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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…
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 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…
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…