Savona campus smart polygeneration microgrid spm smart microgrid with a ring configuration 600m long. Smart grid technologies allow hosting capacity of existing lines. The smart city energy infrastructures at the savona campus. Finally, we wish to nurture the international knowledge exchange in the area of testbeds for smart grids. The paper describes the smart microgrid testbed facility at the savona campus and reports the most significant results relative to an experimental campaign conducted on evs. A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operation and energy measures including smart meters, smart appliances, renewable energy resources, and energy efficient resources. Request pdf the smart polygeneration microgrid testbed facility of savona. The university of genova smart polygeneration microgrid spm is an innovative testbed facility in operation at the savona campus since the beginning of 2014 912.
Smart grid is referred to by other names including smart electric grid, smart power grid, intelligrid, and future grid 1. Tm 3phase flow 1phase 9 connectivity 9 1q11 1q11 1q11 1phase meter mcf51em256 integrated afe low cost meter 9rs08ka8la8 simulation demoem mcf51em256 9s08lllg32 low cost meter 9s08lh64 integrated afe water meter 9s08ll16 9s08gw64 gas meter 9s08ll16 9s08gw64 heat meter. The aim of this paper is to describe the smart polygeneration microgrid. To this aim, new renewable energy technologies and energy storage. Vangelis marinakis ntua, eu gcc clean energy technology network expert from big data to smart energy services. A smart grid uses electronic controls to adjust energy demand in realtime.
Request pdf sustainable electric mobility analysis in the savona campus of the university of genoa today, the concept of smart grid is very often strictly related to electric vehicles evs. The 250 to 400 kw of energy necessary to supply the campus was obtained from a direct connection to the medium voltage grid and distributed internally via a. The role of high efficiency trigeneration plants within. The smart city energy infrastructures at the savona campus of.
The scope of this work is to evaluate the different habits of charging the vehicles and to study new scenarios to take advantage of the full potentiality of smart mobility. Liserre, smart transformersbased hybrid microgrids 16. A contextfree smart grid model using complex system approach. The project is the first italian example of a microgrid that integrates generation units, loads and storages. A mathematical model for the optimal operation of the.
He is a fellow of the institute of electrical and electronics engineers and is internationally recognized for pioneering contributions to the development of decision support systems for power system. Fang et al smart grid the new and improved power grid. The paper is focused on a mathematical model developed to optimally manage the spm in order to minimize daily operational costs. Electronic power conditioning and control of the production and distribution of electricity are important aspects of the smart grid. Where island grid, black start, distributed energy, decentralized energy or local energy generation challenge the network, microgrid is a possible answer.
To do so, the smart software draws on comprehensive generation and consumption forecasts and continuous realtime optimization. Community members will receive announcements via email. Energia 2020 smart city infrastructures at savona campus university of genoa savona campus. Solution when the university of genoa launched the energia 2020 project, one of the key initiatives was the development of a smart polygeneration microgrid at the university campus of savona, a joint project of the university and siemens. Benefits for the university campus of savona the university is benefiting from increased energy efficiency on the savona campus and has significantly reduced its demand for purchased energy. Kyoto protocol energy 202020 2010 energy roadmap 2050 incentives. Smart grid for campus ongoing icap portal university of. Spagnuolo, control and diagnosis of photovoltaic arrays 11. The university of genoa smart polygeneration microgrid test. Introduction energy storages are one of the key components that makes it possible to exploit low impact energy sources to fulfill customer needs, in. Improved power quality a smart grid will provide greater transparency and availability of energy market information. Smart grid policy is organized in europe as smart grid european. The smart polygeneration microgrid spm at the savona campus of genoa university has two main objectives. Introduction energy storages are one of the key components that makes it possible to exploit low impact energy sources to fulfill customer needs, in terms of time, location, amount and kind of energy.
Utilization of waste heat from the sources will increase total efficiency, making the polygeneration microgrid more financially attractive and smart from the energy consumption standpoint. The case of the genoa university federica foiadelli, michela longo. Pdf modelling and simulating a thermal storage system for the. Microgrids are a reliable power supply alternative, when autonomous power supply or optimizations for higher level grids are needed. Sustainable electric mobility analysis in the savona campus. As smart grid solutions show potential to provide more promising solutions, opex must also be considered. The scope of this work is to evaluate the different habits of charging the vehicles and to study new scenarios to.
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Smart city achievements of savona campusuniversity of genoa. Energyindependent college campus case study nidec industrial. Microgridsmartgrid smart aggregator dso distribution system operators integration. Smart city sector achievements of savona campus sustainable energy creation of a smart microgrid managed by a central brain, the energy management system energy production from renewable sources and cogenerating units energyefficiency interventions in public buildings. It is changing the way we think about and interact with our electrical system. The project, which has been developed thanks to a full public financing, is designed to implement within the university campus of savona innovative energy systems aimed at reducing operating costs, co 2 emissions and, at the same time, at creating a comfort working environment for campus users. The spm is equipped with a monitoring system for the electrical and thermalmechanical. Micro grid smart grid smart aggregator dso distribution system operators integration. The aim of this work is to present the smart grid project at the savona campus of the genoa university, with particular attention on the use of the evs.
