Impact of ICT on the reliability of active distribution networks

Author

Celli, G. ; Ghiani, E. ; Pilo, F. ; Soma, G.G.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

29-30 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The expected benefits of an Active Distribution Network (ADN), like the improved reliability, the increased asset utilization, and the enhanced access for Distributed Energy resources, will be reached through the adoption of flexible network topologies, innovative protection schemes, and above all a pervasive usage of communication systems. In this paper, in order to better estimate the influence of the ICT on the ADN reliability, the availability of the communication signal has been made dependent on the atmospheric conditions and implemented in a Pseudo Sequential Monte-Carlo (PSMC) simulation tool.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; power distribution protection; power distribution reliability; power engineering computing; renewable energy sources; ADN reliability; ICT impact; PSMC simulation tool; active distribution network reliability; asset utilization; atmospheric conditions; communication signal availability; distributed energy resource access; flexible network topology adoption; innovative protection schemes; pervasive communication system usage; pseudosequential Monte Carlo simulation tool;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Integration of Renewables into the Distribution Grid, CIRED 2012 Workshop

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Electronic_ISBN

978-1--84919-628-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2012.0894

Filename

6302527