Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. A Midterm Road Map for Advanced Technologies Integration in Transmission Networks

   • S. Galant, A. Vaféas, T. Pagano, E. Peirano, G. Migliavacca, A. L’Abbate

   Pages 1-37

3. Innovative Cables

   • Ernesto Zaccone

   Pages 39-84

4. Real-Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) Systems

   • Roberto Gaspari

   Pages 85-117

5. Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) Devices

   • Helder Lopes Ferreira, Angelo L’Abbate, Gianluca Fulli, Ulf Häger

   Pages 119-156

6. High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission

   • Sven Rüberg, Angelo L’Abbate, Gianluca Fulli, Arturs Purvins

   Pages 157-213

7. Coordination Methods for Power Flow Controlling Devices

   • Ulf Häger

   Pages 215-246

8. Electricity Storage: A New Flexibility Option for Future Power Systems

   • S. Galant, E. Peirano, L. Debarberis

   Pages 247-284

9. Erratum

   • Gianluigi Migliavacca

   Pages E1-E1

10. Back Matter

    Pages 285-396

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The re-engineering of power transmission systems is crucial to meeting the objectives of such regulators as the European Union. In addition to its market, organisational and regulatory aspects, this re-engineering will also involve technical issues dealing with the progressive integration of innovative transmission technologies in the daily operation of transmission system operators. In this context, Advanced Technologies for Future Transmission Grids provides an overview of the most promising technologies, likely to be of help to planners of transmission grids in responding to the challenges of the future: security of supply; integration of renewable generation; and creation of integrated energy markets (using the European case as an example). These issues have increased importance because of administrative complication and the fragmentation of public opinion expressed on the build up of new infrastructure. For each technology discussed, the focus is on the technical-economic perspective rather than on purely technological points of view. A transmission-system-operator-targeted Technology Roadmap is presented for the integration of promising innovative power transmission technologies within power systems of the mid-long term. Although the primary focus of this text is in the sphere of the European energy market, the lessons learned can be generalized to the energy markets of other regions.

• Power Electronics
• Smart Grids
• Transmission Grid Technologies
• Transmission Planning

• Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Milano, Italy

  Gianluigi Migliavacca

Gianluigi Migliavacca is Head of the Transmission Planning Group of RSE, an Italian research company devoted to a broad spectrum of studies in the electricity field. He was Coordinator of the REALISEGRID project (European FP7 project with 20 partners over 3 years,  2008-2011), that treated the subjects of the book in depth and included the participation of four European tansmission system operators.

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