Joint presentation with SP Energy Networks (SPEN) at CIGRE conference, Belgium, with the full title, "Actively Managing Distribution Connected Generation Feeding Into Distribution and Transmission Constraints". The presentation used SPEN's Accelerating Renewable Connections project as a case study and looked at the implementation of an Active Network Management scheme supplied by Smarter Grid Solutions.
The conference theme was "Innovation for secure and efficient transmission grids".
The Role of Taxonomy and Ontology in Semantic Layers - Heather Hedden.pdf
CIGRE Belgium presentation on Actively Managing Distribution Connected Generation
1. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 1 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
ACTIVELY MANAGING
DISTRIBUTION CONNECTED
GENERATION FEEDING INTO
DISTRIBUTION AND
TRANSMISSION CONTRAINTS
Session 1B / R Anderson & A Gooding /
United Kingdom
2. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 2 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
Iberdrola at a Glance
Presence in 40 countries worldwide
3. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 3 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
SP Energy Networks Overview
• Distribution Assets
- 3.5m connected customers
- 16% of annual electricity bill
- Host 28% of UK’s distributed
renewable generation but
only 14% of customer base
• Transmission Assets
(Scotland)
- 4% of annual electricity bill
- 56% of Scotland’s
transmission connected
renewable generation
4. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 4 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
Agenda
• Background
• The Problem
• The Solution
7. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 7 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Problem
• Exporting Grid Supply Point
• Multiple issues during N-1 Contingencies
• High cost connection charges as a consequence of thermal
constraints
• High cost connection charges as a consequence of voltage
rise constraints
• The impact of Small Scale Generation on the Exporting GSP
8. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 8 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
60 MVA
Limit
Firm Capacity Calculated based upon
Maximum Generation / Minimum Demand
Managing Constraints at GSP
120 MVA
Limit
62 MW
Unconstrained
Grid Supply
Point
132kV
33kV
Transmission
Network
Distribution
Network
Demand
Min 10 MW –
Max 36 MW
Max
Generation
Min Demand Network
Capacity
Available
Capacity
Fully Intact 110 MVA 10 MVA 120 MVA + 20 MVA
N-1 110 MVA 10 MVA 60 MVA - 40 MVA
48 MW
Constrained
9 MW
ANM
Controlled
27 MW
ANM
Controlled
9. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 9 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
Managing Constraints at GSP
Connection Transmission Reinforcement Cost Estimate - £20M
Connection Date beyond 2020
Both New Sites Have Planning!
62 MW
Unconstrained
Transmission
Network
Demand
Min 10 MW – Max
36 MW
120 MVA
Limit
90MVA90MVA
48 MW
Constrained
9 MW
ANM Controlled
27 MW
ANM Controlled
10. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 10 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Solution
• Accelerating Renewable Connections
www.arc-project.com
• £8.4M project funded through the Low Carbon Network Fund
managed by OFGEM
• Project Partners
12. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 12 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Solution
Requirements for an Actively Managed Network:
• Operate autonomously
• Hard real time
• End to end determinism
• State driven logic
• Constant idling rather then event initiated
• Predictable and repeatedly able to handle relationships
between multiple devices and multiple constraints
14. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 14 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Solution – Top Down ANM
132/33kV
60MVA
132/33kV
60MVA
Wind Farm 1
62.5 MW
33/11kV
7.5MVA
33/11kV
7.5MVA
5 MW 22.5 MWWind Farm 2
48 MW 33/11kV33/11kV
Wind Farm 3
9 MW
Energy From Waste Plant
3 3
3
MP1 MP2
MP3
MP4 = MP1 + MP2
Existing Communications
8.5 MW
15. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 15 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Solution
Commercial Arrangements:
• Non-Firm connection agreements
- Estimation of annual curtailment
- No compensation for curtailment (Up front benefit banked!)
• Managing constraints across boundaries
- Agreement with the TNO and TSO to manage constraints
created by distribution connected generation
• Investigating new community connection to encourage local
demand or storage interaction
17. v
Brussels Conference 12-13 March 2014 - 17 -
CIGREBELGIUM2014Conference
The Solution
Thank You
Alan Gooding
Commercial Director, Smarter Grid Solutions
www.smartergridsolutions.com
Ross Anderson
Senior Design Engineer, SP Energy Networks
www.spenergynetworks.co.uk