Descripción del proyecto
Reactivar la distribución de la energía eléctrica
En los últimos años, debido a la cada vez mayor preocupación suscitada por el cambio climático, ha habido una creciente integración de los recursos renovables en los sistemas de energía eléctrica. Desafortunadamente, dichos recursos renovables plantean graves problemas, en concreto la incertidumbre sobre su disponibilidad. Ello ha provocado que la transición hacia recursos renovables sea más difícil, especialmente en los sistemas de distribución donde los sistemas de almacenamiento (como los vehículos eléctricos) y los recursos renovables (como los paneles solares de los tejados) están cada vez más presentes. El proyecto ICEBERG, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene como objetivo ayudar en la transición hacia recursos renovables en los sistemas de energía eléctrica. Logrará dicho objetivo mediante el desarrollo de una plataforma para la optimización del suministro y la tarificación de la energía en las redes de distribución. Esta plataforma se basará en métodos computacionales vanguardistas y plasmará las lecciones aprendidas, desde el diseño de mercados de la energía en la red de alta tensión, hasta los mercados de la energía locales en la red de distribución.
Objetivo
The large-scale integration of renewable resources in electric power systems requires the mobilization of flexible consumers who can adapt their consumption to the variable and uncertain fluctuation of renewable supply. The mobilization of demand-side flexibility remains an elusive goal in electric power systems, while the majority of flexible consumers are connected to distribution systems that are currently operated passively. The major obstacles towards the optimal management of demand-side flexibility include the enormous number of flexible consumers (with ensuing challenges for scalable optimization), the presence of uncertainty at all layers of the power grid, and the physical complexity of distribution system power flow. In this context, the ICEBERG project proposes a novel approach towards the proactive utilization of transmission and distribution system resources in a coordinated fashion.
My approach to achieving this ambitious goal is based on three key ingredients. (i) The first ingredient is a novel approach for planning and simulating the dispatch of the system which exploits the structure of distribution networks and can scale to systems of arbitrary size. (ii) The second ingredient is an original optimization framework for tackling uncertainty and non-convexity at every layer of the system. (iii) The third ingredient is a novel implementation of this optimization framework in parallel and distributed computing infrastructure, which will enable the optimal short-term planning and real-time coordination of resources at all layers of the system.
My vision is to break down the current barriers to renewable energy integration by mobilizing the as yet untapped flexibility that is present at all layers of the network. This will enable the achieving of ambitious sustainability targets with acceptable infrastructure upgrades and without any deterioration in the quality of electric power service, which consumers currently enjoy.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power transmission
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Régimen de financiación
ERC-STG - Starting GrantInstitución de acogida
106 82 ATHINA
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