SUPERGEN HDPS - CORE
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Strathclyde
Department Name: Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Abstract
The HiDEF consortium will explore highly decentralised energy futures. At the core of this is a sustainable electricity supply system that makes optimum use of decentralised assets and in which energy consumers participate actively in appropriately structured decentralised markets. This major change from the present arrangement, where most consumers are passive users of externally supplied energy services, will require new attitudes to energy and new ways working. The technical, market and social aspects of this transformation will be addressed in detail by the multi-disciplinary consortium that has been formed to embrace power system engineers, experts in electricity markets and researchers aware of the social and perceptual challenges.The technical developments that underpin the changes outlined above are the development of new high efficiency micro-CHP units (including the latest high temperature solid oxide fuel cells), the development of ever cheaper PV and micro-wind systems and the role out of smart electricity meters that will facilitate the involvement of even domestic consumers in demand side management. As time varying renewable sources become increasing prevalent in electricity supply, both in the form of small decentralised generators, and in the form of major offshore wind farms, tidal and wave energy installations, the role of highly decentralised load management will become ever more important. In addition the power electronic interfaces of decentralised generators can be used to provide more than just power - with suitable control other important network services like local voltage control, and even system frequency control, can be contributed.The consortium builds on the important work undertaken by the Highly Distributed Power Systems (HDPS) project that established base line models for the new technologies, developed suitable scenarios, and developed the cell concept of delivery.
Publications
Abdullah Swissi Emhemed (Co-Author)
(2011)
Using real-time simulation to assess the impact of a high penetration of LV connected microgeneration on the wider system performance during severe low frequency
Alajmi B
(2013)
Single-Phase Single-Stage Transformer less Grid-Connected PV System
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Alajmi B
(2011)
Fuzzy-Logic-Control Approach of a Modified Hill-Climbing Method for Maximum Power Point in Microgrid Standalone Photovoltaic System
in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Alajmi B
(2013)
A Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique for Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids
in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Alderson H
(2012)
Carbon and environmental footprinting of low carbon UK electricity futures to 2050
in Energy
Allen S
(2020)
Indicative appraisal of clustered micro-generators for a low-carbon transition in the UK building sector
in Global Transitions
Anderson L
(2012)
Assessment of the impact of different energy mixes in local decentralised energy networks
in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
Bader N F M T Alajmi (Author)
(2011)
Modular multilevel inverter with maximum power point tracking for grid connected photovoltaic application
Description | The HiDEF project's stated aim is to design the "future power system that delivers sustainability and security through the widespread deployment of distributed energy resources and thus contributes to national and international ambition for a low carbon future." New research tools and extensive computational results have been provided to assist the industry and also other academic researchers take forward this technology. |
Exploitation Route | Since the research was completed, this research has been used by the industry and regulators to take forward policy. |
Sectors | Energy |
URL | http://www.supergen-hidef.info/Pages/Home.aspx |
Description | Our research findings have been used by electrcity sector companies, in particular Scottish Power, and SSE. The value of our research has also been recognised by OFGEM and DECC. |
First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
Sector | Energy |
Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
Description | Joint research with Imperial College London |
Organisation | Imperial College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from Imperial College London |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Joint research with LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY |
Organisation | Loughborough University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY |
Start Year | 2007 |
Description | Joint research with University of Bath |
Organisation | University of Bath |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from University of Bath |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Joint research with University of Cardiff |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from University of Cardiff |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Joint research with University of Oxford |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from University of Oxford |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Joint research with University of Oxford |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | University of Strathclyde researchers worked on this project with researchers from University of Oxford |
Start Year | 2009 |