LISCOOL – A Demonstration Project of an Automated Fast Demand Response Management System: Main Outcomes

Abstract

The increasing integration of Renewable EnergyResources (RES) in distribution systems with an inherentvariable production along with the inclusion of new assets,such as Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, is leading toan increasingly challenging network management. Theseassets, besides having a volatile demand profile, may alsorequire large amounts of energy from the grid in shortperiods, which a traditional electrical grid is not preparedto respond to. To address this growing issue, anAutomated Demand Response System (ADRS) wasdeveloped under LISbon COOL (LISCOOL) energyproject scope. This paper aims at presenting the project’smain results and lessons learnt from the first year ofoperation, while briefly introducing the system’sarchitecture. The results show the adequacy of the systemto reduce the variability of the demand and to promotebetter standards of energy efficiency. In addition, thesystem is effective on helping grid operator tacklingcontingency situations in the network.