Jan 2017
Electricity Distribution
OpenLV
Reference:
WPDEN02
Status:
Live
Start Date:
Jan 2017
End Date:
Dec 2020
Funding Licencee(s):
Western Power Distribution and Western Power Distribution West Midlands
Contact:
Sam Rossi Ashton
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Funding Mechanism
Network Innovation Competition
Research Area:
ED - Network improvements and system operability and ED - Customer and stakeholder focus
Core Technology(ies):
LV & 11kV Networks, Network Monitoring, Stakeholder Engagement, Substation Monitoring and Substations
Estimated Expenditure:
£5,445,680.00
Introduction:
The decarbonisation of heat and transport through the wide scale customer adoption of heat pumps and electric vehicles will increase demand on LV networks. Under current business practice this would result in a large amount of conventional LV reinforcement, at significant cost and disruption to customers, to accommodate this increase in demand. New solutions are becoming available, but each delivered on separate, proprietary platforms.
Objectives:
The functionality delivered by the OpenLV Solution will be proven via three complementary Methods:
Method 1:
LV Network Capacity Uplift;
Method 2:
Community Engagement; and
Method 3:
OpenLV Extensibility to 3rd parties.
Related Links
Western Power Distribution Innovation Page on Jan 03, 2017
https://www.westernpowerinnovation.co.uk/