| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L37489/01 |
| Title: |
OPTIMISATION OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INVESTMENT&OPERATION INCLUDING EVALUATION VAR SUPPORT CONTRACTS (ERCOS) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Strbac, Professor G |
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| Department: |
Electrical Engineering & Electronics |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
09 October 1997 |
Ends: |
08 April 2001 |
Value (£): |
117,190
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Power Sys Man, Prot & Control |
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| Energy |
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A major challenge of this project is to investigate and establish decomposition based methodology, appropriate techniques and algorithms which should eliminate fundamental deficiencies in traditional power system planning approaches, i.e. (i) lack of coupling between operational and planning considerations - impact of active/reactive controls on the demand for new investment; (ii) lack of tight coupling between active and reactive phenomena - voltage constraints in active power dispatch; (iii) inability to co-ordinate mutually interrelated operational and investment decisions that correspond to different time horizons - balance between operation and capital costs; (iv) inability to incorporate various uncertainties into system planning and analyse their economic and technical implications together with risks involved in making investment or contractual decisions. The methodology to be investigated and the prototype algorithms to be designed will be used to assess the concepts of competitive provision of services related to voltage control and system security. Furthermore, the proposed decomposition concept will be used for the development of a new class ofintegrated tools for system reinforcement and planning in a competitive environment. This approach will incorporate major uncertainties in generation plant availability and costs and hence enable corresponding risks to be assessed and managed.
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