GREDOR 
Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de 
Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 
Presentation and snapshot of achieved work 
FLEXIPAC meeting 
Bertrand Cornélusse, University of Liège 
December 2014 
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P L A N I N V E S T M E N T S 
P L A N O P E R A T I O N S 
REAL-TIME CONTROL
GREDOR P L A N I N V E S T M E N T S 
P L A N O P E R A T I O N S 
REAL-TIME CONTROL 
- Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 
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DSO Consumer TSO 
Retailer BRP BSP Producer
Main GREDOR aims 
Study investment planning, operational planning and real-time control 
strategies from a functional perspective - what do we want to aid? - from 
a computational perspective - how do we optimise the decisions? - and 
from an organisational perspective - how do system actors interact? 
We build IT tools to do so. These tools plugged into a simulation 
framework provide quantified recommendations for system evolution. 
GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 
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Project partners 
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Funded by 
Started in January 2013
General process 
GREDOR Global Capacity 
ANnouncement 
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Prequalification 
Investment 
Flexibility 
procurement 
Flexibility 
notification 
Flexibility 
Activation 
Operational 
planning 
Real-time control 
Settlement 
Long term 
Short term 
Very short term 
ex post 
DSO & TSO All stakeholders
Global Capacity Announcement 
GREDOR Global Capacity 
ANnouncement 
Goals: •estimate & communicate capacity of network through a set of indicators •incentivise connections in good locations from network’s perspective •incentivise flexibility service in good locations 
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Prequalification 
Investment 
Flexibility 
procurement 
Long term 
DSO & TSO All stakeholders 
Questions •What to publish, who to? •is base case actual system or with foreseen investment?
GCAN example: generation connection 
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New 
connections
GCAN computation results 
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Active Network Management aspect not considered: 
Firm connection Flexible connection
Operational planning 
GREDOR Long term 
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Prequalification 
Flexibility 
notification 
Operational 
planning 
Real-time control 
Short term 
Very short term 
Available controls: •reconfiguration •flexibility contracts •storage •regulation devices 
Goals: •take preventive actions to have the system in a 
secure state in real time, •with sufficient controls to maintain it there in RT • Trade off preventive versus corrective actions.
Operational planning example 
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Voltage 
magnitude 
Power 
injection 
Power 
off take 
Curtailed 
Modulated 
24h ahead Now 
Current 
magnitude 
Instantaneous cost 
24h ahead Now
Operational planning = Active 
Network Management 
Active Network Management Benchmark 31/10/14 17:42 
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ANM Benchmark. 
In order to promote the development of computational techniques 
for Active Network Management (ANM), we propose a test 
instance of a generic ANM problem. It can be used as a test bed for 
comparing existing computational techniques, as well as for 
developing new ones. 
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Intro Material Team 
http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~anm/
Instance 58f44b10 - day 167 
Server 
Parameters 
GREDOR GGRREEDDOORR -- DDiissttrriibbuuttiioonn NNeettwwoorrkk SSiimmuullaattoorr 
Engine for the Quantitative Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks in Distribution Networks 
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Consumption 5 MW mean 
Energy prices 47.45 €/MWh mean 
Simulate 
Date Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:30:40 GMT 
Title Day 167 
Network bus75 
Production 25 MW mean 
Day 167 to 167 
Additional parameters 
50 MW max 
100 % of flexibility 
-55 €/MWh cost 
9.2 MW max 
20 % of flexibility 
60.5 €/MWh benefits 
82.3 €/MWh max 
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Quantitative analysis 
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Simulation process (just an overview) 
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Figure: General view of the future implementation. 5/5
Example of results 
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Model 0 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 
min mean max min mean max min mean max min mean max 
Welfare Euro -6697 30400 67922 5697 31462 67922 5697 31438 67922 5697 31559 67974 
Shedding costs Euro 0 1108 32524 0 132 9702 0 151 9702 0 12 2532 
DSO costs Euro 0 0 0 0 59 3218 -52 159 8613 -0 202 8541 
TSO surplus Euro 573 2284 4129 573 2284 4129 573 2284 4129 387 2266 4129 
Producers 
surplus 
Euro -10935 27521 67497 -10929 27664 67497 -10906 27760 10906 -10906 27803 67459 
Retailers surplus Euro -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 
Total shed 
quantity 
MWh 0,0 11,1 325,2 0,0 1,3 97,0 0,0 1,5 97,0 0,0 0,1 25,3 
Max. imbalance MW -0,8 -3,6 -16,6 -0,8 -3,0 -15,0 -0,8 -3,2 -15,0 -0,8 -3,0 -11,0 
Total imbalance MWh 5,8 36,3 348,8 5,3 30,8 194,6 5,3 31,5 194,6 5,3 30,6 196,0 
Total flexibility 
usage 
MWh 0,0 0,8 207,0 0,0 5,2 207,5 0,0 5,6 207,5 0,0 6,2 207,5
And many more activities 
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Investment planning ☞ Tractebel engineering 
Real time control ☞ ULg, Pr. T. Vancutsem 
Statistical models ☞ UMons, Pr. J. Lobry 
System data collection ☞ RESA 
Interaction models and 
qualitative analysis ☞ ORES 
See www.gredor.be Follow us on Twitter @GredorProject

Snapshot of achieved work within the GREDOR project.

