Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities
Contrary to microgrids (MGs) for which grid code or legislative support are lacking in the majority of cases, energy communities (ECs) are one of the cornerstones of the energy transition backed up by the EU’s regulatory framework. The main difference is that, unlike MGs, ECs grow and develop organi...
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| author | Tomislav Capuder Bojana Barać Matija Kostelac Matej Krpan |
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| description | Contrary to microgrids (MGs) for which grid code or legislative support are lacking in the majority of cases, energy communities (ECs) are one of the cornerstones of the energy transition backed up by the EU’s regulatory framework. The main difference is that, unlike MGs, ECs grow and develop organically through citizen involvement and investments in the existing low-voltage (LV) distribution networks. They are not planned and built from scratch as closed distribution systems that are independent of distribution system operator plans as assumed in the existing literature. An additional benefit of ECs could be the ability to transition into island mode, contributing to the resilience of power networks. To this end, this paper proposes a three-stage framework for analyzing the islanding capabilities of ECs. The framework is utilized to comprehensively assess and compare the islanding capabilities of ECs whose organic development is based upon three potential energy vectors: electricity, gas, and hydrogen. Detailed dynamic simulations clearly show that only fully electrified ECs inherently have adequate islanding capabilities without the need for curtailment or additional investments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1d643a043e94c178471801e5f93cbff2023-11-18T07:47:16ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-05-011611432110.3390/en16114321Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy CommunitiesTomislav Capuder0Bojana Barać1Matija Kostelac2Matej Krpan3Department of Energy and Power Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Energy and Power Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Energy and Power Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Energy and Power Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaContrary to microgrids (MGs) for which grid code or legislative support are lacking in the majority of cases, energy communities (ECs) are one of the cornerstones of the energy transition backed up by the EU’s regulatory framework. The main difference is that, unlike MGs, ECs grow and develop organically through citizen involvement and investments in the existing low-voltage (LV) distribution networks. They are not planned and built from scratch as closed distribution systems that are independent of distribution system operator plans as assumed in the existing literature. An additional benefit of ECs could be the ability to transition into island mode, contributing to the resilience of power networks. To this end, this paper proposes a three-stage framework for analyzing the islanding capabilities of ECs. The framework is utilized to comprehensively assess and compare the islanding capabilities of ECs whose organic development is based upon three potential energy vectors: electricity, gas, and hydrogen. Detailed dynamic simulations clearly show that only fully electrified ECs inherently have adequate islanding capabilities without the need for curtailment or additional investments.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/11/4321converter-dominated power systemsdynamic stabilityelectrificationenergy communitiesislandinglow-inertia power systems |
| spellingShingle | Tomislav Capuder Bojana Barać Matija Kostelac Matej Krpan Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities Energies converter-dominated power systems dynamic stability electrification energy communities islanding low-inertia power systems |
| title | Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities |
| title_full | Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities |
| title_fullStr | Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities |
| title_short | Three-Stage Modeling Framework for Analyzing Islanding Capabilities of Decarbonized Energy Communities |
| title_sort | three stage modeling framework for analyzing islanding capabilities of decarbonized energy communities |
| topic | converter-dominated power systems dynamic stability electrification energy communities islanding low-inertia power systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/11/4321 |
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