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Experimental Investigation of Repurposed Kaplan Turbines as Variable-Speed Propellers for Maximizing Frequency Containment Reserve
Francesco Gerini, Elena Vagnoni, Martin Seydoux +2
This study explores the practical viability of repurposing aging Kaplan turbines into variable-speed propellers by employing full-size frequency converters. The motivation behind t…
Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve Provision from Battery Hybridized Hydropower Plants: Theory and Experimental Validation
Francesco Gerini, Elena Vagnoni, Martin Seydoux +2
This paper presents a solution to address wear and tear of Run-of-River (RoR) Hydropower Plants (HPPs) providing enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR). In this respect, the…
A Flow-based Distributed Trading Mechanism in Regional Electricity Market with Energy Hub
Lu Wang, Mokhtar Bozorg, Mohammad Rayati +1
The concept of Energy Hub (EH) has been emerged to accommodate renewable energy sources in a multi-energy system to deploy the synergies between electricity and other energy source…
Optimal Grid-Forming Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems Providing Multiple Services: Modelling and Experimental Validation
Francesco Gerini, Yihui Zuo, Rahul Gupta +3
This paper proposes and experimentally validates a joint control and scheduling framework for a grid-forming converter-interfaced BESS providing multiple services to the electrical…
Local Effects of Grid-Forming Converters Providing Frequency Regulation to Bulk Power Grids
Antonio Zecchino, Francesco Gerini, Yihui Zuo +3
The progressive displacing of conventional generation in favour of renewable energy sources requires restoring an adequate capacity of regulating power to ensure reliable operation…
Real-time Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Provide Ancillary Services Considering Voltage-Dependent Capability of DC-AC Converters
Zhao Yuan, Antonio Zecchino, Rachid Cherkaoui +1
Frequency response and voltage support are vital ancillary services for power grids. In this paper, we design and experimentally validate a real-time control framework for battery…
A convex model for induction motor starting transients imbedded in an OPF-based optimization problem
Hossein Sekhavatmanesh, Justino Rodrigues, Carlos Lucas Moreira +2
Large horsepower induction motors play a critical role in the operation of industrial facilities. In this respect, the distribution network operators dedicate a high priority to th…
Optimal Load Restoration in Active Distribution Networks Complying with Starting Transients of Induction Motors
H. Sekhavatmanesh, J. Rodrigues, C. L. Moreira +2
Large horsepower induction motors play a critical role as industrial drives in production facilities. The operational safety of distribution networks during the starting transients…
A Novel Decomposition Solution Approach for the Restoration Problem in Distribution Networks
Hossein Sekhavatmanesh, Rachid Cherkaoui
The distribution network restoration problem is by nature a mixed integer and non-linear optimization problem due to the switching decisions and Optimal Power Flow (OPF) constraint…
A Multi-Step Reconfiguration Model for Active Distribution Network Restoration Integrating DG Start-Up Sequences
Hossein Sekhavatmanesh, Rachid Cherkaoui
The ever-increasing penetration of Distributed Generators (DGs) in distribution networks suggests to enable their potentials in better fulfilling the restoration objective. The obj…
Optimal Provision of Concurrent Primary Frequency and Local Voltage Control from a BESS Considering Variable Capability Curves: Modelling and Experimental Assessment
Antonio Zecchino, Zhao Yuan, Fabrizio Sossan +2
This paper proposes a control method for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) to provide concurrent primary frequency and local voltage regulation services. The actual variable a…
Optimal Allocation of ESSs in Active Distribution Networks to achieve their Dispatchability
Ji Hyun Yi, Rachid Cherkaoui, Mario Paolone
This paper presents a method for the optimal siting and sizing of energy storage systems (ESSs) in active distribution networks (ADNs) to achieve their dispatchability. The problem…
Analytical Approach for Active Distribution Network Restoration Including Optimal Voltage Regulation
Hossein Sekhavatmanesh, Rachid Cherkaoui
The ever increasing utilization of sensitive loads in the industrial, commercial and residential areas in distribution networks requires enhanced reliability and quality of supply.…
Control of Battery Storage Systems for the Simultaneous Provision of Multiple Services
Emil Namor, Fabrizio Sossan, Rachid Cherkaoui +1
In this paper, we propose a control framework for a battery energy storage system to provide simultaneously multiple services to the electrical grid. The objective is to maximise t…
An Exact Convex Formulation of Optimal Power Flow in Radial Distribution Networks Including Transverse Components
Mostafa Nick, Rachid Cherkaoui, Jean-Yves Le Boudec +1
The recent literature has discussed the use of the relaxed Second Order Cone Programming (SOCP) to formulate Optimal Power Flow problems (OPF) for radial power grids. However, if t…
Achieving the Dispatchability of Distribution Feeders through Prosumers Data Driven Forecasting and Model Predictive Control of Electrochemical Storage
Fabrizio Sossan, Emil Namor, Rachid Cherkaoui +1
We propose and experimentally validate a control strategy to dispatch the operation of a distribution feeder interfacing heterogeneous prosumers by using a grid-connected battery e…