The practice of testing power system equipment like converters usually involves simulation, laboratory and field testing in that sequence. Such an approach lacks smooth transition and wide coverage of new services which are being introduced by the smart grid concept. A systematic approach to...

To handle the changing power system and enable the energy transformation, several actions are needed, where the increase of digitalization, automation and more substantial production variability implies a need for flexibility. Solutions providing advances in flexibility are of importance for the...

... This paper explores the possibilities of shifting certain household consumer-based loads in time, to reduce unnecessary load peaks to the grid which again can cause challenges for Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Historical measured data on household consumption and the consumption profile...

This paper studies the electricity consumption of 5 villas in the south of Norway and estimates the effect of utilizing batteries as a means to reduce peak load for each villa. High-resolution field data on the consumption pattern for the villas is presented. A simple battery model is utilized, and...

The power system is transitioning from the traditional one-way system to a more integrated and complex system with more active end-users and with generation and reverse power flow at the distribution level. As a part of this transition, flexible resources such as energy storage systems, electrical...

This report is written as a part of the SAMREG project, which is a research project funded by Norwegian distribution system operators (DSOs). The project aims to help grid companies adopting voltage regulation as an alternative to grid investment to reduce the investment need in the distribution...