A5053876396- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Electric Power System Optimization
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Optimal Power Flow Distribution
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Power Systems and Technologies
- Microgrid Control and Optimization
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Civil and Structural Engineering Research
- Energy, Economy, and Technology Trends
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
- Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Merger and Competition Analysis
- Family Support in Illness
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
- Energy Efficiency and Management
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
2015-2023
Directorate-General for Energy
2019
The increasing share of distributed energy resources in the distribution grid provides opportunities to use for overall benefit both Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution (DSO) solve problems related frequency control, congestion management, voltage control. Consequently, coordination between system operators is needed guarantee a safe, reliable, cost-efficient flexibility-based services. This article presents five schemes enhance interaction operators. For each scheme, roles,...
This paper introduces a theoretical market framework (TMF) for conceptualizing and designing electricity markets, integrating transmission system operator distribution (TSO–DSO) coordination mechanisms. The TMF represents comprehensive tool that formalizes new, innovative concepts their impact on existing outlines fundamental categories decisions essential to design. paper, through the TMF, addresses integration challenges posed by new mechanisms services. Utilizing study maps 13 European...
The energy world is facing major challenges as fossil fuel generation replaced with renewable generation, which often characterised by variable behaviour. This increases the need for resources to be used guarantee frequency stability, congestion management, voltage regulation and power quality. At same time, an increasing number of flexible demand storage systems located at distribution level. These could potentially available provide network services if they are aggregated effectively. To...
Procurement and activation of resources from distribution network for ancillary services will require new grid organisation ensuring improving interaction between TSOs DSOs. EU H2020 project SmartNet proposes five different architectures or coordination schemes (CSs) that each present a way organizing this with specific set roles taken by the system operators detailed market design. The study made comparative evaluation these CSs based on realistic scenarios 2030 implemented in simulations....
Following the overall European political goals, massive efforts were recently made to promote an accelerated integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in Europe, creating several operational challenges. One key approaches resolve these is help harness RESs efficient and cost-effective way utilise flexibility which can be provided by Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) include active demand participation, storage electric vehicles. The present paper based on results learnings H2020...
This paper compares the efficiency of two increasingly adopted transmission-distribution coordinated flexibility market models, namely: (joint) common and (sequential) multilevel market. Novel mathematical clearing formulations are first introduced for each model then applied through a case study to identify several practical factors impacting their efficiencies. Those include (i) interface pricing method, (ii) ability service providers diversify bids in sequential markets, (iii) differing...
The energy sector is undergoing a structural transition due to the increasing share of Distributed Renewable Energy Sources. One main stakeholders Distribution System Operator (DSO) because massive investments that are needed at DSO level. Despite urgency, studies show declining investment effort indicating barriers exist hamper innovative by DSOs. goal this article explain link between innovation, and regulatory framework. Relevant financial, behavioral discussed their underlying dimensions...
This paper offers an overview of EUniversal H2020 project which aims to develop and demonstrate a replicable solution for the interaction DSO (through UMEI – Universal Market Enabling Interface) with new flexibility markets services specified developed within project. The brings forward universal, open, adaptable modular approach interlink active system management electricity foster provision services, also acknowledging activation needs DSOs coordination requirements other commercial...
Flexibility is key for the decarbonization of energy sector, contributing to decrease uncertainty in operation distribution networks, due connection renewable sources and electric vehicles. However, effective deployment requires interoperable replicable solutions, technologically agnostic independent from role each actor market models adopted. This paper presents an overview ongoing projects that aim deliver demonstrate solutions across full value chain sector. The main objective expected...