relation: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/577/
title: Effect of distributed energy systems on the electricity grid
creator: M., Brown
creator: L., MacManus
subject: Energy and utilities
description: 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
type: Study Group Report
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/577/1/4.pdf
identifier:   M., Brown and L., MacManus  (2011) Effect of distributed energy systems on the electricity grid.  [Study Group Report]