Flexible control and management methods for future distribution networks

Abstract

The realisation of future flexibility services for distribution and transmission system operators (DSOs and TSOs), e.g. through different flexibility market platforms, requires new compatible control principles for flexibilities as well as flexible and adaptive distribution network management methods which will act as enablers of the evolution. This study first briefly describes the potential three-stage evolution path towards fully flexible and digitalised electricity distribution networks. In addition, the proposed study presents flexible and adaptive management schemes for distribution network connected flexibilities improved utilisation for local and system-wide services. The target of these new adaptive control and management methods is to maximise also the availability of all low voltage network connected flexibilities for different DSO and TSO needs during the evolution.