Browsing by Keyword "Active distribution networks"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Implementing active demand in the ADDRESS project: Laboratory tests and first results from the field(2012) Belhomme, R.; Eyrolles, P.; Gonzalez Sainz-Maza, R.; Jimeno Huarte, J.; Valtorta, G.; Morozova, E.; Naso, F.; Abi Ghanem, D.; Mander, S.; POWER SYSTEMSThe ADDRESS European project aims to develop a comprehensive commercial and technical framework for the development of 'Active Demand' and the market-based exploitation of its benefits. In ADDRESS, 'Active Demand' (AD) means the active participation of domestic and small commercial consumers in the electricity markets and in the provision of services to the other electricity system participants. This paper first recalls the project main concepts and briefly describes the proposed solutions. Then it gives an overview of the laboratory tests and the first results of the demonstrations that take place in three field test sites with different demographic and electricity supply characteristics in Italy, Spain and France. The first results of the consumers' acceptance study are also presented.Item TSO-DSO-Customer coordination for purchasing flexibility system services: Challenges and lessons learned from a demonstration in Sweden(2022-07-07) Ruwaida, Yvonne; Chaves-Avila, Jose Pablo; Etherden, Nicholas; Gomez-Arriola, Ines; Gurses-Tran, Gonca; Kessels, Kris; Madina, Carlos; Sanjab, Anibal; Santos-Mugica, Maider; Trakas, Dimitris N.; Troncia, Matteo; POWER SYSTEMSThis paper presents a real-word implementation of a TSO-DSO-customer coordination framework for the use of flexibility to support system operation. First, we describe the general requirements for TSO-DSO-customer coordination, including potential coordination schemes, actors and roles and the required architecture. Then, we particularise those general requirements for a real-world demonstration in Sweden, aiming to avoid congestions in the grid during the high-demand winter season. In the light of current congestion management rules and existing markets in Sweden, we describe an integration path to newly defined flexibility markets in support of new tools that we developed for this application. The results show that the use of flexibility can reduce the congestion costs while enhancing the secure operation of the system. Additionally, we discuss challenges and lessons learned from the demonstration, including the importance of the engagement between stakeholders, the role of availability remuneration, and the paramount importance of defining appropriate technical requirements and market timings.