Autonomy: Enabler of the Sustainable and Intelligent Power System

Abstract:
Power sector has been under permanent change for years in the dawn of two highly intertwined revolutions: the autonomy revolution and the revolution of power systems. On one hand, the power grids worldwide face growing challenges related to efficiency, for example changing supply and demand patterns ambiguity and on the other, new digital technologies are paving the way to a new way of managing systems. In this work, we are addressing where, why and how: where the autonomy could be implemented in the power grids, why it should be implemented and through an example related to the system stability, a pioneering approach on how it could be implemented. This work is the part of Kopernikus Project ENSURE effort, which is giving insights into the power grid of the future and the innovative means to control it.