Identify contractual requirements and commercial benefits of different load management systems under the Renewables Obligation and electricity trading arrangements.
Model economic benefits of load management to customers with intermittent generation on site.
Develop low cost load management system incorporating communication technologies and switching devices to maximise renewable energy use on a demonstration site.
Identify associated social and psychological aspects.
Identify and evaluate four potential control strategies for a load management system on the distribution network.
A solution to voltage rise problems caused by distributed generation ensuring zero export from a site with renewable generation.
Avoiding load demand discrepancies.
Creating an additional market for renewable energy.
Select one strategy suitable for application at the test site.
Demonstrate technical aspects of load management equipment
Investigate the social aspects of the load management strategy |
