Work Groups
Research areas identified to achieve technical, social and economic objectives that allow the deployment of Local Energy Communities with a positive balance.
Community resources
The main thermal and electrical resources that integrate a local energy community with a positive balance can be grouped into 4 large groups: generation and conversion, demand, storage, and distribution networks or infrastructures.
Each of these resources must have associated local control systems and communication equipment that provide them a greater intelligence and facilitate their integration into the local energy community. The intrinsic characteristics of each resource will determine the design and planning of the local energy community and are key to characterize it, optimize its operation and design its interaction with other systems and synergies with the rest of the elements / enablers at stake (markets, regulation, etc.).
The lines of research within this area are aimed at enabling the observability and controllability of resources belonging to these 4 groups within the context of local energy communities with a positive balance. Specifically, one of the lines of research within this area addresses the development and testing of energy generation and conversion systems in hybrid networks (electrical-thermal) in order to detect deficiencies and propose adaptations and improvements for a most efficient use and integrated of these systems.
On the other hand, in relation to energy storage resources, two lines of research have been identified, one focused on batteries and the other focused on thermal inertial systems. Regarding the demand, the associated research line is mainly focused on the dynamic demand provided by the electric vehicle. As a result, different smart management strategies will be developed and validated in a demonstration pilot.
Finally, with regard to the electric infrastructure, the network will focus its efforts on the development of a solid-state tap-changer for MV / LV distribution transformers with which to support the local energy community in maintaining standards quality of supply.
Actions:
- Energy storage.
- Demand Response Management.
- Power generation and conversion.
- Network infrastructure.