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More advanced control advice for secure operation of isolated power systems with increased renewable energy penetration and storage ('MORE CARE')

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Objectives and problems to be solved: Isolated and weakly interconnected power systems are presently affecting and limiting the economic development of more than 12 millions of European citizens, not taking into account Great Britain and Ireland. Penetration of renewable energy sources in such situations can substantially increase their quality of life, if advanced control tools are available to the operators of these systems. The main objective is the development of an advanced control software system aimed at optimising the overall performance of isolated and weakly interconnected systems in liberalised market environments. This will allow increasing the share of wind energy and other renewable forms. The main features of the control system comprise advanced software modules for load and wind power forecasting, unit commitment and economic dispatch of the conventional and renewable units and on-line security assessment capabilities integrated in a friendly man-machine environment. Description of the work: The proposed work comprises collection and analysis of renewable, electrical and operating data and identification of the needs for the following developments of on-line control functions:· Improved wind power forecasting modules for a short-term (0-8 hour) and medium time horizon (4-48 hours).· Hydropower forecasting functions.· Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch modules that take into account the availability of hydro-storage, liberalised market conditions and increased security conditions.· On-line security modules to provide both preventive and corrective advice in case of predetermined disturbances.· Installation of the enhanced and new forecasting, operational planning and security modules on three selected EU sites. The aim of these pilot installations is to test the system functions under the new operating conditions with very high wind power penetration. A number of alternative technologies will be applied for the update and development of new software modules providing flexibility for their adaptation in island systems with increased renewable penetration. Expected Results and Exploitation Plans: The development of the MORE CARE advanced control functions and their installation on the islands of Crete, Ireland and Madeira with the active co-operation of the local Utilities will be completed in the second year of the project. Socio-economic impacts will be then assessed. Results should demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach and provide valuable feedback for the dissemination of MORE CARE in other EU and developing countries.

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