Virtual Power Plant with Artificial Intelligence for Resilience and Decarbonisation (VPP-WARD)

具有弹性和脱碳人工智能的虚拟发电厂 (VPP-WARD)

• 批准号: EP/Y005376/1
• 负责人: Hongjian SUN
• 金额: $ 235.13万
• 依托单位: Durham University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FY005376%2F1
• 关键词: Virtual; Power; Plant; Artificial; Intelligence

Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are small, modular energy generation and storage units, e.g., wind turbines, photovoltaics, batteries, and electric vehicles, that could be connected directly to the power distribution network. DERs play a critical role in achieving Net Zero. Presently there are over 1 million homes with solar panels in the UK. With the green energy transition well under way in the UK, by 2050 there could be tens of millions of DERs connected to the UK power grid.Although DERs have many benefits, e.g., a reduced carbon footprint and improved energy affordability, they present complex challenges for network operators (e.g., low DER visibility, bi-directional power flow, and voltage anomalies), creating a major barrier to Net Zero. Meanwhile, natural hazards and extreme events are an increasing threat not only to humans but also power grid resilience - a direct impact is the power cuts, e.g., Storms "Dudley", "Eunice" and "Franklin" in February 2022 left over a million homes without electricity. How best to manage millions of DERs is still an open question, especially for improving the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events, e.g., storms and heatwaves. This project will develop innovative physics-informed Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for enabling Virtual Power Plants (VPP), capable of aggregating and managing many diverse DERs; not only improving decision-making for network operators but also enhancing the grid resilience to natural hazards and extreme events. These could also lead to reduced energy bills for millions of UK energy consumers, less power cuts during extreme events, to greater adoption and more efficient management of DERs, and ultimately to enable rapid progress towards Net Zero.

分布式能源（DER）是小型的模块化能量产生和存储单元，例如，风力涡轮机、光电转换器、电池和电动车辆，这些都可以直接连接到配电网。DERs在实现净零排放方面发挥着关键作用。目前，英国有超过100万个家庭安装了太阳能电池板。随着英国绿色能源转型的顺利进行，到2050年，可能会有数千万台DER连接到英国电网。尽管DER有许多好处，例如，减少的碳足迹和改进的能源可负担性，它们对网络运营商提出了复杂的挑战（例如，低DER可见性、双向电力流和电压异常），为实现净零制造了重大障碍。与此同时，自然灾害和极端事件不仅对人类，而且对电网的恢复能力构成越来越大的威胁-直接影响是停电，例如，2022年2月的风暴“达德利”、“尤妮斯”和“富兰克林”导致超过100万户家庭断电。如何最好地管理数以百万计的DER仍然是一个悬而未决的问题，特别是在提高电网对自然灾害和极端事件的弹性方面，例如，风暴和热浪该项目将开发创新的物理信息人工智能（AI）解决方案，以实现虚拟发电厂（VPP），能够聚合和管理许多不同的DER;不仅改善网络运营商的决策，还增强电网对自然灾害和极端事件的抵御能力。这也可能导致数百万英国能源消费者的能源账单减少，极端事件期间的停电减少，更多地采用和更有效地管理DER，并最终实现净零的快速进展。