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Electricity Distribution
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Mar 2013
Electricity Distribution
Supergen FlexNet
Reference:
Status:
Live
Start Date:
Mar 2013
End Date:
Unknown
Funding Licencee(s):
Western Power Distribution
Contact:
WPD Future Networks Team (01332 827446)
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Funding Mechanism
Innovation Funding Incentive
Research Area:
None
Core Technology(ies):
High Voltage Technology
Estimated Expenditure:
£7,600,000.00
Introduction:
Flexnet is a four year (2007-11) programme focused on seven themes. Of these Intermittency, System Operation and Multi terminal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Systems are particular challenges for the UK Governments 2020 Low Carbon Transition Plan (LCTP). The other themes; More Electric Future, Visions and Scenario, Customer Participation and Active Distribution are topics that prepare for the 2030 onwards agenda. The uncertainty of the future means that flexibility continues to be an important objective. The programme aims, where possible, to showcase its insights and achievements so that these can be taken up by the commercial sector, government and the regulators for practical implementation.
Objectives:
The issues being addressed by the workstreams and reported under each of the themes are as follows:
Intermittency: Adaption of T&D networks to accommodate a high penetration of intermittent renewables
System Operation: Focus on modelling and analysis for increased boundary transfer limits and of corrective post fault control
Multi Terminal HVDC Systems: Realisation of DC networks through research into both control methodologies and hardware
More Electric Futures: Addresses the demand placed on the electricity system in GB from the increased use of electricity as the vector for energy transmission and distribution
Visions and Scenarios: Support for the Long term Electricity Network Scenarios (LENS) project
Customer Participation: Engaging consumers about the necessary transition towards the 2020 objectives
Active Distribution: Formulation of distribution planning problem as a stochastic maths programme and active power distribution network using power electronic elements.
Related Links
Western Power Innovation Home on Mar 04, 2013
http://www.westernpowerinnovation.co.uk/