Storage systems advanced management for a more stable and resilient electrical network
The project aims to innovate the management of the National Electricity System, addressing the challenges arising from the increase in renewable sources and the decommissioning of conventional power plants.
The proposal focuses on the use of electrochemical Storage Systems (SdA), which, integrated into a Virtual Storage system, can offer high performance in terms of rapid response and power modulation; these aggregate systems provide grid ancillary services such as synthetic inertia, fast reserve, peak shaving and load levelling, necessary to maintain the stability and security of the electrical network.
The heart of the innovation is the StorInPlus device, which, through the ViSto platform, allows the interfacing and coordinated management of the SdA, making it possible to provide services typically reserved for conventional generation plants, but also responding to the specific needs of users and producers of renewable energy.
ViStoFaRe coordinates electrochemical SdAs, optimizing energy efficiency through Virtual Storage
The solution provides synthetic inertia and fast reserve, improving network stability
The platform allows to provide advanced services to the network and satisfy local energy needs
Electrochemical Storage Systems (SdA) are essential to guarantee the stability of the National Electricity System, responding rapidly to variations in network frequency and modulating power injection/withdrawal. The aggregate management of these systems, as in the case of Virtual Storage, allows providing essential services such as synthetic inertia and fast reserve.
Virtual Storage allows the integration of various electrochemical storage systems into a microgrid, providing support for ancillary services such as peak shaving and load levelling. The coordination and aggregation of these systems are crucial to optimize the efficiency and stability of the electrical system, in particular to respond to sudden events such as sudden variations in load or generation.
The optimization of new distributed resources, such as electrochemical SdA, will reduce network investments and reserve supply costs, improving the flexibility of the national electricity system. This will lead to a reduction in dispatching costs and lower energy costs for end users, contributing to greater sustainability and accessibility to energy.
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Scientific managers
UNICAL: prof.ssa Anna Pinnarelli;
UNIGE: prof. Stefano Massucco;
SIEL: ing. Pietro Baggi;
CRETA: ing. Giovanni Brusco.
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Research Program “Virtual Storage for Fast Reserve and integrated synthetic inertia, peak shaving and load levelling services – ViStoFaRe”
CUP H23C21000130006, pursuant to the directorial decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 7 December 2020.
System Research – Called with D.D. n° 494 of 17/10/2023