Title :
Energy management in distribution grids European cases
Author :
Buchholz, B. ; Schluecking, U.
Author_Institution :
MVV Energie, Mannheim
Abstract :
Today\´s European electricity grids have evolved over more than hundred years. The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources and other distributed sources in the energy supply in distribution grids leads to numerous technical challenges, which need a European approach. To cope with this, European pilot installations and field tests in research projects under the 5th framework programme as well as national projects have been carried out. They have analyzed real impacts of "connected" generators in a first step, and then have moved towards monitoring power quality, safety and reliability in "integrated" concepts, such as virtual power plants microgrids and active networks. The presentation shows different experiences with distributed generation and energy management systems in distribution grids in representative European pilot installations. It covers the aspects of power quality and safety, information and communication technologies and socio-economic aspects
Keywords :
distributed power generation; energy management systems; power distribution economics; power grids; power supply quality; socio-economic effects; European electricity grids; distributed generation; distribution grids; energy management systems; power quality monitoring; power safety; renewable energy sources; virtual power plants microgrids; Distributed control; Energy management; Power generation; Power grids; Power quality; Power system reliability; Renewable energy resources; Safety; Telecommunication network reliability; Testing; Communication systems; Economics; Energy Management; Load Forecasting; Load Management; Monitoring; Power Distribution; Power Generation Dispatch; Power Quality; Social Factors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709634
