Sophisticated network control has been deployed on the high voltage network for some time. The challenge is now to reach the same level of deployed control on the low voltage (LV) network with the same capability to support the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) penetration. But the sheer scale of the LV network adds an additional … Read more
Low voltage (LV) network visibility and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) There are many challenges in the mission to improve customer service on our ageing low-voltage networks, not least the introduction of large amounts of small-scale, embedded generation at LV level. We take a look at when, why and how to monitor at low voltage to keep … Read more
In this FREE, ondemand webinar, EA Technology experts Brad Monaghan and Thomas Whyte discuss real-life partial discharge case studies, including: Cable PD case study – including instrumentation testing results Switchgear PD case study – including handheld survey results UHF case study – including UHF signals found on switchgear PD monitoring case study – including real-life … Read more
Countless specifications and strategies are being explored and adopted by the UK DNOs based on the outcomes of trials and tests of low voltage (LV) network monitoring. It’s no small challenge and DNO have significant numbers of secondary substations of which almost a quarter of a million of these are ground-mounted and potentially located at … Read more
There are many challenges in the mission to improve customer service on our ageing low-voltage networks, not least the introduction of large amounts of small scale, embedded generation at LV level. We take a look at when, why and how to monitor at low voltage to keep the lights on, now and in the future…
The transformation of the energy system to support the introduction and scaling up of low carbon technologies (LCTs) is putting pressure on the grid as never before. As we get ready for a future with far greater use of solar power, electric vehicles, electric heat pumps, and micro-combined heat and power systems as well as … Read more
Solving the Net Zero challenge seems too big of a problem to tackle in anything but bite-sized chunks. But most people involved in thinking about how to deliver net zero appreciate that to solve it in bite-sizes will result in chaos and massive cost. Too hard, or too expensive…not a great choice. Let’s see if … Read more
The decarbonisation challenge is of course a global one. We look to our global politicians to set the big objectives and they have done so, if not with full consensus on many of the key targets. But if we take 2050 as the target for full decarbonisation in the UK, it falls to our national … Read more
It’s OK for people like me. I’ve been lucky. I can afford an EV, a heat pump and PV on my roof. I don’t mind paying a few more pounds for a green energy tariff. But I’m not bragging and my conscience is not clean. Whilst I think everyone who can afford it should be actively looking … Read more
This case study describes how EA Technology investigated a range of strategies for SA Power Networks to respond to future challenges on the low voltage (LV) network. These challenges included: Accommodating increasing customer uptake of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) while maintaining Quality of Supply and minimising network augmentation. Customers making use of available value streams … Read more