Within the frame of the European project "Microgrids" several test set-ups have been installed or enlarged at different laboratories. Three of them are presented in this contribution: a specially designed single phase system of the NTUA with agent control software, the DeMoTec at ISET, which is a general test site for DER and the flywheel test rig, designed by the University of Manchester. These three sites allow the tests of different components, control strategies and different storage technologies. Though this contribution is aimed at the presentation of the facilities themselves, some test results are included
In 2012 a consortium of 21 partners from 16 EU countries launched the PV GRID project having as objective to reduce barriers hampering the large-scale integration of photovoltaic systems in distribution grids across Europe. This goal will be pursued through an analysis of barriers and solutions and the formulation of regulatory and normative recommendations. In a first step, technical solutions for increasing the grid hosting capacity have been identified. The suitability of the technical solutions has then been analyzed. The methodology for this analysis is presented in this paper.
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