Energy & Smart City
PRIMO
Platform for Integrated Microgrid Operation — a control platform for safely and cheaply running interconnected micro-grids.
About the Project
PRIMO was a project funded under the EDGE (Exploiting Distributed Generation) Programme, jointly funded by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). The project started on 1 February 2020 and ran for three years. The host institution was EDF Lab Singapore, with TUMCREATE Ltd., SIT and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as partnering institutions. On TUMCREATE’s side, Tobias Massier was Co-I.
Goal
The goal of the PRIMO project was to create a platform for interconnected micro-grid operation, capable of maintaining safe operation of the local micro-grid by:
- cost-optimal control of flexible distributed energy systems (DES) — waste-to-energy (W2E) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), demand side flexibility (DSF) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems;
- coordination with neighbouring micro-grids; and
- participation in the national electricity market.
The framework was demonstrated for a study area at Punggol, within the intended Punggol Digital District (PDD) micro-grid system.
Project Details
Status
Completed
Domain
Micro-grids, Distributed Energy, V2G, Demand-Side Flexibility
Partners
EDF Lab Singapore (host), TUMCREATE, SIT, NTU
Funding
EDGE Programme — EMA and SIT
Structure
The project comprised four sub-projects.
Sub-project 1
Build a solid understanding of the underlying electric grid and the uncontrollable distributed energy systems, by modelling traditional loads and photovoltaic installations in the study area.
Sub-project 2
Formulate future scenarios and models for flexible distributed energy systems — V2G-enabled electric vehicle charging and demand side flexibility in air-conditioned buildings — and investigate user behaviour and social acceptance.
Sub-project 3
Develop the control methods for local micro-grid operation, focused on cost-optimal operation, and implement them on the test bed.
Sub-project 4
Design the coordination framework and communication protocol for interaction between neighbouring micro-grids.