ODICON-ASMA · Optimal Distributed Control and Application to Smart Grids
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2017-09-01 → 2019-08-31
- EU contribution
- €159,461
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Results in brief
Optimal Distributed Control and Application to Smart Grids
This project aimed to produce theoretical results in the control of complex systems as well as to provide control techniques for smart grids, aspiring to be a fruitful interaction between theory and practice, although the applicability of the theoretical developments is not meant to be limited in smart grids. For a number of reasons the three following specific topics in these two areas of interest were identified as topics of priority: 1. Battery management systems 2. Decentralized control of autonomous vehicles 3. Identification of parameters of non-linear stochastic systems from noisy data Concerning the third topic, the techniques developed were applied to tumor growth modelling. These topics are related to societal needs and connections with industry are foreseeable. Smart grid technologies will be definitely deployed in future grids with a high renewable energy penetration so they are important for reducing both the use of nuclear power and carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, they are related to climate change and the environment. The parts related to cancer and autonomous vehicles are also related to societal challenges recognized in Horizon 2020, health and smart transport respectively. Parameter identification techniques can be applied to a vast variety of systems. By training through research, the project aimed to support a promising young researcher so that he can move to an internationally active group and develop various skills. Bidirectional transfer of knowledge was also an objective of the project. It should be emphasized that the expertise of the Experienced Researcher (ER) and of the people of the host group is complementary and this combined background forms an excellent basis for this research.
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Project objective
The proposed action aims to support a promising young researcher so that he can move to an internationally active group and develop various skills. The proposed research concerns distributed control and smart grids. Distributed control is a topic of intense research and the available results are focused on stabilization while optimization in this setting is inherently difficult. Smart grids are an emergent technology for the efficient and robust integration of distributed generation sources and controlled loads. The proposed research aims to produce both theoretical results in distributed control and concrete control techniques for smart grids. Major issues to be investigated are heterogeneity and uncertainty as in practice not all subsystems are identical and their characteristics are a priori unknown. Therefore the controllers should learn the system, adapt to changes and take into account any differences among the subsystems. A goal of the proposed research is to provide globally optimal solutions. The importance of coordinating units will be investigated. These questions are both important for theory and relevant to smart grids. The problem of uncertainty will be addressed using techniques from estimation theory and system identification. The objective of global optimization will be addressed using global search methods. Both the hosting team and the young researcher have prior work closely related to the proposed research. Suitable dissemination and public outreach activities have been planned. Appropriateness of environment and supervisor are clearly documented in this proposal as well as the bi-directional transfer of knowledge. Instrumental is a three months secondment in a company specializing in smart grid solutions, where the researcher will have the opportunity to apply the developed techniques. This action will establish him as a mature and independent researcher and will provide him excellent career perspectives in the European academic sector.
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Participants
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN · BerlinCoordinatorGermany
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