ANR ESTHER

ESTHER (Power Systems as Cyber-Physical Systems for enhancing the Energy Transition)

Fueled by the evolution into the smart grid paradigm, ESTHER’s goal is to build analysis and design methods for modern power systems (i.e. MicroGrids) in the framework of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), and to identify the best strategies for operating at the interconnections among the different levels of the hierarchical control pyramid.

To overcome the limitations due to plug&play scenarios of renewable Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS), new scalable and modulable control systems are targeted for considering the multi-level and multi-scale nature of power systems. The development of rigorous analytical theories founded on advanced mathematics is coupled with the development of dedicated simple algorithms that allow for a rapid deployment in numerical and experimental validation.

The project is split in three phases/tasks:

1. The modeling of MicroGrids’ basic components, specifications and their interactions via platform-based design relying on the properties leveraged by contract theory;

2. The design of multi-level control methods that quantify the certificates of stability and subsequently the safe operating regions for MicroGrids;

3. The test of the developed controllers in real MicroGrids via Hardware-in-the-loop experiments. 

Funding source: French National Research Agency (ANR)
Website:  https://anr.fr/en/funded-projects-and-impact/funded-projects/project/funded/project/b2d9d3668f92a3b9fbbf7866072501ef-8b35a634e9/?tx_anrprojects_funded%5Bcontroller%5D=Funded&cHash=d2fffbc069b65d92708e209e2a00244e