Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Grid Transformation |
Multi-Timescale Volt / VAR Optimisation in
Smart Distribution Grids
Within an advanced distribution management system , multi-timescale Volt / VAR functionality enhances the efficiency , sustainability , stability and security of a grid . Its impact can be further improved with fast-acting smart inverters and battery energy storage systems . |
Competitive Advantage • Providing predictive control where forecasting uncertainties exist – slow and fast timescale controls are coordinated using two-stage stochastic programming
• Expertise in this area of multi-dimensional optimisation
Impact • The rapid increase in the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources into existing distribution grids has presented technical challenges , such as voltage rise events
• The multi-timescale operational approach increases the hosting capacity of distribution grids for intermittent renewable energy sources by coordinating the timescales for corrective action across multiple systems – this improves the steadystate stability of distribution grids
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Capabilities and Facilities • Tools , software and real-time simulation capability
Our Collaborators • A . W . Tyree Foundation
More Information Professor John Fletcher
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
T : + 61 2 9385 6007
E : john . fletcher @ unsw . edu . au
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Successful Applications |
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• Proven advantages on simulated distribution feeders , including IEEE benchmarks |
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