The future of smart grids – UK experience and vision for Malawi · 2020-01-14 · The future of...

August 19th – 20th 2015

Name: Dr Campbell Booth

Affiliation: University of Strathclyde

The future of smart grids – UK experience and vision for Malawi


Overview

• The “traditional” power system in the UK

• The future: selected challenges

• Innovation in the UK• Example projects

and facilities• Recommendations

for Malawi

2 National Grid


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Renewables,HVDC links

The power system in the UK

Keith Bell, Strathclyde


• Renewables, de-carbonisation of generation and demand

– Renewables massively distributed– System will behave completely differently in future

Drivers for innovation


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Drivers for innovation - now


Future energy mix in GB

National Grid

August 19th – 20th 2015http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Industry-information/Future-of-Energy/System-Operability-Framework/

Challenges


Solutions – selected UK projects (Strathclyde)

• C2C (Capacity to Customers) – increase asset utilisation, defer and reduce reinforcement - load shedding and network reconfiguration following faults (Electricity North West)

• SFC (Smart Frequency Control) – use of PMUs, fast control and communications to rapidly control resources (generation and load) to provide support to system during transients

• ACCEPT – (Advanced Communication and Control for the Prevention of Blackouts) – development of “defensive” strategies to reduce risk of blackout –load/generation management, separation of system into islands…


Facilities to investigate, demonstrate and test solutions


Realism

Flexibility

Control room, industry-standard SCADA system, laboratories

Accelerated testing (voltage, frequency, unbalance, power quality, faults…)

Enhanced instrumentation and recording

Features


Innovation projects

Acceleratedpre-field trialsand tests

“Crash” testing

Investigations

Training and CPD

Applications


Grid or islanded modesof operation


11 kV network


LV network


Voltage regulatorSwitchgear Protection/Automation

Secondary substations Load banks

Components


• This is only the beginning – PNDC is flexible• We will react to industry, government and academic

requirements - work with us

EAST!

We are still learning….


• Opportunity to define a true “smart” and “future-ready” power system in Malawi

– Collection of “microgrids” - grid-interconnected,-but could be split in “defence” mode?

– Control and operation – “smart” functions?– Role of DC?– Role of energy storage? – Sensing, communications?

• Share in UK experience: exchange knowledge, innovate and demonstrate potential solutions through partnerships

• Education and research:– Our Centres for Doctoral Training are available now

Conclusions


Dr Campbell BoothDepartment of Electronic and Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Strathclyde204 George StreetGlasgow G1 1XWUK

T: +44 (0)141 548 4456M: +44 (0)7980 597709E: [email protected]

Thanks for listening

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