R&D EnR

Large electric power grids are large and complex structures whose role is to carry electricity, often over long distances. These networks are subject to very strict operating rules, which oblige the operators of the control centers to operate the network within its safety limits. These limits depend on the thermal resistance of the structures, but […]

A virtual power plant or VPP (Virtual Power Plant) is a combination of small energy sources (or available energy storage systems), which are activated and optimized by a computer system within a SMART GRID network, in order to carry out operations in the service of an electricity distribution operator or purchase options from a producer […]

The notion of consumer actor has developed thanks to the dissemination of the concept of sustainable development. It covers, in particular, aspects of social responsibility of the consumer-citizen. In addition to these social transformations which favor the emergence of a consumer actor, there are transformations in the electricity system. Indeed, the development of distributed electricity […]