?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F577%2F&rft.title=Effect+of+distributed+energy+systems+on+the+electricity+grid&rft.creator=M.%2C+Brown&rft.creator=L.%2C+MacManus&rft.subject=Energy+and+utilities&rft.description=A+feasibility+study+is+being+carried+out+at+Ecotricity+into+a+distributed%0D%0Aenergy+storage+system+comprising+Energy+stores+(batteries)+placed+at%0D%0Aconsumer+level+(in+customer%E2%80%99s+homes).+The+aim+is+to+flatten+consumer%0D%0Ademand+and+make+better+use+of+home-based+generation.+The+Study%0D%0AGroup+considered+the+mechanism+of+connecting+batteries+to+the+local%0D%0Adistribution+system%2C+the+ability+to+meet+engineering+requirements+for+the%0D%0Astandard+of+the+connection%2C+and+the+potential+impact+of+large+numbers+of%0D%0Asuch+connections+on+stability+of+the+local+distribution+network.+Network%0D%0Aand+(DC-AC)+invertor+models+were+used+to+examine+network+connection%0D%0Atransients.+A+statistical+model+was+proposed+to+estimate+the+distribution%0D%0Aof+key+electrical+parameters+to+determine+the+likelihood+of+engineering%0D%0Astandards+being+exceeded.+The+Study+Group+also+considered+stochastic%0D%0Amethods+of+modelling+wind+speed%2C+to+better+understand+the+requirements%0D%0Afor+battery+energy+storage+as+a+complement+to+wind+power.&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F577%2F1%2F4.pdf&rft.identifier=++M.%2C+Brown+and+L.%2C+MacManus++(2011)+Effect+of+distributed+energy+systems+on+the+electricity+grid.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++