Future Power Systems
By Stephen Browning / Published on Mon, 2008-04-28 15:32Introduction to the 'Big+Little' picture
The way in which electricity is to be supplied is subject to radical change. Distributed and Renewable Generation, together with Demand Management, is being promoted to reduce the use of central fossil fired plant, increase efficiency in delivery of energy and reduce emissions.
However, this will only be achieved if all resources are properly monitored and controlled within a new framework for electricity supply management. Any electricity supply system is always in instantaneous Power balance; the wires hold no storage and electricity moves at the speed of light across the system. This group will try and look at the isses with continuous matching of generation to demand, the need for accurate prediction and the fact that time and power demand are crucial. The future system comprising Central Generation (Big) and Distributed Resources (Little) needs to work as a disaggregated but co-ordinated unit to make major improvements.
Table of contents:- Future Power Systems 1 - the Balance principle, Frequency and the Grid
- Future Power Systems 2 - Matching - Monitoring and Predicting Generation and Demand
- Future Power Systems 3 - Main Plant characteristics
- Future Power Systems 4 - Renewable and Distributed Generation
- Future Power Systems 5 - Classic "Passive" Distribution
- Future Power Systems 6 - More Distributed Generation
- Future Power Systems 7 - Active Distribution management
- Future Power Systems 8 - The 'Active' customer
- Future Power Systems 9 - Configure for DER management
- Future Power Systems 10 - The customer and the industry
- Future Power Systems 11 - New data from the customer to the Industry
- Future Power Systems 12 - New data from the Industry to the customer
- Future Power Systems 13 - Intelligent Buildings and Processes
- Future Power Systems 14 - Premises Power Profile and DER control
- Future Power Systems 15 - Data Logistics
- Future Power Systems 16 - Data standards, Metering and Settlement
- Future Power Systems 17 - DER Market and Matching
- Future Power Systems 19 - DER Participation in Operator Timescales
- Future Power Systems 18 - DER Participation in Market Timescales
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