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Reference Number	NIA_NGET0055
Title	Electromagnetic transients (EMT) in future power systems - Phenomena, stresses & modelling
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given National Grid Electricity Transmission
Award Type	Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 March 2011
End Date	01 June 2016
Duration	63 months
Total Grant Value	£2,083,333
Industrial Sectors	Power
Region	London
Programme	Network Innovation Allowance
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%)
Web Site	http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGET0055
Objectives	A desired result of this project is to help facilitate the connection of £50bn of renewable generation (25GW) onto the network, through understanding the level and impact of transient voltages that will arise from these types of connections to renewable generation and designing solutions to mitigate or neutralise their occurrence. Failure to do this could, in the worst case, lead to substation equipment failure. The ability to provide a better-informed specification could possibly result in an avoided loss of supply through damaged cables or transformer resulting in £1-2m repairs. The focus of the project will be on the Electro Magnetic Transient (EMT) modelling of components (transformers, cables, circuit breakers, instrument transformers etc. ) to provide best practice and expert opinion on their interaction with the power system. The project will: Develop component models to characterise the range of phenomena associated with transient conditions Examine the network architecture Validate EMT models in different simulation packages Disseminate the results and models to the partners
Abstract	The future power system is going to be highly complex, integrating renewable generation, smart grids, voltage upgrades, increasing usage of long cables and HVDC. Successful implementation will require extensive computer simulations during all the planning and engineering phases. Existing simulation tools have limited accuracy for representing some critical components such as transformers and cables. The project will produce models that are sufficiently accurate and compatible with available circuit simulators, and make use of the models in system simulation studies in order to pinpoint bad configurations. There is also limited understanding of these interactions, such that development project and designers do not know what can cause the problems and how to avoid designing potential problems. Research The method that has been proposed for this project is as follows; Validated component models in various simulation package formats. Recommendations on component incompatibilities Set of real case studies to validate that the issues are real.Note : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above
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Added to Database	14/08/18