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GridNode Microgrid Solutions
Global energy trends of electrification, decarbonization, digitization, and decentralization are changing the current energy landscape. These trends combined with customer’s demand for solutions that provide increasing reliability, resiliency, sustainability, energy independence and energy cost reduction has led to the growing demand for microgrids.
GridNode Microgrid Solutions
Global energy trends of electrification, decarbonization, digitization, and decentralization are changing the current energy landscape. These trends combined with customer’s demand for solutions that provide increasing reliability, resiliency, sustainability, energy independence and energy cost reduction has led to the growing demand for microgrids.
What is a Microgrid
"A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) with clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single, controllable entity with respect to the grid. A microgrid can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable its operations in both grid-connected or islanded mode" – US DOE Microgrid Exchange Group, 2010
Why a Microgrid
Today’s energy trends of Decarbonization, Digitization, Decentralization, and Electrification are changing the energy landscape. In addition, customer demand for clean, reliable, and economical energy is growing. Microgrids provide a way for customers to achieve various outcomes across different segments.
GridNode Microgrid solution is a flexible and scale-able platform that incorporates various real time control and optimization functions based on the customer’s requirements and desired outcome. The GridNode platform is vendor agnostic, having the capability to integrate GE Vernova and 3rd party devices.
GridNode Microgrid Solution Functions
Control Functions
Customer Benefits Include:
Autonomous Control and Flexibility
Planned And Unplanned Islanding
- Ability to transition between the Grid-connected mode and Islanded mode
Resynchronization
- Ability to seamlessly transition from the Islanded mode to the Grid-connected mode
Power Exchange at POI
- Ability to dispatch microgrid resources in order to manage power flow at the POI
Frequency Control
- Coordinate dispatch of various DERs to control the frequency of the island and control power flow during Grid Connected Mode
Power Factor Management
- Ability to dispatch microgrid resources to manage power factor at a reference point (e.g., POI)
PV Firming
- Ability to provide a firm the PV output on a real time basis
Voltage and Frequency Support
- Ability to dispatch microgrid resources in order to support the Voltage or Frequency of the Grid
Load Sharing
- Ability to control microgrid resources to regulate feeder voltage or the voltage at a reference point on the grid
Reserve Capacity Management
- Managing the reserved capacity of the microgrid to enhance remaining life of the island
Voltage Control
- Coordinate dispatch of various DERs to control the voltage of the island and control power flow during Grid Connected Mode
PV Curtailment
- Ability to curtail PV output to manage the power generation of the microgrid
Load Forcasting
- Ability to generate a day-ahead load forecast for optimal dispatch planning
Optimization Functions
Customer Benefits Include:
Energy savings, renewables enablement, emissions reduction
Optimal Dispatch
- Simplified/easy to use mode based DER optimal dispatch function
- Optimization Modes: Economics, Priority, Max Time of Life and Peak Shaving
- Incorporates load and renewable generation forecast
- Incorporates Grid Pricing
- Manages Reserve Capacity and BESS State of Charge
Ability to consider Power Export and Grid Services
Microgrid Energy Management System (MEMs)
Customer Benefits Include:
Ability to actively manage, schedule, plan, and monitor your optimal dispatch plan
Energy Optimization Platform
- Optimization Modes: Economic Dispatch, Peak Shaving, Minimize Emissions, Minimize Grid, Maximize Time of Life, and Maximize Renewables
- Provides a day-ahead (24hr) schedule, with 15min granularity
- Incorporates load and renewable generation forecasts
- Incorporates Grid Pricing
- Optimizes across DERs and Loads
- Manages Reserve Capacity and Battery SOC (Hard and Soft Limits)
- Provides Event Based Optimization changes
- Ability to compare various optimization scenarios prior to activating
- Ability to consider Power Export and inclusion of grid services
Advanced Functions
Customer Benefits Include:
System Reliability
Seamless Unplanned Islanding (FLS)
- Ability to perform adaptive fast load shedding to facilitate seamless unplanned islanding for reliability-centric microgrids
Market Participation
Customer Benefits Include:
Revenue Generation and Renewables Enablement
Market Participation
- Ability to integrate your system into the energy markets
Business Model
As with most projects a microgrid project requires effective planning, analysis, and execution. Projects can range from large scale new installations consisting of engineering procurement, and construction of buildings, new DERs, electrical and mechanical equipment, protection and controls, as well as services to retrofits of existing systems with new microgrid controls. When required, GE Vernova partners with industry leaders to develop and design a system around our customers desired outcome. This approach enables GE Vernova to deliver a full turn-key solution.
GE Vernova works with partners to provide a turn-key solution to our customers
Services
GE Vernova's engineering and consulting services team provides a wide range of capabilities to assist you with implementing your microgrid project.
Our dedicated team of experienced engineers can provide end-to-end solutions or specific activities based on the specific project requirements. From new installations to understanding the best way to upgrade an existing system, GE Vernova’s engineering team has been trusted to analyze, design and implement modern power systems. Our broad range of services include activities such as:
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