Joint SIRFN-ELECTRA Workshop: Testing and Research...

Joint SIRFN-ELECTRA Workshop: Testing and Research Infrastructure for

Future Power Grids

08:30 - 10:00 SIRFN Technical Meeting

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:00 Introduction – Luciano Martini (RSE) and Russel Conklin (US DoE)

11:00 - 12:10 Research Infrastructures Use and Further Needed Development (Electra) and Research Infrastructures used for Advanced Laboratory Testing and Smart Grid Modelling (SIRFN)

Moderators: Helfried Brunner (AIT) and Stephanie Hamilton (BNL)

Presenters: Mihai Calin (DERlab) and Blake Lundstrom (NREL)

12:10 - 13:00 Lunch

Draft Agenda: Morning session

ELECTRA – SIRFN Workshop @ IRED 2016 24 October 2016, Niagara Falls, Canada

13:00 - 14:10 Decentralized Grid Control: Similarities and Differences Between Web of Cell (WoC) Concept and Micro-Grids Approaches (Electra) and Power System Testing (SIRFN)

Moderators: Henrik Bindner (DTU) and Jay Johnson (SandiaNL)

Presenters: Helfried Brunner (AIT) and Wolfram Heckmann (IWES)


14:30 - 15:40 Enhanced grid Flexibility as Provided by Storage and Innovative Control (Electra) and Test Protocols for Advanced DER Interoperability Functions Including Extension to Storage (SIRFN)

Moderators: Luciano Martini (RSE) and Russell Conklin (US DoE)

Presenters: Knut Samdal (SINTEF) and Jay Johnson (SandiaNL)

15:40 - 16:00 Wrap up and conclusions



Future Power Grids

Draft Agenda: Afternoon session

ELECTRA - SIRFN joint Workshop

at IRED 2016

October 24th, 2016, Niagara Falls, Canada

Luciano Martini

ELECTRA IRP Coordinator

The ELECTRA IRP:

Objectives and Approach

www.ElectraIRP.eu

The research leading to these results has

received funding from the European Union

Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-

2013) under grant agreement n° 609687

4 ELECTRA – SIRFN Workshop @ IRED 2016

24 October 2016, Niagara Falls, Canada

Introduction ELECTRA IRP Participants



Proposal full title: "European Liaison on Electricity grid Committed

Towards long-term Research Activities"

Proposal acronym: ELECTRA

Topic ENERGY.2013.10.1.8 - Integrated Research Programme on Smart Grids

Type of Funding scheme: Combination of Collaborative Project and CSA

Starting Date: 01/12/2013 Ending Date: 30/11/2017

ELECTRA IRP in figures:

The ELECTRA IRP

www.ElectraIRP.eu

13.1 M€

Total Budget

21

Partners

16

EU Countries

12

Work

Packages 48

Months

10.0 M€

EU Funds

1 + 1

AB + ICB



The ELECTRA IRP Work Packages

Research

and

Development

ACTIVITY

Coordination

and

Support

ACTIONS



R&D Work Programme

Communications for smart grids

and ICT are underpinning the whole

ELECTRA R&D activity; in particular:

• WP3: Scenarios

• WP4: Interoperability

• WP5: Observability

• WP6: Flexibility

• WP7: Experimental LAB validation

(HW, SW and ICT)

• WP8: Utilities’ Control rooms

“Web-of-Cells” (WoC)



Four WPs dedicated to Coordination & Support Actions

CSA activities:

• WP1 - Coordination and Networking

Coordination with the EERA JP SG, with other IRPs

and JPs, with Advisory Board and EU grid stakeholders

• WP2 – Development of Joint Research Facilities

Database of EU smart grid research infrastructure,

its improvement, collaboration with ISGAN

• WP9 – Researchers Exchange

Training of young researchers, increase cooperation and share

knowledge in smart grid controls

• WP10 – INCO activities

Foster collaboration with extra-EU countries, establishment of

International Coordination Board, share information and knowledge

Coordination activities in the ELECTRA IRP

ISG

AN

- S

IRF

N



T2.3 International collaboration in ISGAN’s Smart Grid

International Research Facility Network (Task Leader: DERlab)

The main goals for this Task are:

• Collaboration with ISGAN – SIRFN (Smart Grid International Research

Facility Network), APEC Smart Grids Test Beds Network

• Support the role of DERLab as Operating Agent of ISGAN

Annex V (SIRFN)

• International knowledge sharing and discussions on testing

and validation of smart grid controls (focusing on voltage

and frequency control) in research facilities

The aim of this task is to identify the key activities of SIRFN

which are in line with ELECTRA and to implement and

coordinate the related work.

