DocumentCode :
613381
Title :
Managing Future offshore wind power variability in a European Supergrid
Author :
Corbett, J. ; Hurley, B. ; Carroll, D. ; Foley, A.M. ; Laurie, H.
Author_Institution :
Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., Dublin, Ireland
fYear :
2013
fDate :
5-8 May 2013
Firstpage :
579
Lastpage :
583
Abstract :
The future European power system will have a hierarchical structure created by layers of system control from a Supergrid via regional high-voltage transmission through to medium and low-voltage distribution. Each level will have generation sources such as large-scale offshore wind, wave, solar thermal, nuclear directly connected to this Supergrid and high levels of embedded generation, connected to the medium-voltage distribution system. It is expected that the fuel portfolio will be dominated by offshore wind in Northern Europe and PV in Southern Europe. The strategies required to manage the coordination of supply-side variability with demand-side variability will include large scale interconnection, demand side management, load aggregation and storage in the context of the Supergrid combined with the Smart Grid. The design challenge associated with this will not only include control topology, data acquisition, analysis and communications technologies, but also the selection of fuel portfolio at a macro level. This paper quantifies the amount of demand side management, storage and so-called `back-up generation´ needed to support an 80% renewable energy portfolio in Europe by 2050.
Keywords :
demand side management; offshore installations; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; power system interconnection; renewable energy sources; smart power grids; wind power plants; European power system; European supergrid; back-up generation; control topology; data acquisition; demand side management; demand side variability; embedded generation; fuel portfolio; load aggregation; medium-voltage distribution system; offshore wind power variability; photovoltaic power; power system control; regional high-voltage transmission; renewable energy portfolio; smart grid; supply side variability; Europe; Portfolios; Production; Renewable energy sources; Wind; Wind energy; Wind power generation; Back-up generation; Demand side management; Interconnection; Smart grid; Storage; Supergrid; Variable wind energy;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2013 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wroclaw
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3060-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549582
Filename :
6549582
Link To Document :
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