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    GREDOR Gestion desRéseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables Presentation and snapshot of achieved work FLEXIPAC meeting Bertrand Cornélusse, University of Liège December 2014 1
  • 2.
    GREDOR - Gestiondes Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 2 P L A N I N V E S T M E N T S P L A N O P E R A T I O N S REAL-TIME CONTROL
  • 3.
    GREDOR P LA N I N V E S T M E N T S P L A N O P E R A T I O N S REAL-TIME CONTROL - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 3 DSO Consumer TSO Retailer BRP BSP Producer
  • 4.
    Main GREDOR aims Study investment planning, operational planning and real-time control strategies from a functional perspective - what do we want to aid? - from a computational perspective - how do we optimise the decisions? - and from an organisational perspective - how do system actors interact? We build IT tools to do so. These tools plugged into a simulation framework provide quantified recommendations for system evolution. GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 4
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    Project partners GREDOR- Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 5 Funded by Started in January 2013
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    General process GREDORGlobal Capacity ANnouncement - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 6 Prequalification Investment Flexibility procurement Flexibility notification Flexibility Activation Operational planning Real-time control Settlement Long term Short term Very short term ex post DSO & TSO All stakeholders
  • 7.
    Global Capacity Announcement GREDOR Global Capacity ANnouncement Goals: •estimate & communicate capacity of network through a set of indicators •incentivise connections in good locations from network’s perspective •incentivise flexibility service in good locations - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 7 Prequalification Investment Flexibility procurement Long term DSO & TSO All stakeholders Questions •What to publish, who to? •is base case actual system or with foreseen investment?
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    GCAN example: generationconnection GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 8 New connections
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    GCAN computation results GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 9 Active Network Management aspect not considered: Firm connection Flexible connection
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    Operational planning GREDORLong term - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 10 Prequalification Flexibility notification Operational planning Real-time control Short term Very short term Available controls: •reconfiguration •flexibility contracts •storage •regulation devices Goals: •take preventive actions to have the system in a secure state in real time, •with sufficient controls to maintain it there in RT • Trade off preventive versus corrective actions.
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    Operational planning example GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 11 Voltage magnitude Power injection Power off take Curtailed Modulated 24h ahead Now Current magnitude Instantaneous cost 24h ahead Now
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    Operational planning =Active Network Management Active Network Management Benchmark 31/10/14 17:42 http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~anm/ Page 1 of 4 GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 12 ANM Benchmark. In order to promote the development of computational techniques for Active Network Management (ANM), we propose a test instance of a generic ANM problem. It can be used as a test bed for comparing existing computational techniques, as well as for developing new ones. 3 Intro Material Team http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~anm/
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    Instance 58f44b10 -day 167 Server Parameters GREDOR GGRREEDDOORR -- DDiissttrriibbuuttiioonn NNeettwwoorrkk SSiimmuullaattoorr Engine for the Quantitative Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks in Distribution Networks X Consumption 5 MW mean Energy prices 47.45 €/MWh mean Simulate Date Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:30:40 GMT Title Day 167 Network bus75 Production 25 MW mean Day 167 to 167 Additional parameters 50 MW max 100 % of flexibility -55 €/MWh cost 9.2 MW max 20 % of flexibility 60.5 €/MWh benefits 82.3 €/MWh max - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ~ ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Quantitative analysis 13
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    Simulation process (justan overview) GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 14 Figure: General view of the future implementation. 5/5
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    Example of results GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 15 Model 0 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 min mean max min mean max min mean max min mean max Welfare Euro -6697 30400 67922 5697 31462 67922 5697 31438 67922 5697 31559 67974 Shedding costs Euro 0 1108 32524 0 132 9702 0 151 9702 0 12 2532 DSO costs Euro 0 0 0 0 59 3218 -52 159 8613 -0 202 8541 TSO surplus Euro 573 2284 4129 573 2284 4129 573 2284 4129 387 2266 4129 Producers surplus Euro -10935 27521 67497 -10929 27664 67497 -10906 27760 10906 -10906 27803 67459 Retailers surplus Euro -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 -3081 1704 15579 Total shed quantity MWh 0,0 11,1 325,2 0,0 1,3 97,0 0,0 1,5 97,0 0,0 0,1 25,3 Max. imbalance MW -0,8 -3,6 -16,6 -0,8 -3,0 -15,0 -0,8 -3,2 -15,0 -0,8 -3,0 -11,0 Total imbalance MWh 5,8 36,3 348,8 5,3 30,8 194,6 5,3 31,5 194,6 5,3 30,6 196,0 Total flexibility usage MWh 0,0 0,8 207,0 0,0 5,2 207,5 0,0 5,6 207,5 0,0 6,2 207,5
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    And many moreactivities GREDOR - Gestion des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution Ouverts aux Renouvelables 16 Investment planning ☞ Tractebel engineering Real time control ☞ ULg, Pr. T. Vancutsem Statistical models ☞ UMons, Pr. J. Lobry System data collection ☞ RESA Interaction models and qualitative analysis ☞ ORES See www.gredor.be Follow us on Twitter @GredorProject