Research, Development and Projects

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Smart Grids Research & Development GridConnect

GridConnect is committed to the future of our supply networks in cooperation with universities, partners and our customers. Digitization is at the forefront of this.

Smart grids not only allow rapid electrification of our mobility, but also provide an ideal starting point for lots of new applications and business models. Driven by energy transition, grid expansion and new market requirements, we are creating the infrastructure of the future: de-carbonized, sustainable, secure.

Practice-oriented implementation of a quota-based network traffic light concept for the use of flexibility - inside and from distribution networks.

Aims

market access for smaller producers or prosumers (P2P trade)
cost savings through C2C energy transactions (regional compensation)
detection of critical load situations in the grid area
enabling active network management plus network status forecast

Benefits for Energy Transition

Project Findings

exploitation of unused potential in the network
transparency through traffic light systems
autonomous network management
support with complex control tasks by artificial intelligence

Additional information: Project Website R&D Contact

Project Partner

Integrated platform for peer-to-peer energy trading and active grid management (PEAK)

Aims

investigation and testing: The use of flexibility in distribution grids and provision of flexibility from distribution grids in support of upstream voltage levels
integration of the traffic light concept into grid control systems
testing of a decentralized, semi-autonomous network management for HV, MV and LV networks
extension of the control concept towards AI-based algorithms, providing multi-criteria control tasks and state estimation

Benefits for Energy Transition

Project Findings

integration of small/micro generators and loads
more efficient planning steps
real time grid optimization
control of voltage

Additional information: Project website R&D Contact

Project Partner

Redispatch 3.0 – demonstration project "Redispatch" and marketing of small systems' flexible margins,

revealed by intelligent measuring systems

Aims

organizational model for cascade and redispatch 3.0
incentive schemes for marketing of flexibilities
inclusion of small systems for flexibility calls in the redispatch process (iMSys, CLS, ...)
optimization in operational planning and management
cross-voltage level
real-time optimization
dynamic pooling of small systems
field test at EWE Netz GmbH and MVV Netze GmbH

Benefits for Energy Transition

Project Findings

integration of small systems
more efficient planning processes
grid optimization in real time
control of voltage level

Additional informationProject website R&D Contact

Project Partner

Critical Components for Distributed and Secure Grid Operation (DISEGO)

Aims

Development of an eIoT platform for decentralized and IT-secure grid operation
Development of a minimally invasive grid monitoring system at the medium and low-voltage level
Creation of a machine learning process for the continuous improvement of energy system models
Conceptual design of a wireless and tamper-proof communication link
Connection of modules to existing systems in real field environments

Benefits for Energy Transition

Project Findings

indication of overloads
recommendations for network operators and decision-makers
approaches for wireless, tamper-proof communication for individual modules and energy systems

Additional informationProject website R&D Contact