The electrification of transport is resulting in an increased number of electric vehicles (EVs) on UK roads. This growth is expected to continue. EVs are being developed with larger batteries, that charge at faster rates and require longer to charge.
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The energy sector is undergoing a transition towards becoming cleaner and more sustainable. Low carbon technologies, such as wind, solar PV, battery storage and EVs are becoming price competitive and increasingly part of the energy mix. Large centralised generators are being displaced by decentralised generation. In parallel, there is an increasing environmental awareness in society; habits, lifestyles and consumption choices are changing, including heightened consumer interest in their energy sources but more importantly, about whether energy comes from clean forms of generation.
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Nortech Management Ltd is a specialist provider of monitoring technology products and services to utilities, generators and system integrators. As well as jointly developing the original LV-CAP solution and supplying its iHost platform to the project, Nortech has taken an active role in developing apps.
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The University of Strathclyde’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering has accessed funding through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to conduct research into distribution network loading characteristics utilising real-time data from the OpenLV project. The project will be conducted through the University’s Power Networks Demonstration Centre which presents the opportunity to research, test and demonstrate hardware, software and integrated systems solutions in a safe, controlled environment with access to real 11kV and LV distribution networks.
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Trial location Various Locations Background Due to technological and societal changes there is growing pressure to develop new electricity market processes. The emergence of both smart meters and smart contract platforms provides opportunities for regulators such as Ofgem to redefine roles and responsibilities. In particular, systems can be created to implement incentive structures based on […]
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Egnida is managing an innovative scheme to introduce smart energy technology into social housing. The ‘smart energy fuel poverty initiative’ is an existing project, which is a test bed of real homes acting under real conditions. Six homes are currently configured with technology including solar PV, battery storage and smart heating systems.
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The OpenLV project is deploying the LV-CAP™ software platform in a number of distribution substations to make low voltage network data more widely accessible. LV-CAP™ is an open and flexible platform, designed to easily connect to any measurement device. Haysys has developed the FeederNet system, a complete low voltage substation monitoring solution, which measures a wide range of electrical parameters of interest. FeederNet has been designed to be compact, easy to install and weather proof, so is suitable for most substations.
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Given the unpredictability and high variability of solar photovoltaic and electric vehicles, low voltage (LV) networks will quickly become saturated. However, congestion will concentrate around particular substations or feeders, leading to increased energy losses, overheating of key assets and power cuts.
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The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads is forecast to rise substantially over the coming years. This will require a significant increase in home and public charge points. Our use as consumers of future urban-level electrical transport services incorporates different attributes and impacts on LV community networks.
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Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are obliged to deliver electricity to consumers within the voltage ranges specified in the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002.
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