SMART GRIDS AND

RENEWABLE ENERGY
INTEGRATION
Kevin Chester G. Masicap
BSEE 4-1
 CONTENT OF THE
REPORT

ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN Load Balancing Microgrids

INTEGRATING RENEWABLES

Real-time Monitoring and DEMAND-SIDE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY

Control MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

A smart grid is the backbone and can attract significant private

investment into existing electricity systems.
This can help financially constrained utilities improve and extend
electricity service by allowing the private sector to make much needed
capital investments in renewable technologies.
Smart grid technology can play a crucial role in enabling the
integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity grid and
improving the efficiency and reliability of the grid.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

By incorporating advanced hardware and software components, smart

grid technology can enable utilities to manage the grid more
effectively and provide consumers with more control over their energy
usage.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

Its components includes:

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
It uses smart meters to provide detailed information about
electricity usage, outage notifications, and voltage data.
This information is transmitted back to the utility provider in
real-time, enabling them to manage the grid more efficiently
and detect and respond to power outages more quickly.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

Its components includes:

Distribution Automation (DA).
It uses advanced sensors, communication systems, and control
algorithm to monitor and manage the distribution network more
effectively.
It can detect and isolate faults in the grid and reroute power to
minimize the impact of outages.
They can also optimize the voltage levels and power flows to reduce
energy losses and improve the overall efficiency of the distribution
network.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

Its components includes:

Demand Response System.
It enables the consumers to adjust their electricity consumption in
response to price signals or other incentives provided by the utility.
DR programs can reduce peak demand and shift energy consumption
to off-peak periods, which can help reduce the strain on the grid and
minimize the need for new power plants.
It can also provide consumers with more control over their energy
usage and help them save money on their energy bills.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

Its components includes:

Energy Storage Systems
It enables the integration of renewable energy sources by storing
excess energy generated during periods of low demands and releasing
it during peak demand periods.
This helps to balance the grid and improve the reliability of the
electricity supply.
ROLE OF SMART GRIDS IN INTEGRATING
RENEWABLES

Its components includes:

Renewable Energy Management Systems.
It optimizes the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid
by forecasting the output of renewable energy sources, adjusting
power flows, and managing energy storage systems to ensure a
smooth and reliable supply of electricity.
 LOAD BALANCING

It refers to the use of various

techniques by electrical power
stations to store excess
electrical power during low
demand periods for release as
demand rises.
 LOAD BALANCING

The aim is for the power supply system to have a load factor of 1.
Balancing the load in a power distribution system is essential for ensuring
optimal performance, reliability, and safety.
A balanced load means that the currents in each phase of a 3-phase system
are equal and the power factor is close to unity.
This reduces losses, improves efficiency, and prevents power distribution
system using some practical methods and tools.
 MICROGRIDS

A microgrid is a section of an electric grid that can disconnect from the main
grid and operate autonomously, supplying its own loads from internal power
sources for some period of time.
These are typically on the scale of small town, neighborhood, military based,
or university or commercial campus.
Some definitions of the term microgrid include power systems that are never
connected to a central power grid.
 MICROGRIDS

A typical microgrid includes:

An intelligent microgrid switch to handle connection and disconnections
from the central grid.
Internal energy sources
A microgrid controller to control and optimize microgrid resources.
A microgrid is controlled by a supervisory controller that decides which
microgrid energy resources to use at what times in order to balance load and
generation.
REAL-TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL

It is a key aspect of smart grid technology in energy management and

optimization.
It enables energy companies to detect and prevent equipment failures,
reducing the need for costly repairs and replacements.
It also enables energy companies to adjust energy supply and demand in real-
time, ensuring that the power grid remains stable and reliable.
This prevents power outages and reduce the need for additional energy
generation capacity.
 DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT

DSM programs consist of the planning, implementing, and monitoring

activities of electric utilities, which are designed to encourage consumers to
modify their level and pattern of electricity usage.
It offers great opportunities to use building energy flexibility to significantly
reduce building operational cost.
Various management strategies can be applied to mitigate the energy demand
of buildings and improve their energy efficiency.
 DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT

DSM has enabled communication between energy suppliers and consumers.

It reduces the cost of energy acquisition and the associated penalties by
continuously monitoring energy use and managing appliance schedules.
There are 3 categories of DSM that are growing in popularity as a result of
technological advancements in smart grids.
Demand Response (DR)
Distributed energy resources (DER)
Energy efficiency (EE)
 DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES

DER are power sources connected to the distribution system or electrical

system of end-users that could be aggregated to meet demand for energy.
 DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES

The DER rules cover three (3) types of installations:

DERs utilizing renewable energy sources for end-user systems connected
on-grid and are meant for consumption and export, with nameplate
capacity of greater than 100kW up to 1MW but maximum capacity to
export capped at 30%;
DERs utilizing RE sources for end-user systems connected off-grid and are
meant for consumption and export, with nameplate capacity not greater
than 1MW, and maximum capacity to export also capped at 30%; and
 DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES

The DER rules cover three (3) types of installations:

DERs utilizing any energy generation and storage technology, whether on
or off grid, and meant for end-user consumption only, so long as the DER
owner and end-user are not the same entity.
Technologies such as microgrids, electric vehicles (EVs), Net-metering, stand-
alone battery energy storage systems, etc. that are covered by other
regulations are not covered by the DER Rules.
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