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EdgeFLEX

Providing flexibility to the grid by enabling VPPs to offer both fast and slow dynamics control services

CoordinatorINEA INFORMATIZACIJA ENERGETIKA AVTOMATIZACIJA DOO ; Waterford Institute of Technology ; SWW WUNSIEDEL GMBH ; RWTH Aachen University ; University of Bologna ; CENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI - CRE ; ALPIQ DIGITAL AG ; IT Consult ; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN ; ERICSSON GMBH
Grant period2020-04-01 - 2023-03-31
Funding bodyEuropean Union
Call numberH2020-LC-SC3-2019-NZE-RES-CC
Grant number883710
IdentifierG:(EU-Grant)883710

Note: With the dramatic growth of renewables, now is the time to revise the VPP concept. VPPs need to support not only the promotion of intermittent renewables (RES) but also the integration of all Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into the full scope of grid operations. Such a leap raises challenges: optimal combination of DER and RES in a new generation of VPPs is needed to jointly provide grid supportive flexibility with slow reaction time known from day-head and intra-day markets, as well as real-time reaction to provide fast frequency and inertial response and dynamic-phasor driven voltage control ancillary services. In a nutshell, in a DER-based power electronics-driven network VPPs need to play all the roles that synchronous machines play in a traditional system. Flexibility can be provided by going beyond electrochemical storage and exploring opportunities offered by Power2X or inverters. Demand Side Management or low-cost solutions such as Power2Heat could be deployed in a neighbourhood expanding the concept of VPPs to the concept of a Local Energy Communities. EdgeFLEX links technical solutions to societal expectations. Short reaction times can be addressed by 5G-powered edge clouds linking dispersed devices in near real-time. In this respect, a new concept of VPPs, with communications corresponding to multiple layers of dynamics, becomes possible. EdgeFLEX proposes a new architecture for VPPs deploying such a multi-layer solution, paving the way for a fully renewable energy system. VPPs are brought to a new level, enabling them to interact on markets offering various ancillary services to System Operators. EdgeFLEX will develop this next generation VPP concept and demonstrate it in the context of 3 field trials and lab tests. It will explore innovative optimisations, financial tools and business scenarios for VPPs and assess the economic and societal impact. It will actively work to remove barriers by contributing to standards and European level regulation.
     

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Computational Performance Study on the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers Algorithm for a Demand Response Peak Shaving Application
IEEE systems journal 17(2), 3370-3381 () [10.1109/JSYST.2023.3234709]  GO OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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Impact of uncertainty sources on the voltage control of active distribution grids
SEST’21 : 4th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies : 6-8 September 2021 / IEEE, IEEE PES - Power & Energy Society, IES, IAS - IEEE Industry Applications Society, University of Vaasa ; general chair: Miadreza Shafie-khah (University of Vaasa, Finland) ; publications co-chairs: Tarek AlSkaif (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands), Soumyabrata Dev (University College Dublin, Ireland)
4. International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2021, onlineonline, 6 Sep 2021 - 8 Sep 20212021-09-062021-09-08 Piscataway, NJ : IEEE 6 Seiten () [10.1109/SEST50973.2021.9543230]  GO OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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Heterogeneous Inertia Estimation for Power Systems with High Penetration of Converter-Interfaced Generation
Energies : open-access journal of related scientific research 14(16), 5047 () [10.3390/en14165047] special issue: "Frequency Stability and Control in Future Power Systems / Special Issue Editor: Prof. Dr. Lucian Toma, Guest Editor"  GO OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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Analysis of a Multi-Timescale Framework for the Voltage Control of Active Distribution Grids
Energies 14(7), 1965 () [10.3390/en14071965] special issue: "Special Issue "Monitoring and Distributed Control for Power Systems" / Special Issue Editor: Prof. Dr. Ferdinanda Ponci, Guest Editor"  GO OpenAccess  Download fulltext Files BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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