InnovEC Project (SPUCA)
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Dynamic modelling and intelligent control of energy communities in active distribution networks (ConEC)(Ref. PID2024-156036OB-C32) |
Subproject of the University of Cadiz (SPUCA) supported by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación, FEDER, UE (MCIN /AEI /10.13039/501100011033 /FEDER, UE)
Call for Knowledge Generation Projects (2024). Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Duration: 3 years (2025-2028)
Objective of the Subproject (SPUCA)
The subproject will develop new solutions for designing, sizing, modelling, and intelligent real-time control of energy communities (ECs) in active distribution networks (ADN). Self-adjust/adaptive and predictive controls, combined with generation and consumption forecasting, will target ECs, their converters, and interconnected ECs in ADNs, aiming to enhance efficiency, stability, flexibility, grid integration, grid services, and costs . The specific objectives and main contributions of this subproject are:1. Development of novel design and techno-economic sizing methods using HOMER and MATLAB for ECs with innovative control strategies.
2. Implementation of dynamic equivalent models of ECs and ADNs suitable for dynamic response analysis, control system design and practical implementation.
3. Design and experimental implementation of intelligent real-time control systems for ECs in ADNs using adaptive and predictive techniques with generation and consumption forecasting to reduce variability, complexity, and unpredictability of EC operations, improving economic benefit, efficiency, operability, and resilience. The goal is to maximize renewable energy technology use, minimize losses, extend equipment lifespan, and decrease CO2 emissions, with validation on real microcontrollers in a lab under normal and fault conditions
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Subproject team (SPUCA)
- Principal investigators:
Prof. Dr. Luis M. Fernández Ramírez: Full Professor, Research Group in Sustainable and Renewable Electrical Technologies (RG-SURET), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), UCA.
Prof. Dr. Pablo García Triviño: Associate Professor, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.
- Research team members:
Prof. Dr. Carlos Andrés García Vázquez: Associate Professor, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Llorens Iborra: Associate Professor, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.
Prof. Dr. Higinio Sánchez Sainz: Associate Professor, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.
Prof. Dr. Raúl Sarrias Mena: Assistant Professor, RG-SURET, Dept. of Engineering in Automation, Electronics, Architecture and Computer Networks, UCA.
- Researchers participating in the work plan:
Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ugalde Loo: Professor, Deputy Director of the Centre for Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply (CIREGS), University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
Prof. Dr. Alejandro Garcés Ruiz: Associate Professor, Electric Power Systems Engineering Department, Technological University of Pereira, Colombia.
Prof. Dr. Vedran Peric: Chair Professor of Intelligent Energy Management, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
Prof. Dr. Pablo Horrillo Quintero: Assistant Professor, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.
Mr. David Carrasco González: Researcher Assistant, RG-SURET, DEE, UCA.