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Power management software for microgrids and smartgrids

Country of Origin: Spain
Reference Number: TOES20160314002
Publication Date: 18 March 2016

Summary

A Spanish technological-based company specialized in providing integral solutions principally focused on the grid integration of solar and energy storage systems, as well as on grid stability and energy transport, is developing a power management system for microgrids and smartgrids. The company is looking for partners who can contribute to keep improving the development of this power management system. For this purpose it offers technical cooperation agreements.

Description

The technological-based company from Spain is specialized in providing integral solutions principally focused on the grid integration of solar and energy storage systems, as well as on grid stability and energy transport. It is currently developing a power management system for microgrid and smartgrid. 



Nowadays interconnection of internet with the energy grids enables intelligent control of energy production, storage and distribution. These factors are all key infrastructure enablers for the widespread use of electric vehicle, storage system and renewable energies. Therefore, developed and envisioned improvements involve hardware, software and middleware for seamless, secure connectivity and interoperability by connecting the Internet with energy grids to create a smart electric infrastructure.



The power management system developed by this company enables and supports the large-scale acceptance of electric mobility in Europe, including great storage elements in addition to massive renewable energy insertion into the grid. Additionally, this power management software allows to bring energy generation closer to consumption, reducing transport losses and improving the efficiency on the whole energy system (production, transmission, distribution and use of energy). Moreover, the power management software is able o sell energy stored systems (ESS) for third parties companies in charge of providing solutions to the grid. It also offers innovative solutions to integrate electrical storage cells for a more competitive product with advanced features in different types of applications:



-  Renewable integration utility scale: photovoltaic (PV), wind, concentrated solar power, (CSP), etc.,

-  Grid ancillary services,

-  Peak Shaving,

-  Etc.



The company is looking for partners who can contribute to keep improving the development of this power management system. Consequently, the company offers technical cooperation agreements. With this collaboration the company expects to finish the development of the power management system (by performing field tests, etc.) in order to reach, in the shortest possible time, the commercialization/marketing stage.

Advantages and Innovations

This system has integrated an algorithm for distributed resources and energy storage technologies based on cloud computing and focus on renewable generation and efficient integration. This patented method provides competitive advantages such as increment on the total storage capacity, increase of the life expectancy of energy stored systems (ESS) and optimal financial profitability by means of:



-Programming the demand curve through control by price system,

-Algorithm for the electrical network and/or microgrid stability, protecting them from any contingency,

-Behind the meter intelligent management system of the overall consumption to optimize the economic profitability, total capacity and the ESS life span,

-Customized installation based on a deep evaluation of user habits and location providing local, automatic and adapted control system with important economic impacts,

-By means of demand prediction, an energy storage aggregation management is implemented, providing ancillary services to the operator and extra power reserve,

-Energy demand prediction processes for the transmission system operators (TSO) to be applied in distributed generation systems.



The power management system is aware of the fact that the needs of ESS by the utilities, to guarantee power quality and grid stability, are increasing. Consequently, to satisfy this demand, it provides a series of advantages: 



-Strong dispatchable load reduction,

-No transmission or distribution upgrades,

-Local capacity,

-Preferred resource,

-Flexible capacity,

-Zero emissions,



Furthermore, it optimizes the consumption and reduce the bill of industrial and residential clients by offering:



-A solution designed, installed, owned, and managed by the promoters,

-Lower energy costs from day one,

-Grid reliability,

-Peak shaving,

-Demand charge management,

-Revenue increments,



In a long term strategy, it provides a new business model: “E-bottle, new energy transport for energy storage sys

Stage Of Development

Under development/lab tested

Requested partner

The company is looking for distribution system operator (DSO), telecommunications companies or battery manufacturers which are interested in knowing the potential and features of this power management system and have the capacity to perform field tests.