INTEGRAL: Integrated ICT Platform for Distributed Control in Electricity Grids

1. INTEGRAL:Integrated ICT Platform for Distributed Control in Electricity Grids Hans Akkermans INTEGRAL Project Team http://www.integral-eu.com ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

2. The INTEGRAL Project • Duration: 3.5 years, started November 2007 • Budget: 5.3 M€, EU contribution 2.6 M€ • Effort: 425 personmonths • Partners ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

3. INTEGRAL objective: An integrated ICT platform for large-scale distributed control of DER Key outcome: Industry-quality reference solution Reference implementation Technical specs Technology for large-scale distributed control, coordination and optimization Service-oriented Information Architecture Based on commonly available ICT components and standards Field validated (under normal, critical, and emergency conditions) Integrated ICT-platform based Distributed Control (IIDC) ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

4. Common Control Concept is aimed at (different network tasks and time scales) Market Power Control Protection • Solution should be fast • Sub-optimal solution allowed • Agents cooperating to prepare grid parts to be switched off • Adopting theory of economics • Agents competing with one another • System should handle local processes as well global • Agents cooperating in order to achieve goal ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

5. F: Grenoble DER, Urban/industrial, Rural grid cells, + PREDIS analysis & control facility for DER Field test C: Emergency Conditions & Self-Healing Capabilities Reduced ratio: power: 30kVA/30MVA Voltage: 400V/20kV ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

6. Field Test B: Grid Stability under Critical Conditions • ES/GR: extended microgrid with variety of DER devices ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

7. NL: > 100 DER/RES devices in dozens of family houses and various other buildings, run as VPP Field Test A: Normal Operation & Commercial Balancing ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

8. This is the first fully integrated Smart Grids implementation in Europe! Demo Location mCHP unit Heat Pump – Cond. Boiler Fuel Cell PV-Solar Panels Hotfill Wash. Machine Smart Cont. Wash. Machine D Dwelling Plug-in Hybrid Car Electric Storage Wind Mill Park 30 Households (PowerMatching City) 15 mCHP units 15 Heat Pump – Condensing Boilers 30 PV-Solar Panels (Virtualy Connected) 10 Hotfill Washing Machines 10 Smart Controllabe Washing Machines ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

9. Field Demo Roll-out Info session in 2009 62 households signed up Contracts hybrid heat pump system signed Status letter μCHP participants Participants meeting Oct 09 • Public launch March 2010 • in presence of NL Minister of Environment • Coverage a.o. on national TV 8 o’clock news • NB key smart grid features • Real-life aggregation of heterogeneous DER/RES: PV solar, wind, CHP, µCHP, smart appliances • Integration of market, network and control • Customers are directly and actively involved! User Portal ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

10. PowerMatcher e-Market technology: Multi-Agent Architecture For more info, see: www.powermatcher.net ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

11. p r price goods r x - xset inputs output Microeconomics Control Theory price resources goal state Multi-Agent Theory INTEGRAL achievement:True [two-way] integration of energy markets and network control ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010

12. INTEGRAL Conclusions • A common ICT Framework for active distribution networks is needed and possible • INTEGRAL is going to fulfill this need • Incl. results in terms of commercializable technology • This is a key component of Smart Grids in Europe • And this will bring us much closer to the required “Internet-like” electricity grid and networks Internet-like Mechanismsfor Distributed Power Control ADDRESS Workshop, Paris 09 June 2010