Distributed energy production: drivers, challenges, and opportunities
Supervisor: Vlad Trifa
Talk: April 20, 2010
Report due: April 13, 2010 (First version) May 04, 2010 (Camera ready version)
Abstract:
The current electric power system mainly relies on large, centralized plants that can reliably produce electricity for a large number of consumers. Modern energy strategies, however, tend towards integrating distributed (and possibly renewable) energy sources in the electric power systems.
In this talk, we will first outline the primary drivers behind the growing interest in distributed electricity generation. Further, we will discuss the main technical, commercial, and regulatory burdens that need to be overcome in order to increase the penetration of distributed generation into the electricity grid. In this context, we will analyze the virtual power plant (VPP) approach and describe a commercial software application that provides for a generic VPP implementation. Further, we will discuss, based on a specific case study, the effect of introducing distributed renewable energy sources in the context of a flexible electricity tariff scheme.
Recommended bibliography:
- J.A. Peças Lopes, N. Hatziargyriou, J. Mutale, P. Djapic, and N. Jenkins
Integrating Distributed Generation into Electric Power Systems: A Review of Drivers, Challenges and Opportunities.
Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 77, No. 9, July 2007
- D. Pudjianto, C. Ramsay, and G. Strbac
Virtual Power Plant and System Integration of Distributed Energy Resources.
IET Renewable Power Generation, GVol. 1, No. 1, March 2007
- René Kamphuis, Per Carlsson,Cor Warmer, Josco Kester, and Koen Kok
Distributed Intelligence for Supply/Demand Matching to Improve Embedding of Distributed Renewable Energy Sources.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Securing Critical Infrastructures, Grenoble, France, October 2004
- Geert Deconinck and Bram Decroix
Smart Metering Tariff Schemes Combined with Distributed Energy Resources.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Critical Infrastructures (CRIS 2009), Linköping, Sweden, April 2009
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