On 6 September 2017 the public workshop “Designing and validating future intelligent electric power systems” gathered in Kassel (DE) over 70 stakeholders in the domain of distributed energy resources and smart grids. Co-organised by ERIGrid, ELECTRA IRP, EERA JP Smart Grids, SIRFN, DERlab and Fraunhofer IWES, the event garnered attention of participants from multiple networks and enabled fruitful exchange of ideas on the crossroads of objectives in each project and network.
ERIGrid Consortium at the technical project meeting in Kassel (DE) on 4-5 September 2017
Participants of the Workshop “Designing and validating future intelligent electric power systems”
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The event addressed a wide range of topics in the following presentations:
ELECTRA:
- Overview Electra IRP, Luciano Martini (RSE)
- ELECTRA web-of-cells concept and control scheme, Chris Caerts (VITO)
- ELECTRA IRP uses cases simulations, Julia Merino Fernandez (TECNALIA)
- Research facilities development and lab testing for proof of concept Mihai Calin (DERlab), Thomas Strasser (AIT)
- Future decision support systems view of WoC concept, Hendrik Bindner, Mattia Marinelli (DTU)
- Experiences from the ELECTRA REX mobility scheme, Prof. Graeme Burt (University of Strathclyde)
ERIGrid:
- The ERIGrid integrated research infrastructure for validating cyber-physical energy systems, Thomas Strasser (AIT)
- ERIGrid holistic validation procedure and test specification, Kai Heussen (DTU)
- Enhanced simulation methods and tools, Rishabh Bhandia (TU Delft)
- Enhanced lab-based testing methods and tools, Oliver Gehrke (DTU)
- Wrap-up, summary and conclusions, Cyndi Moyo (AIT)
Discussion:
- Microgrid in system operation- tasks and testing needs, Thomas Degner, Wolfram Heckmann (IWES)
- NREL microgrid challenge, Blake Lundstrom (NREL)
- Role of microgrids research in future power system research, Changhee Cho (KERI)
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Taking place at the premises of Fraunhofer IWES, the workshop included a lab tour around the testing facility SysTec one of the facilities provided for free open access within the ERIGrid Transnational Access programme. Therefore the workshop participants had a unique opportunity of a guided tour and a live demonstration of the laboratory’s testing capabilities.
The application deadline for the current ERIGrid call for Transnational Access ends on 15 November.
Researcher mobility is also one of the aspects in ELECTRA IRP: the 7th call for Researcher Exchange was pre-announced at the workshop and will be opened in September-October 2017. More details and further information will follow shortly on the ELECTRA website.
Related:
Register for ERIGrid session at European Utility Week.
ELECTRA Researcher Exchange