Publications and Research Contributions
Big Data serving LV network modernization
Research & Innovation Projects
Utilit-e: supported by the French State’s Investments for the Future program (ADEME).
Projects funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program n° 824410 (GIFT), 824392 (IElectrix) 872525 (BD4OPEM), 101136128 (ODEON), 101069287 (OMEGA-X), 101169015 (IDEAL4GREEN) et 101037428 (ENERGICA).
Tanzan-e: funded by the EU Digital Energy Facility, implemented by AFD.
Africit-e: funded by the French Treasury’s FASEP program.
Publications CIRED
CIRED 2021 - BD4OPEM H2020 project. The 4+1 View Model of Software Architecture for enabling AI-based services in distribution grids
ABSTRACT
The increase of complexity and the digitalization of distribution grids rises the need for sharing energy-related data and making use of new data analysis and artificial intelligence techniques in the energy sector.
To answer these needs, The BD4OPEM H2020 project aims to share energy-related data and to offer data analytics and artificial intelligence services to leverage their availability in an Open Innovation Marketplace.
Multiple solutions are provided by specialized companies, addressing the needs of different energy-related stakeholders.
The objective of this paper is to present the software architecture of the Open Innovation Marketplace being developed under the BD4OPEM project, based on the 4+1 View Model methodology of software architecture definition.
According to this methodology, the Logical View of the BD4OPEM Platform architecture is structured into four piled up layers and one cross-cut layer addressing the architecture security and privacy needs.
CIRED 2021 - IElectrix Project – Demand Response and Customer Engagement in Shakti Demonstration
ABSTRACT
IElectrix is a response to the Horizon 2020 Call of the European Commission: “Integrated local energy systems”.
Within a cooperation agreement signed by 4 European partners and TATA POWER Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), Shakti demonstration is set up in Delhi to explore innovative solutions allowing the implementation of “Local Energy Communities” using local photovoltaic (PV) and storage for self-consumption approach.
By 2020, with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), TPDDL is looking to broaden DR program by extending behavioural DR (BDR) program across its residential consumers. BDR hinges on consumer participation as loads will be managed entirely by them in response to critical peak pricing.
With smart phones acting as the gateway to home automation solutions, use of smart plugs to control home appliances such as air conditioners and other high-power equipment can be considered to allow functions such as “set it and forget it” mode for consumers.
These DR initiatives are aligned with IElectrix objectives, and some of them will be carried out in the framework of the project.
CIRED 2021 - Modelling and control of the low voltage network with smart-meters to improve the reliability of supply in burkina faso
ABSTRACT
The reliability of the electricity supply is of major importance to enhance economic development.
With a steady supply, there is no need for private owned backup solutions such as gensets, which have high capital and operational expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX).
Therefore, it lowers the cost barrier for new businesses creation and fosters local economical dynamic. Environmentally wise, the improvement of the quality of supply can reduce the emissions due to genset use and improve the profitability of renewable energy facilities enabling a longer feeding period.
The Africit-e project tackles this subject by deploying a smart metering infrastructure and analytic services in Azimmo Ouaga 2000, a neighbourhood of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This paper describes the use cases designed, developed, and experimented within the project.
They aim at the reduction of outages’ frequency due to local overloads. This project is funded by the “Direction Générale du Trésor” which belongs to the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
A consortium of three French SME and one association leads the project in collaboration with Sonabel, the national electricity company of Burkina Faso.