WP2 – Development of Joint Research Facilities

www.eera-set.eu

EERA is an official part of the EU SET-Plan. http://setis.ec.europa.eu/

“The European Energy Research Alliance: EERA and the

EERA JP on Smart Grids”

Luciano Martini

• Alliance that aims to accelerate development of new energy

technologies

− Strengthen, expand and optimise research capabilities

− Improve coordination and cooperation

− Reduce fragmentation and duplication

− Promote harmonisation of National and EC programmes

• Called for in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan

• Participation in EERA is in principle open to all research

organisations

− Not just a membership; need to bring in significant R&D capacity

• Based on own resources

About EERA

www.eera-set.eu

www.eera-set.eu

www.eera-set.eu

JPs launched in 2010 Bioenergy ≈ 327* CCS ≈ 361* Geothermal ≈ 408* Material for Nuclear ≈ 198* PV ≈ 162* Smart Grids ≈ 156* Wind Energy ≈ 162*

JPs launched in 2013

Environmental, economic and social impact “E3S” ≈ 194*

Shale gas ≈ 181*

JPs launched in 2011 AMPEA ≈ 522* CSP ≈ 132* Energy Storage ≈ 430* FC&H2 ≈ 160* Ocean Energy ≈ 45* Smart Cities ≈ 212*

New JPs Energy Efficiency in Industrial

Processes Energy Systems Integration

*FTEs (Full-time equivalent)

EERA has 17 Joint Programmes

EERA JP Smart Grids at glance

21 + 19 Research Organizations

(111 + 45 py/y)

17 European Countries

JP sub-programmes:

SP1 Network Operation

SP2 Power System Management

SP3 ICT & Control System Interoperability

SP4 Electrical Storage Integration

SP5 Transmission Networks

EERA JP Smart Grids

EERA JP Smart Grids as Research provider (in general for TRL up to 4-5)

Comparison of TR levels for EU smart grids initiatives

ETIP SNET

TRL 1

BASIC

PRINCIPLES

OBSERVED

TRL 2

TECHNOLOGY

CONCEPT

FORMULATED

TRL 3

EXPERIMENTAL

PROOF OF

CONCEPT

TRL 4

TECHNOLOGY

VALIDATED IN

LAB

TRL 5

TECHNOLOGY

VALIDATED IN

RELEVANT

ENVIRONMENT

TRL 6

TECHNOLOGY

DEMONSTRATED

IN RELEVANT

ENVIRONMENT

TRL 7

SYSTEM

PROTOTYPE

DEMONSTRATION

IN OPERATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT

TRL 8

SYSTEM

COMPLETE

AND

QUALIFIED

TRL 9

ACTUAL SYSTEM

PROVEN IN

OPERATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT

EERA JP SMART GRIDS

ETP SMART GRIDS

SRA 2035

EERA-EASE

STORAGE ROADMAP

EERA JP Smart Grids



ELECTRA - EERA JP SG ISGAN-SIRFN

Collaboration

Is there any opportunity to strengthen the

present collaboration?

Is that possible and mutually beneficial?

The answer from ELECTRA side is

Yes, definitely Yes!

… here are some very good reasons …



ELECTRA - EERA JP SG ISGAN - SIRFN Collaboration

• Similar goals and objectives

• Same people

• To leverage important synergies

• To address and fill in remaining gaps

• To advance faster

• To avoid multiple spending by promoting specialization

• To define worldwide testing best practices and guidelines ( standards)

• … (possible outcomes from this workshop)

Why to collaborate?

• Sharing info, methodologies and infrastructures

• Defining joint experimental activities

• By researcher exchanges

• … (possible outcomes from this workshop)

How in practice?



