SmartGrids A key step in the third industrial revolution

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SmartGrids A key step in the third

industrial revolutionRonnie Belmans

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgiumronnie.belmans@esat.kuleuven.be

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Presentation ObjectivesEnergy in the environment: local approachEnergy sources, free humans of the local

availability and of time: James Watt, first industrial revolution

Using all energy available and bringing it to the user: Faraday, Maxwell, electricity, second industrial revolution

Harvesting energy, a greenhouse gas free supply: Einstein, Bequerrel, electricity again, third industrial revolution

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Technical miracles of the 20th century1. Electrification2. Automobile3. Airplane4. Safe and Abundant Water5. Electronics 6. Radio and Television 7. Agricultural Mechanization8. Computers9. Telephone10. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration11. Interstate Highways12. Space Exploration13. Internet 14. Imaging Technologies 15. Household Appliances16. Health Technologies17. Petroleum and Gas Technologies18. Laser and Fiber Optics19. Nuclear Technologies20. High Performance Materials

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(Source: National Academy of Engineering)

Still…new generation paradigms& ageing assets pose a serious challenge…

Technical, legal and economic challenges

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Challenges for 2020 and beyond

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30GW of solar power in the

South ?

50GW of wind power in the North ?

Customer Interaction and Intelligent Appliances

New DC Links andInterconnections

Micro- generation in millions of homes ?

plus wind variation / cloud cover / customer choice…

Smart Grids will be needed to ensure supply security, connect and operate clean and sustainable energy, and give value for money

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SmartGrids Vision

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Regulation ofMonopolies

Innovation andCompetitiveness

Low Prices And Efficiency

Primary EnergySources

Reliability andQuality

Capacity

NaturePreservation

ClimateChange

Kyoto andPost-Kyoto

Inte

rnal

Marke

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Security of Supply

Environment

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Driving factors

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SmartGrids Vision

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Users

Energy service providersTechnology providers

Researchers

Regulators

Network companies

TradersGenerators Governmental

agencies

Stakeholders

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SmartGrids Vision

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Central & dispersed sources

Smart materials and power electronics

Central & dispersedintelligence

Seamless integrationof new applications

End user real timeInformation & participation

Multi-directional ‘flows’

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SmartGrids Vision

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Enable active customer participation

Accommodate all generation and storage options

Enable new products services and markets

Provide power quality for the 21st Century

Optimise assets and operate efficiently

Anticipate and respond to system disturbances (self-heal)

Operate resiliently against attack and natural disaster

Enable fundamental changes in Transport and Buildings

(Source: SmartGridNews.com)

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New generation paradigm

Importance of adequate forecasting and control tools !!

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“Fresh breeze”means somewhere

between 200 and 1,600 MW

A deviation of just +/ 1 m/s may have an impact of +/ 320 MW (with a 2,374 MW installed base)

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Conclusion:Action now!

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2020 targets

2050 targets

and beyond

REQUIRE application of today’s technologies

REQUIRE development of today’s technologies

REQUIRES research for tomorrow’s technologies

These actions must be put in hand NOW

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With and without SmartGrids

Input AC needed;show the what is happening

Today

SmartGridVision

Future

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Future urban view

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Future European view