Sustainable Power Grids with High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources

分布式能源高渗透的可持续电网

• 批准号: RGPIN-2021-02574
• 负责人: Kamwa, Innocent
• 金额: $ 5.54万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=742085
• 关键词: Sustainable; Power; Grids; Penetration; Distributed

The massive integration of renewable energy sources with zero marginal costs, connected through power electronics to the grid, imposes us to rethink how to protect, control and optimize power systems. Their low controllability pushes to envision solutions based on storage devices and demand responses to balance the system, setting the electric grid as key policy tool to switching to 100% renewable economy. It will indeed increase the hosting capacity of renewable generation while enabling decentralized electricity trading, with higher quality of service and satisfaction for customers, by facilitating microgrids and customer owned Distributed Energy Resources (DER). It is of prime interest to investigate methods and approaches to deal with and exploit the potential of DER, at both distribution and transmission levels to maximize grid-hosting capability of variable resources. It is also important to understand the development and operation of active distribution systems with high penetration of DERs, while exploiting bilateral interactions of transmission-distribution networks to provide grid services from client-side resources. In this context, the research findings will touch on key innovation areas that are shaping the functionality of modern electricity grid: (a) Decentralized smart grids, both large and small scale that complement each other to enable new variable-generation management schemes. (b) Decentralized transactive energy platforms that empower consumers, turning them into active participants equipped with innovative technologies for increasing DER-based energy supply. (c) New operation procedures that enhance electricity system flexibility to manage uncertainties and new ways to operate the grid that reduce wind/solar curtailment due to grid congestion. The specific research objectives include: 1) activate the grid edge for new business models empowering the consumer with peer-to-peer and transactive controls and markets; 2) ensure stable and reliable use of customer side DER by the grid operator in power electronics-dominated systems with ubiquitous grid-forming converters and hierarchical controls; and 3) manage simultaneously power grid technical and economical performance in the presence of uncertainties, using data-driven and AI-enabled automatic operations. The program will engage strongly in the training of highly qualified personnel at the three university cycles by involving students at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels in the design and implementation of advanced DER technologies at the core of the three main research tracks. In addition, these students will carry out the transfer of knowledge and technology to the industry through internships with IREQ, MITACS or Alliance funding and high-paying jobs after graduation. The transfer to industry of technologies developed in the context of this major project is indeed a very important part of the students' research program and training philosophy.

可再生能源以零边际成本大规模整合，通过电力电子设备连接到电网，迫使我们重新思考如何保护、控制和优化电力系统。它们的低可控性促使人们设想基于存储设备和需求响应的解决方案来平衡系统，将电网设置为转向 100% 可再生经济的关键政策工具。通过促进微电网和客户拥有的分布式能源（DER），它确实会提高可再生能源发电的托管能力，同时实现分散式电力交易，为客户提供更高的服务质量和满意度。最重要的是研究在配电和输电层面处理和开发分布式能源潜力的方法和途径，以最大限度地提高可变资源的电网托管能力。了解具有高分布式能源渗透率的主动配电系统的开发和运行也很重要，同时利用输配电网络的双边交互从客户端资源提供网格服务。在此背景下，研究结果将涉及塑造现代电网功能的关键创新领域：(a) 分散式智能电网，无论规模大小，相互补充，以实现新的可变发电管理方案。 (b) 去中心化的交互能源平台，赋予消费者权力，将他们变成配备创新技术的积极参与者，以增加基于分布式能源的能源供应。 (c) 新的运营程序可增强电力系统管理不确定性的灵活性，以及​​新的电网运营方式可减少因电网拥塞而导致的风能/太阳能弃电。具体研究目标包括：1）激活新业务模式的网格边缘，为消费者提供点对点和交互控制和市场； 2）确保电网运营商在电力电子主导的系统中稳定可靠地使用客户端分布式能源，并具有无处不在的并网转换器和分级控制； 3）在存在不确定性的情况下，使用数据驱动和人工智能支持的自动操作同时管理电网的技术和经济性能。 该项目将大力参与三个大学周期的高素质人才培训，让学士、硕士和博士级别的学生参与三个主要研究方向核心的先进分布式能源技术的设计和实施。此外，这些学生将通过IREQ、MITACS或联盟资助的实习以及毕业后的高薪工作来进行知识和技术向行业的转移。在这个重大项目中开发的技术向工业的转移确实是学生研究计划和培训理念的一个非常重要的组成部分。