 kWp of PV arrays, and a 350kWh battery system that the percentage of the average peak power demand reduction over the year is 32%, while the PV energy self-consumption increases by 73%. This can produce an annual energy cost saving of up to £1100 when compared to the same community with only PV.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128911914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and implementation of a load scheduling embedded system for off grid solar power systems","authors":"K. Masaba, Amini Ntakirutimana, T. Ustun","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856282","url":null,"abstract":"Power drives most activities in health centers and homes. However, its availability and high cost make it an expensive commodity. Off grid power systems like PV-battery setups are more sensitive to fluctuations in the generation and load. Power generation in such systems is also intermittent due to dynamic weather changes and other natural factors which require inevitable use of batteries. Batteries are the most expensive part of off-grid solutions and their use has to be optimized. Furthermore, these systems, like any other power source, have maximum capacities beyond which they should not operate. If these limitations are not well observed, usage of the available power cannot be maximized and the power equipment may be damaged. In this regard, this paper proposes an embedded system solution that schedules appliances to run when there is available power from solar panels. The appliances are connected to the smart scheduler through a dedicated smart plug that powers the appliance depending on the conditions set by the smart scheduler. This solution not only ensures that loads are served at the earliest possible availability, but also avoids blackouts in the system. Furthermore, smart utilization of the resources minimizes the battery need and hence, the investment costs.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121531552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. O. Kontis, G. Kryonidis, A. Chrysochos, C. Demoulias, G. Papagiannis
{"title":"Long-term evaluation of DRES penetration in LV networks using droop control techniques","authors":"E. O. Kontis, G. Kryonidis, A. Chrysochos, C. Demoulias, G. Papagiannis","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856244","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this paper is to investigate the maximum penetration level of distributed renewable energy sources (DRESs) in a real radial low-voltage network. For this purpose, the business as usual (BAU) scenario, where no control scheme is applied to the installed DRESs, is compared with two conventional droop control techniques, namely the active power curtailment and the uniform power curtailment. Appropriate key performance indicators are introduced to evaluate the long-term performance of the examined control strategies. Simulation results show that, compared to the BAU scenario, a higher penetration level can be attained by exploiting the above-mentioned droop control schemes.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122607747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Power system state estimation using wire temperature measurements for model accuracy enhancement","authors":"M. Wydra, P. Kacejko","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856175","url":null,"abstract":"Power system state estimation is a process of real-time online modeling of an electric power system. The estimation is performed with the application of a static model of the system and actual measurements of electrical quantities that are encumbered with error. Usually, a model of the estimated system is also encumbered with uncertainty, especially power line resistances that depend on the temperature of conductors. Presently, a considerable development of technologies for dynamic power line rating can be observed. Typically, devices for dynamic line rating are installed directly on the conductors and measure basic electric parameters such as current and voltage as well as non-electric ones as surface temperature of conductors, their expansion, stress or the conductor sag angle relative to the plumb line. The objective of this article is to present a method for power system state estimation that uses temperature measurements of overhead line conductors as supplementary measurements that enhance quality of the model and thereby the estimation accuracy. Power system state estimation is presented together with a method for using temperature measurements of power line conductors for updating the static power system model in the state estimation process. Results obtained with the application of that method have been analyzed based on the estimation calculations performed for an example system with and without taking into account the conductor temperature measurements. The final part of the article includes conclusions and suggestions for the further research work.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131141600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Megha Nawhal, Heena Bansal, Ashok Pon Kumar, V. Chandan, R. Sridhar, B. Ramesh, S. Ghai, H. Khadilkar, D. Seetharam, Zainul Charbiwala, V. Arya, Amith Singhee
{"title":"Unlocking the hidden potential of data towards efficient buildings: Findings from a pilot study in India","authors":"Megha Nawhal, Heena Bansal, Ashok Pon Kumar, V. Chandan, R. Sridhar, B. Ramesh, S. Ghai, H. Khadilkar, D. Seetharam, Zainul Charbiwala, V. Arya, Amith Singhee","doi":"10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2016.7856224","url":null,"abstract":"Energy cost is one of the significant contributors to the operational expenses of commercial buildings. In developing countries facing problems of frequent power outages and deficient grid connectivity, diesel generators are used as backup power source which significantly increase the costs incurred in management of commercial establishments. Integration of information and communication technologies to building management systems provides a reliable platform to analyze various aspects of the building such as energy consumption trends and occupancy inferences thereby proposing reactive or pro-active strategies directed towards efficient and cost-effective building management. Usually, this potential of data available to building management agencies stays untapped in developing countries. In this paper, we take a data-driven approach to understand various operational aspects of a commercial establishment. To demonstrate the scope for optimization of building operations by exploiting the energy consumption data, a pilot study was conducted in an IT office building in India.","PeriodicalId":330869,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131155296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}