Talk by Matthew Deakin: Reconfigurable Power Converters for Increasing Network Capacity in Power Distribution Systems
Extensive new distribution network capacity is required to enable low-carbon technologies to be connected to the grid to enable electrification of heat and transport. Rapidly falling costs of grid-connected power electronics has led to renewed interest in the use of network operator-owned power electronic devices (PEDs) as a solution to provide that increased network capacity. PEDs technologies such as Soft Open Points, STATCOMs and Hybrid Transformers increase network capacity by enabling power flows to be scheduled dynamically to balance asset loading. This talk will discuss the challenges that have slowed the uptake of PEDs, particularly due to the low utilization and high costs of PEDs. A novel hybrid, reconfigurable PED approach is proposed that fully utilizes the PED to maximise device cost-effectiveness, either by incorporating device sizing into post-fault network reconfiguration schemes, or by reconfiguring the topology of the PED itself on-the-fly. Optimal control and designs approaches will be discussed, alongside ongoing efforts to demonstrate the multiplexing approach. Finally, findings from recent innovation projects on PEDs with the UK DNO SP Energy Networks will be presented.
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- Date: 01 Jul 2024
- Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- All times are (UTC+02:00) Copenhagen
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- Elektrovej 329A
- Kgs. Lyngby, Kobenhavns Kommune
- Denmark 2800
- Building: 329A
- Room Number: 120
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- Co-sponsored by DTU Wind and Energy Systems
- Starts 25 June 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 30 June 2024 12:00 AM
- All times are (UTC+02:00) Copenhagen
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Dr Matthew Deakin of Newcastle University
Reconfigurable Power Converters for Increasing Network Capacity in Power Distribution Systems
Extensive new distribution network capacity is required to enable low-carbon technologies to be connected to the grid to enable electrification of heat and transport. Rapidly falling costs of grid-connected power electronics has led to renewed interest in the use of network operator-owned power electronic devices (PEDs) as a solution to provide that increased network capacity. PEDs technologies such as Soft Open Points, STATCOMs and Hybrid Transformers increase network capacity by enabling power flows to be scheduled dynamically to balance asset loading. This talk will discuss the challenges that have slowed the uptake of PEDs, particularly due to the low utilization and high costs of PEDs. A novel hybrid, reconfigurable PED approach is proposed that fully utilizes the PED to maximise device cost-effectiveness, either by incorporating device sizing into post-fault network reconfiguration schemes, or by reconfiguring the topology of the PED itself on-the-fly. Optimal control and designs approaches will be discussed, alongside ongoing efforts to demonstrate the multiplexing approach. Finally, findings from recent innovation projects on PEDs with the UK DNO SP Energy Networks will be presented.
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Dr Matthew Deakin received the M. Eng and D. Phil (PhD) degrees in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford in 2015 and 2020 respectively. He joined Newcastle University in 2019 as a postdoc in the Electrical Power group. Since 2022 he has held fellowships from the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering and the Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Cities, Infrastructure and Energy (CDICE), and has won more than £1m to support his research activities. His research interests include the development of new technologies and methods to enable net zero power and energy systems. |
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