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Item Achievements, experiences, and lessons learned from the European research infrastructure ERIGrid related to the validation of power and energy systems(2020-11-09) Strasser, T. I.; de Jong, E. C. W.; Sosnina, M.; Rodriguez-Seco, J. E.; Kotsampopoulos, P.; Babazadeh, D.; Mäki, K.; Bhandia, R.; Brandl, R.; Sandroni, C.; Heussen, K.; Coffele, F.; POWER SYSTEMSPower system operation is of vital importance and must be developed far beyond today’s practice to meet future needs. Almost all European countries are facing an abrupt and very important increase of renewables with intrinsically varying yields which are difficult to predict. In addition, an increase of new types of electric loads and a reduction of traditional production from bulk generation can be observed as well. Hence, the level of complexity of system operation steadily increases. Because of these developments, the traditional power system is being transformed into a smart grid. Previous and ongoing research has tended to focus on how specific aspects of smart grids can be developed and validated, but until now there exists no integrated approach for analysing and evaluating complex smart grid configurations. To tackle these research and development needs, a pan-European research infrastructure is realized in the ERIGrid project that supports the technology development as well as the roll-out of smart grid technologies and solutions. This paper provides an overview of the main results of ERIGrid which have been achieved during the last four years. Also, experiences and lessons learned are discussed and an outlook to future research needs is provided. © 2020, CIGRE - Reprint from www.cigre.org with kind permission.Item An integrated pan-European research infrastructure for validating smart grid systems(2018-12-01) Strasser, Thomas I.; Pröstl Andrén, F.; Widl, E.; Lauss, G.; De Jong, E. C. W.; Calin, M.; Sosnina, M.; Khavari, A.; Rodriguez, J. E.; Kotsampopoulos, P.; Blank, M.; Steinbrink, C.; Mäki, K.; Kulmala, A.; van der Meer, A.; Bhandia, R.; Brandl, R.; Arnold, G.; Sandroni, C.; Pala, D.; Morales Bondy, D. E.; Heussen, K.; Gehrke, O.; Coffele, F.; Tran, Q.-T.; Rikos, E.; Nguyen, V. H.; Orue, I.; Degefa, M. Z.; Manikas, S.; POWER SYSTEMSA driving force for the realization of a sustainable energy supply in Europe is the integration of distributed, renewable energy resources. Due to their dynamic and stochastic generation behaviour, utilities and network operators are confronted with a more complex operation of the underlying distribution grids. Additionally, due to the higher flexibility on the consumer side through partly controllable loads, ongoing changes of regulatory rules, technology developments, and the liberalization of energy markets, the system’s operation needs adaptation. Sophisticated design approaches together with proper operational concepts and intelligent automation provide the basis to turn the existing power system into an intelligent entity, a so-called smart grid. While reaping the benefits that come along with those intelligent behaviours, it is expected that the system-level testing will play a significantly larger role in the development of future solutions and technologies. Proper validation approaches, concepts, and corresponding tools are partly missing until now. This paper addresses these issues by discussing the progress in the integrated Pan-European research infrastructure project ERIGrid where proper validation methods and tools are currently being developed for validating smart grid systems and solutions.Item An integrated research infrastructure for validating cyber-physical energy systems(Springer Verlag, 2017) Strasser, T. I.; Moyo, C.; Bründlinger, R.; Lehnhoff, S.; Blank, M.; Palensky, P.; van der Meer, A. A.; Heussen, K.; Gehrke, O.; Rodriguez, J. E.; Merino, J.; Sandroni, C.; Verga, M.; Calin, M.; Khavari, A.; Sosnina, M.; de Jong, E.; Rohjans, S.; Kulmala, A.; Mäki, K.; Brandl, R.; Coffele, F.; Burt, G. M.; Kotsampopoulos, P.; Hatziargyriou, N.; Strasser, Thomas; Wahlster, Wolfgang; Marik, Vladimir; Kadera, Petr; POWER SYSTEMS; Tecnalia Research & InnovationRenewables are key enablers in the plight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cope with anthropogenic global warming. The intermittent nature and limited storage capabilities of renewables culminate in new challenges that power system operators have to deal with in order to regulate power quality and ensure security of supply. At the same time, the increased availability of advanced automation and communication technologies provides new opportunities for the derivation of intelligent solutions to tackle the challenges. Previous work has shown various new methods of operating highly interconnected power grids, and their corresponding components, in a more effective way. As a consequence of these developments, the traditional power system is being transformed into a cyber-physical energy system, a smart grid. Previous and ongoing research have tended to mainly focus on how specific aspects of smart grids can be validated, but until there exists no integrated approach for the analysis and evaluation of complex cyber-physical systems configurations. This paper introduces integrated research infrastructure that provides methods and tools for validating smart grid systems in a holistic, cyber-physical manner. The corresponding concepts are currently being developed further in the European project ERIGrid.Item Validating intelligent power and energy systems – A discussion of educational needs(Springer Verlag, 2017) Kotsampopoulos, P.; Hatziargyriou, N.; Strasser, T. I.; Moyo, C.; Rohjans, S.; Steinbrink, C.; Lehnhoff, S.; Palensky, P.; van der Meer, A. A.; Morales Bondy, D. E.; Heussen, K.; Calin, M.; Khavari, A.; Sosnina, M.; Rodriguez, J. E.; Burt, G. M.; Strasser, Thomas; Wahlster, Wolfgang; Marik, Vladimir; Kadera, Petr; POWER SYSTEMSTraditional power systems education and training is flanked by the demand for coping with the rising complexity of energy systems, like the integration of renewable and distributed generation, communication, control and information technology. A broad understanding of these topics by the current/future researchers and engineers is becoming more and more necessary. This paper identifies educational and training needs addressing the higher complexity of intelligent energy systems. Education needs and requirements are discussed, such as the development of systems-oriented skills and cross-disciplinary learning. Education and training possibilities and necessary tools are described focusing on classroom but also on laboratory-based learning methods. In this context, experiences of using notebooks, co-simulation approaches, hardware-in-the-loop methods and remote labs experiments are discussed.Item Voltage and frequency control for future power systems: The ELECTRA IRP proposal(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015-11-02) D'Hulst, R.; Merino Fernandez, J.; Rikos, E.; Kolodziej, D.; Heussen, K.; Geibelk, D.; Temiz, A.; Caerts, C.; Tecnalia Research & InnovationIn this paper a high level functional architecture for frequency and voltage control for the future (2030+) power system is presented. The proposal suggests a decomposition of the present organization of power system operation into a 'web of cells'. Each cell in this web is managed by a single system operator who assumes responsibility for real-time balance and voltage control of the cell, minimizing the dependency on inter-cell communication for secure system operation. The web-of-cells architecture ensures overall system stability by a combination of decentralized and distributed control patterns for frequency and voltage control. In each control cell, the operator maintains an accurate view on the overall cell state, based on adequate monitoring capabilities, and ensures secure operation by allocating and dispatching reserves located in the cell. Intercell coordination provides for efficient system-wide management and economic optimization.