Rural Smart Grids: planning, operation and control

Zubia, I.; Arrambide, A.; Azurza, O.; García, Pino; Ugartemendia, Juanjo

doi:10.24084/repqj11.544

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“…Focusing on the rural systems, the majority of rural distribution networks comprise long overhead Medium Voltage (MV) lines, which are operated between 1 kV and 36 kV [5,23] with bare cables [4]. From these MV lines, overhead Low Voltage (LV) lines feed customers up to few hundred meters away by crossing valleys, mountains and forests.…”

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“…The rural distribution circuits are sized according to their mechanical factors rather than according to voltage drops or maintaining the continuity of supply to a number of large consumers [5,23]. Accordingly, Distributed System Operators (DSOs) have been replacing the LV overhead bare lines with overhead or underground three-or four-wire cables, which are more reliable but more expensive.…”

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“…The typical topology of rural systems is radial [5,8,23] and usually connects dispersed consumers across a wide territory. This yields important variations in voltage levels between the feeder and different consumption points [4].…”

Section: General Features Of Rural Distribution Networkmentioning

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“…Both the scientific community and industry are proposing and adopting different actuations to transform traditional distribution grids into active, Smart Grid ones [3,7,9,10,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. In this sense, actuations mainly tackle the exploitation of new communication capabilities and distributed energy resources.…”

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Smart Grid Architecture for Rural Distribution Networks: Application to a Spanish Pilot Network

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This paper presents a novel architecture for rural distribution grids. This architecture is designed to modernize traditional rural networks into new Smart Grid ones. The architecture tackles innovation actions on both the power plane and the management plane of the system. In the power plane, the architecture focuses on exploiting the synergies between telecommunications and innovative technologies based on power electronics managing low scale electrical storage. In the management plane, a decentralized management system is proposed based on the addition of two new agents assisting the typical Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system of distribution system operators. Altogether, the proposed architecture enables operators to use more effectively-in an automated and decentralized way-weak rural distribution systems, increasing the capability to integrate new distributed energy resources. This architecture is being implemented in a real Pilot Network located in Spain, in the frame of the European Smart Rural Grid project. The paper also includes a study case showing one of the potentialities of one of the principal technologies developed in the project and underpinning the realization of the new architecture: the so-called Intelligent Distribution Power Router.

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Section: General Features Of Rural Distribution Networkmentioning

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“…Examples of action are the 20-20-20 goals tracked by the European Union [5]. This plan consists in reaching a 20% reduction of CO 2 emissions, a 20% share of energy from lowcarbon energy sources and 20% reduction in the use of primary energy by improving energy efficiency by 2020 [6]. The need to protect the environment, particularly by limiting the use of fossil fuels, is also reflected in habitat in which solar energy is heavily used especially for countries with a supportive legislative and fiscal framework [7], [8].…”

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Solar energy and photovoltaic: technical background and basics knowledge teaching using an innovative Solar Production Simulator

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Abstract. This paper deals with a new pedagogical approach that intends to facilitate the acquisition of basic knowledge regarding solar energy and photovoltaic applications. This experimental and interactive teaching method enables students and designers of photovoltaic systems to manipulate a Solar Production Simulator (SPS). This simulation tool reproduces, on a small scale, the sun's path at any time of day. It estimates the energy production of a solar sensor in various inclinations and orientations using an easy-to-use operator interface. The SPS offers students an opportunity to learn in another way solar energy background. Several examples of practical work are detailed to give an overview of the learning exercises that could be done by students to acquire basics in solar energy and photovoltaic applications. For example, many applications could be studied such as implementation of solar position calculations, electrical characterization of solar cells with various technologies or tracking system programming.

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