Summary
Data centers for data-driven and artificial intelligence applications, as well as hydrogen production plants, are large loads connected to the power grid, representing a challenge to the planning and operation of power grids, especially in their siting and impact on system reinforcements. In the past, the Brazilian Interconnected Power System (BIPS) faced a similar problem, regarding the siting of wind and solar power sources and the concept of Transmission
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By applying this same concept to the increase of the load, a software tool for studying the siting of large loads into the power grid was developed, providing an automatic and fast assessment of different sitings for large loads, presenting guidelines to the planning of multiple and simultaneous sitings. A real case from the BIPS planning scenario was used to demonstrate the tool’s results, which indicates the maximum load allowed in each site, in both normal and under contingency scenarios, and can also be used to optimize the system energy resources by taking advantage of wind and solar generations in the region, thereby helping to prevent problems like curtailment of their output generation.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Session Materials |
|---|---|
| Reference | C1_11049_2026 |
| Publication year | |
| Publisher | CIGRE |
| Country | Brazil |
| Study committees | |
| File size | 638 KB |
| Price for non member | 30 € |
| Price for member | 30 € |
Authors
FERNANDES Renan P. - CEPEL Brazil; LA GATTA Paula O. - CEPEL Brazil; VELIZ Fabíola F. C. - CEPEL Brazil; HERDADE Mario - CEPEL Brazil; LÍRIO Fabricio L. - CEPEL Brazil
Keywords
Large Load Placement, Transmission Margin, Maximum Load, Datacenters, Hydrogen Power Plants
