VIRTUS Project: A Scalable Aggregation Platform for the Intelligent Virtual Management of Distributed Energy Resources

Stefano Bianchi, Allegra De Filippo, Sandro Magnani, Gabriele Mosaico and Federico Silvestro
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Stefano Bianchi: algoWatt S.p.A, Genova Via Sampierdarena 71, 16149 Genova, Italy
Allegra De Filippo: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Sandro Magnani: Yanmar R&D Europe S.r.l., Viale Galileo 3/A, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Gabriele Mosaico: Department of Naval Architecture, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 11, 16145 Genova, Italy
Federico Silvestro: Department of Naval Architecture, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 11, 16145 Genova, Italy

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-31

Abstract: The VIRTUS project aims to create a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) prototype coordinating the Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) of the power system and providing services to the system operators and the various players of the electricity markets, with a particular focus on the industrial sector agents. The VPP will be able to manage a significant number of DERs and simulate realistic plants, components, and market data to study different operating conditions and the future impact of the policy changes of the Balancing Markets (BM). This paper describes the project’s aim, the general structure of the proposed framework, and its optimization and simulation modules. Then, we assess the scalability of the optimization module, designed to provide the maximum possible flexibility to the system operators, exploiting the simulation module of the VPP.

Keywords: aggregator; market simulation; ancillary markets; balancing markets; optimal DER management; scalability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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