Advancing renewables in distribution networks through state estimation and dynamic connections

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Distribution networks are playing a pivotal role in supporting the connection of thousands of small-scale renewables across the suburbs. Successfully integrating these distributed energy resources will rely on a greater awareness of network conditions to both improve our understanding of when and where the network is constrained and to help networks evaluate the most cost-effective options to manage the network and increase hosting capacity. Terese will discuss a data-driven approach to achieving network visibility through state estimation and how it is being deployed in Queensland’s distribution networks. 

Dr Terese Milford is a Senior Engineer in Energex and Ergon Energy Network’s Intelligent Grid New Technology team with a PhD from QUT and Bachelor of Engineering from UQ. She has worked in the area of an intelligent grid for the past 10 years having led trials of new low voltage regulation and battery technologies. Her recent work focuses on deploying advanced network analytics tools to support a data-driven, cost-effective integration of renewables into the distribution network. She was awarded the 2021 Women in Technology ‘Rising Star Technology Award’ and her collaborative work on ‘Maximising Distributed Energy Resources using State Estimation’ won Energy Networks Australia’s 2021 Industry Innovation Award.