The Czech InterFlex demonstrator – increase of the DER hosting capacity
CEZ Distribuce as a European Distribution System Operator (DSO) with more than 3.6 mil. customers has to be prepared for the future expected development of renewables and EV charging stations in the Czech Republic. The official government document called Czech National Action Plan for Smart Grids published in 2015 by the Czech Ministry of …
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Avacon adds Power Line Communication Technology to the German Field Test Site
Another big step has been made in the German InterFlex Demo. In Spring 2019 Avacon decided to extend its field test region to invite even more pilot customers to participate in the programme. First private household customers from the local districts of Syke and Diepholz, near the city of Bremen, have already been equipped with …
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Last rooftop PV systems with batteries needed for the Czech demonstration are installed
CEZ Distribuce and its partners aim at demonstrating how the combination of new smart PV inverters with residential storage batteries, under real operating conditions within LV distribution networks, can increase the DER hosting capacity and flexibility in case of grid constraints. A successful demonstration requires appropriate conditions for testing residential PV systems using smart PV …
CEZ Distribuce demonstrates voltage regulation at a small hydro plant Hracholusky 3,1 MW
CEZ Distribuce is the biggest Distribution System Operator (DSO) in the Czech Republic and the leader of one of the 5 demonstrators of the InterFlex project. In cooperation with the DER owner (CEZ Obnovitelne zdroje s.r.o.), CEZ Distribuce has launched the demonstration of voltage regulation systems at the small hydro plant Hracholusky with 3,1 MW …
Avacon adds Power Line Communication Technology to the German Field Test Site
Among the key learnings of the field test demonstrations in Germany so far was the realization that the coverage with LTE-signal in rural Germany was less reliable than expected. InterFlex had to turn down a large number of interested pilot customers and project participants because signal strength at the individual smart meter location was insufficient. …
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