eprintid: 577
rev_number: 9
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/00/00/05/77
datestamp: 2012-03-22 16:08:11
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type: report
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creators_name: M., Brown
creators_name: L., MacManus
corp_creators: James Parrott
title: Effect of distributed energy systems on the electricity grid
ispublished: pub
subjects: utilities
studygroups: esgi80
companyname: Ecotricity
full_text_status: public
abstract: A feasibility study is being carried out at Ecotricity into a distributed
energy storage system comprising Energy stores (batteries) placed at
consumer level (in customer’s homes). The aim is to flatten consumer
demand and make better use of home-based generation. The Study
Group considered the mechanism of connecting batteries to the local
distribution system, the ability to meet engineering requirements for the
standard of the connection, and the potential impact of large numbers of
such connections on stability of the local distribution network. Network
and (DC-AC) invertor models were used to examine network connection
transients. A statistical model was proposed to estimate the distribution
of key electrical parameters to determine the likelihood of engineering
standards being exceeded. The Study Group also considered stochastic
methods of modelling wind speed, to better understand the requirements
for battery energy storage as a complement to wind power.
date: 2011
citation:   M., Brown and L., MacManus  (2011) Effect of distributed energy systems on the electricity grid.  [Study Group Report]     
document_url: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/577/1/4.pdf