NSERC/Hydro-Québec Industrial Research Chair on the Integration of Renewable Energies and Distributed Generation into the Electric Distribution Grid

在电力部门，近年来可再生能源的部署和整合越来越多， 例如风能和太阳能。这些都是大规模生产的电力的补充和替代 传统的发电厂，许多是偏远的，使用化石燃料。这些小型分布式发电厂可以 安装在更靠近负荷中心的地方，可以减少传输需求和损耗，提高 电力输送系统的可靠性和弹性，并减少其极端脆弱性 大气事件信息和通信技术在所有领域的加速部署 工业界和社会又提出了一些智能电网倡议。分布式能源， 包括发电和存储，可以嵌入到配电网中，或者包括在地理上限定 更小的电网或微电网。这些实体管理自己的生成和加载。它们要么是网格 与配电网连接并相互作用，或者可以在需要时以孤岛模式运行， 偏远社区。该研究计划提出了微电网能源管理系统和控制器， 为电网提供辅助服务。它开发了分布式主动控制和保护策略， 能源资源，利用智能控制，传感，信息和通信技术的进步。 它提出了电力电子控制装置，以提高电力供应的质量， 用于需求侧管理和存储系统的分布式发电和控制器。这项研究能够帮助 加拿大公用事业公司利用分布式能源整合到电网中的好处 并部署微电网和交互式配电系统。工程师将接受新技术的培训， 发电和负荷管理，包括智能电网技术。该研究计划将 加强公用事业和工业之间的研究合作，以及大学和促进创新， 电网是一个关键的基础设施。

In the electric power sector, recent years have seen an increasing deployment and integration of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. These are a complement and substitute for power produced by large conventional generating plants, many remote and using fossil fuels. These smaller distributed power plants can be installed closer to load centers, allowing a reduction of transmission needs and losses, improving the reliability and resilience of the electric power delivery system, and reducing its vulnerability to extreme atmospheric events. The accelerated deployment of information and communication technologies in all areas of industry and society has in turn led to a number of smart grid initiatives. Distributed energy resources, which include generation and storage, can be embedded in distribution grids or included in geographically delimited smaller grids or microgrids. These entities manage their own generation and loads. They are either grid connected and interact with distribution grids, or can be operated in islanded mode, when required, as for remote communities. The research program proposes microgrid energy management systems and controllers to provide ancillary services to the grid. It develops strategies for active control and protection of distributed energy resources, using advances in intelligent control, sensing, information and communication technologies. It proposes power electronic control devices to improve the quality of the electricity supply provided by distributed generation and controllers for demand side management and storage systems. The research will help Canadian utilities exploit the benefits of the integration of distributed energy resources into their electric grids and deploy microgrids and interactive distribution systems. Engineers will be trained in new techniques of electricity generation and load management, including smart grid technologies. The research program will strengthen research collaborations between the utilities and industry, and the university and foster innovation in the electric power grids, a critical infrastructure.