Transmission & Distribution Technology
Steinar Sande explora cómo la integración de los controladores en una red conduce a una gestión en tiempo real para obtener el mejor rendimiento.
Steinar Sande prüft, wie das Integrieren von Controllern um ein Netz herum über Echtzeit-Management zu optimaler Leistung beitragen kann.
Embedded databases help make grids smarter
Steinar Sande explores how embedding controllers around a grid can lead to real-time management for best performance.
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Wind, solar, tidal and hydropower generation facilities are becoming increasingly mainstream as generating companies are developing alternatives to traditional fossil fuels and nuclear power.
ind, solar, tidal and hydropower generation facilities are becoming increasingly
mainstream as generating companies are developing alternatives to traditional fossil fuels and nuclear power. Integrating these assets into the supply grid has presented several new challenges, often based on the fact that generating capacity is based on variable wind speed, sun level and water fl ow. As a result, engineers are also looking for new ways to manage power fl ows, peak demands, etc. Within a grid it is usual that the
various power generation sites are somewhat distant from one another and also some distance from the controlling operations centre. T erefore, control of
the generating site must be achievable, remotely.
Raima has worked with a number of
partner companies, including LocalGrid Technologies in Mississauga, Ontario and National Instruments to develop a complete microgrid control solution. Energy demand is growing, both in
the developed and the developing world, as populations grow and urbanise, and economic activity matures. T erefore, power supplies more than ever need to be reliable, aff ordable and increasingly incorporate renewable energy sources. Some electricity grids are 75 or even
100 years old; others have been poorly maintained over many years, so fi nd it diffi cult to meet the ever-increasing demand. T erefore, the issues can be expressed as a need to improve the
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