Pdf modelling and simulating a thermal storage system. The campus largely generates enough power to satisfy its own needs with the help of several networked energy producers with total capacity of 250 kw of electricity and 300 kw of thermal power. The purpose of this book is to give readers in plain language a fix on the current position of the smart grid and its adoption. Optimization methods and energy management in smart grids. A smart grid will have high quality of power and reduces the occurrence of distortions of power supply. First, there is no single template that defines exactly what the smart. The smart grid handbook will meet the need for a high quality reference work to support advanced study and research in the field of electrical power generation, transmission and distribution. It will enable more efficient, automated management. This test rig, named energy and efficiency research demonstration district enerdd, is based on different prime movers connected to the campus electrical grid and to thermal energy. The university of genoa and siemens jointly developed a smart polygeneration microgrid in savona campus commissioned on feb. Modelling and simulating a thermal storage system for the savona campus smart polygeneration micro grid.
We want to do the same at the medium and lowvoltage level. This includes digital controls at district levels, building zones, and even rooms or specific equipment. To create an energyindependent college campus it takes 250 to 400 kw of electricity to power the many buildings on the university of genoas university campus of savona. It will be an essential reference for regulators and government officials, testing laboratories and certification organizations, and engineers and. The smart city energy infrastructures at the savona campus of the. Finally, the concept of smart grid for poweronly systems 7 has been. This first segment of the smart grid 101 tutorial includes.
Utilization of waste heat from the sources will increase total efficiency, making the polygeneration microgrid more financially attractive and smart. Savona a new experimental facility for analyses and optimization activities on smart polygeneration grids. The smart polygeneration microgrid testbed facility of savona. Smart grid is the solution we desperately need to solve many global energy problems. It will enable more efficient, automated management of market parameters.
A smart campus is an intelligent infrastructure where smart sensors and actuators collaborate to collect information and interact with the machines, tools, and users of a university campus. You will get a feel for the issues surrounding it, the challenges ahead, the countless opportunities it presents and the benefits we all stand to gain. The present paper describes the main components of the spm smart polygeneration microgrid of the genoa university located at the savona campus. Sap will launch new smart grid software sap smart meter analytics is going to handle a whole lot more than meter data and do it faster. Today the highvoltage grid across seas and oceans is already dc, its called hvdc. Vangelis marinakis ntua, eu gcc clean energy technology network expert. Savona campus is a research and teaching facility of the university of genoa. Smart grid evolution and the livingrid microgrid demonstration project. The smart grid is a compilation of concepts, technologies, and operating practices intended to bring the electric grid into the 21st century. Modelling and simulating a thermal storage system for the. Smart energy team university of genoa savona campus.
There are many resources available to help you learn more about the smart grid and smart technology. Smart grid for campus ongoing icap portal university. The smart grid constant energy in a world of constant change. Planning, design and management of smart energy systems. Gareth bissell enel global infrastructure and networks. Ecar operation center within savona microgrid the smart microgrid polygeneration spm has been developed in the campus of savona genoa university. The university of genoa smart polygeneration microgrid. A smart grid is an electricity network that can intelli gently integrate the actions of all users connected to it generators, consumers and those that do bothin order. The sources can operate in parallel to the grid or can operate in island, providing utility power station services. Bc2 power at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. The university of genoa and siemens jointly developed a smart polygeneration microgrid for the campus of savona.
This section reports the description of the building and the experimental validation of. Since then the campus has largely generated enough power to satisfy its own needs with the help of several networked energy. The smart grid introduction is intended primarily to acquaint nontechnical yet interested readers about. The smart polygeneration microgrid testbed facility of genoa. Join the ieee smart grid community to stay connected and informed about news and events as important technology developments and applications continue to unfold. Chenching liu, boeing distinguished professor in the school of electrical engineering and computer science at washington state university, is an international leader in smart grid research. Call for thesis projects for mechanicalenergy engineering. The smart city infrastructures at the savona campus of the. Apr 22, 2015 case study energy storage system and microgrid savona, italy italys first microgrid features a nidec asi power conversion system the challenge. Smart energy supply for the university campus of savona. In this way the campus is able to generate most of its power needs internal capacity. Like the printing press, automobile, and light bulb before it, smart grid will change the course of human history.
Sap will launch new smart grid software greentech media. You will learn what the smart grid is and what it is not. A building energy management system based on an equivalent. The grid includes micro gas turbines, absorption chillers, a photovol. The developed bems is applied to a real case study represented by the smart energy building seb at the savona campus of the university of genoa liguria region, northwest italy 27. By incorporating direct digital controls at many levels of the electrical grid, campus will be able to shave the energy demand as needed during peak times.
The smart grid promises to revolutionize the production, delivery and use of electricity worldwide. Kyoto protocol energy 202020 2010 energy roadmap 2050 incentives new energy management systems emss for new grid configurations and actors. State of the art communication and monitoring systems for microgrids modelling and simulation for microgrids. The spm purpose is to efficiently and economically manage the campus system, optimizing contributions coming from renewable sources. Research in energy engineering the university of genoa and siemens jointly developed a smart polygeneration microgrid in savona campus officially commissioned on february 2014. Energy storage for an experimental smart micro grid. Pdf the present paper is addressed to a further development of the energy management system ems which is implemented and running at the smart. Sustainable electric mobility analysis in the savona. Access a number of educational videos that address consumer questions about the smart grid and smart meters, including consumer benefits, outage restoration, data privacy, common myths, pricing options and health concerns. A totex based regulation would be a driver towards smart grid solutions 3. The spm, initially set up as a gridtied system, is now subjected to further improvements in order to be operated in islanded mode. Progetto di sviluppo nel campus universitario di savona di.
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