ELECTRA IRP Participants

no. Participant Organisation name Country

1 Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE) IT

2 Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) AT

3 Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) BE

4 LABORELEC (LABLEC) BE

5 Technical University of Denmark (DTU) DK

6 Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) FI

7 Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (CEA) FR

8 Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik (IWES) DE

9 Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) GR

10 Italian National Agency for New Techn., Energy and Sust. Economic Development (ENEA) IT

11 Institute of Physical Energetics (IPE) LV

12 SINTEF Energi AS (SINTEF) NO

13 Institute of Power Engineering (IEN) PL

14 INESC Porto (INESC_P) PT

15 TECNALIA (TEC) ES

16 Joint Research Centre – Institute of Energy and Transport (JRC) NL/BE

17 The Netherland’s Organisation of Applied Scientific Research (TNO) NL

18 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) TR

19 University of Strathclyde (USTRATH) UK

20 European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab) DE

21 Institute for Information Technology at University of Oldenburg (OFFIS) DE

Current SIRFN Facilities

Central Power Research Institute

Korean Agency for Technology & Standards

Soon?

http://www.g2elab.grenoble-inp.fr/g2elab-grenoble-electrical-engineering-laboratory-262850.kjsp?RH=G2ELAB_EN&RF=G2ELAB_EN

http://www.aoneelectromech.com/CompanyCertificate/cpri.pdf

http://www.cast-inc.com/news/ http:/www.aist.go.jp



Laboratory facilities and Research infrastructures (RIs) are vital for

smart grid technology and solutions development …

RIs are needed for testing prototypes and systems, for checking

the interoperability of these new systems, for assessing their

performance and integration in the whole system, and also for

certificating their compliance with related standards.

Apart from economic concerns, RIs require a great deal of

specialization, given the complex/sophisticated technical tools

and systems that have to be managed.

RIs are to be used for evaluation of

innovative solutions before or instead of being

implemented on large-scale and costly DEMO

Research Infrastructures and Testing Facilities

If you wish to take part to the second release, please contact us at: [email protected]

EC JRC Smart Grid Laboratories Inventory 2016

To download the technical report of the 1st release click on the cover page:

To get a clear picture of Smart Grids Labs inside and outside the EU

• To gather precise information about smart grid development

• To reveal technological trends • To enhance collaboration among

participants

Main Objectives:

Project Goal:

Creation of an aggregated statistical analysis with results published in a report

Results dissemination:

Information can also be found in the SESI webpage: http://ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/smart-grid-laboratories-survey


http://ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/smart-grid-laboratories-inventory

mailto:[email protected]







http://ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/smart-grid-laboratories-survey









Effective Use of the

Research Infrastructures

around the world

Research Infrastructures

best available

“Knowledge” and



Contact information:

[email protected]

www.ElectraIRP.eu

Thank you for your attention


Future Power Grids

08:30 - 10:00 SIRFN Technical Meeting


10:30 - 11:00 Introduction – Luciano Martini (RSE) and Russel Conklin (US DoE)

11:00 - 12:10 Research Infrastructures Use and Further Needed Development (Electra) and Research Infrastructures used for Advanced Laboratory Testing and Smart Grid Modelling (SIRFN)

Moderators: Helfried Brunner (AIT) and Stephanie Hamilton (BNL)

Presenters: Mihai Calin (DERlab) and Blake Lundstrom (NREL)

12:10 - 13:00 Lunch

Draft Agenda: Morning session




• Objective 1: To design the information flows and control mechanisms required to synchronise the activities of the different stakeholders for managing voltage and frequency in 2030+ power system

• Objective 2: To develop concepts and methods for increasing network observability as a vital basis for novel controls

• Objective 3: To develop robust coordination functions for multiple controllers across different control boundaries

• Objective 4: To conduct experimental testing of ELECTRA controllable flexibility solutions in a lab environment

• … … …

• Objective 0: To support CSA activities at European and extra-EU level

The ELECTRA IRP overarching goal is to reinforce the EERA

Joint Programme on Smart Grids with the aim to strengthen coordinated

European research towards the European SET Plan targets.

www.eera-set.eu

General IRP Objectives

SINTEF

NTNU DTU

U.

STRATH TNO

VITO

ENEA

VTT

IPE

IEN

AIT

CRES

TUBITAK

CEA

INESC

TECNALIA RSE

LABLEC

JRC

IWES

E E R A

J P

P A R T N E R S

FOSS

MINES

NEW

DERLab

OFFIS

CNR UniPA

CENER

CIRCE

ITE

CIEMAT

UGirona

IK4

IREC

UValencia

FUB UPadova

UAAchen

NTUA

E E R A

J P

A S S OC I A T E S

PoliTO UPisa

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