The project aims to identify needs, requirements and opportunities for effective surveillance and control of the power system in real time. This is to allow an increase, while maintaining quality of distributed power generation. Different methods of storing energy to be evaluated, so that a balanced distribution is obtained.
The goal is that the project will develop new knowledge and technologies that will help to develop skills for the Swedish Green Energy and Energy Efficiency of Smart Grid solutions. An additional objective is to ensure the region's world-leading position in the electric power sector and create opportunities for commercial spin-off activities and export opportunities.
The project's concept is that through collaboration between industry and academia (PhD) strengthen the scientific basis and therefore ensure the right skills in students. Fundamentally in this type of skills development project is the experimental verification of results and theories. The project will therefore use the RD & D platform (Research Development Demonstration) for SmartGrids contained in Ludvika.
The project consists of three subprojects:
1st Increase the limit for acceptance of new energy sources and loads by means of storage and communication
2nd ICT (Information and Communication Technology) structure for the Smart Grid
3rd Large Scale Storage Using Lithium in Batteries
Project period: December 1, 2009 - 31 December 2013
Project Manager: Linda Nilsson
Financiers: VINNOVA, ABB, STRI, VB Powerline, Samarkand2015 AB and Uppsala University. The total budget is 30 million. Other partners are KTH and Luleå University of Technology.