Knowledge Programme > Consumers, Prosumers and Electric Vehicles

 

CIGRE is a world leader, we offer a scope of work covering the end to end power system. With over 4000 experts collaborating in our knowledge development programme, our electricity work on the energy transition is as global as it is comprehensive.

 

A key part of this work is around consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles and is enabled by our international study committees and working groups.

 

These groups involve experts from all over the world and the work they produce is renowned as a practical, world class, technical resource.

Information on CIGRE’s technical work and resources on consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles follows:

 

 

11
Study
Committees
28
Working
groups
11
Technical
Brochures

 

 

CIGRE’s scope of work on consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles

 

To follow is a list of the areas of scope relating to consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles grouped by each of our relevant global Study Committees.

 

 

SC A1  Power generation and electromechanical energy conversion

• Invertor/converter and Motors for industrial applications

• Invertor/converter used for generator & motor applications

• Design & performance of invertor connected to rotating electrical machines

 

SC A2  Power transformers and reactors

• Solid State Transformers for charging stations

 

SC A3  Transmission and distribution equipment

• New technologies to support EV

 

SC B3  Substations and electrical installations

• New substation design concepts and new functions

 

SC B4  DC systems and power electronics

• VSC DC systems at Low Voltage

 

SC C1  Power system development and economics

• Demand response aspects

 

SC C2  Power system operation and control

• Demand response, unobservable wind and solar generation

 

SC C4  Power system technical performance

• Model aggregation

 

SC C5  Electricity markets and regulation

• Flexible demand and distributed energy resources: market integration and access regulation

 

SC C6  Active distribution systems and distributed energy resources

• Charging infrastructure
• V2G and G2V
• Aggregators ,Virtual Power Plants
• Energy Efficiency
• Customer Empowerment

 

SC D2  Information systems, telecommunications and cybersecurity

• Reliability, scalability and security information flow from rooftop solar systems and EVs to the utility
• Scalability in the processing of big data sets from consumer-side distributed systems with scalable systems such as cloud computing
• Data privacy issues when collecting and exchanging data with consumers and prosumers from small scale generation systems

 

Current working groups relating to consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles

 

To follow is our current working groups presented by our Study Committee structure. Working groups culminate with the production of a report, called a Technical Brochure.

 

Group A – Equipment

 

A1  Power generation and electromechanical energy conversion

 

WG A1.45 Guide for Determining the Health Index of Large Electric Motors


WG A1.58 Selection of Copper Versus Aluminium Rotors for Induction Motors


WG A1.74 Evaluating quality of electric motors


WG A1.77 Survey on Insulation Reliability of Induction and Synchronous Motors 

 

Group B – Technologies

 

B2  Overhead lines

 

WG B2.78 Use of high temperature conductors in new overhead line design


WG B2.79 Enhancing overhead line rating prediction by improving weather parameters measurements

 

WG B4  DC systems and power electronics

 

WG B4C4.93 Development of Grid Forming Converters for Secure and Reliable Operation of Future Electricity Systems


WG B4.92 STATCOMs at Distribution Voltages


WG B4.87 Voltage Source Converters (VSC) HVDC responses to disturbances and faults in AC systems which have low synchronous generation

 

Group C – Systems

 

C1  Power system development and economic


WG C1/C6.42  Planning tools and methods for systems facing high levels of distributed energy resources

 

JWG C1/C5.53 Forecasting of demand combined with DER penetration driven by consumer behaviour and regulatory schemes influenced by market signals

 

WG C1.52 Virtual Power Plants role and deployment in large power systems operation and planning

 

C3  Power system sustainability and environmental performance

 

WG C3-12 Managing GHG emissions of T&D activities. Accounting, reducing & reporting progress


WG C3-20 Sustainable Development Goals in the electric power sector

 

C4  Power system technical performance


WG C4.42/CIRED Continuous assessment of low-order harmonic emissions from customer installations


WG C4.40/ IEC CIRED Revisions to IEC Technical Reports 61000-3-6, 61000-3-7, 61000-3-13, and 61000-3-14


WG C4.63 Harmonic power quality standards and compliance verification

 

WG C4.77 Best practices for individual and collective conformity assessment of inverter-based resources during their lifetime
 

C5  Electricity markets and regulation

 

WG C5.34  Market integration of EVs


WG C5.31 Wholesale and Retail electricity cost impacts of flexible demand response

 

WG C5.40 Framework for retail competition in electricity markets

 

WG C5-39 Regulatory frameworks and market integration for assets under non-firm grid connection

 

WG C5.41 Regulation and market design to foster decarbonation through industry electrification

 

C6  Active distribution systems and distributed energy resources


WG C6.39  Customer Empowerment

WG C6.46  Energy Efficiency in Distribution Networks

WG C6.47  DSO-customer interfaces for efficient system operations

 

Group D – New Materials and IT

 

D2  Information systems, telecommunications and cybersecurity


WG D2.60 Consumer-side digital models and twins application

 

 

Technical Brochures already published relating to consumers, prosumers and electric vehicles

 

CIGRE Technical Brochures (TBs) on this subject have been produced by a range of our Study Committees. In the visual below you can see some examples of recent ones.

Each of these in-depth publications provide a uniquely global and peer reviewed resource of technical materials. They are therefore sought after as the preeminent technical reference publications for professionals around the world.

 

 

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