Interface

Completed

Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)

Applied Research and Development

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Project Contact
Electricity North West Limited

Network Innovation Allowance

Ofgem

01 October 2018

01 October 2022

ENA months

£1,000,000

Power

North West

Project Contact, Electricity North West Limited

This project will investigate and trial a variety of a communications mediums and protocols with a range of DNO and consumers equipment to understand the best solution and produce a functional specification for a single communications hub.The project will also develop control methodologies for managing third party devices such as electric vehicles or heat pumps to assist in reducing network constraints. The project will be mainly an investigative piece into the various interfaces, communications mediums and protocols. Trials will be conducted to ensure all the different devices work together whilst maintaining data security. 1. Identify all communications mediums and protocols for monitoring and control of DNO and customers equipment.2. Trial interfaces to DNO and customer equipment.3.Develop control methodologies for managing customers and DNO equipment to resolve local constraints.

This project will investigate and trial a variety of a communications mediums and protocols with a range of DNO and consumers equipment to understand the best solution and produce a functional specification for a single communications hub.

09/11/22