Publications by Fabrizio Sossan

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Dispatching Stochastic Heterogeneous Resources Accounting for Grid and Battery Losses

Mario Paolone, Jean-Yves Le Boudec, Fabrizio Sossan, Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Chamorro, Eleni Stai

We compute an optimal day-ahead dispatch plan for distribution networks with stochastic resources and batteries, while accounting for grid and battery losses. We formulate and solve a scenario-based AC Optimal Power Flow (OPF), which is by construction non ...

2018

Local estimation of the global horizontal irradiance using an all-sky camera

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Enrica Scolari

Localised and high-frequency measurements of the global horizontal irradiance (GHI) are a key information to assess the level of power production of distributed photovoltaic generation. The paper presents a supervised machine learning-based procedure to es ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2018

Siting and Sizing of Energy Storage Systems: Towards a Unified Approach for Transmission and Distribution System Operators for Reserve Provision and Grid Support

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan

This paper presents a method to determine the optimal location, energy capacity, and power rating of distributed battery energy storage systems at multiple voltage levels to accomplish grid control and reserve provision. We model operational scenarios at a ...

Elsevier2020

Equivalent electricity storage capacity of domestic thermostatically controlled loads

Fabrizio Sossan

A method to quantify the equivalent storage capacity inherent the operation of thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) is developed. Equivalent storage capacity is defined as the amount of power and electricity consumption which can be deferred or anticip ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

Grid-aware Distributed Model Predictive Control of Heterogeneous Resources in a Distribution Network: Theory and Experimental Validation

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Rahul Kumar Gupta

In this paper, we propose and experimentally validate a scheduling and control framework for distributed energy resources (DERs) that achieves to track a day-ahead dispatch plan of a distribution network hosting controllable and stochastic heterogeneous re ...

2020

Unsupervised Disaggregation of PhotoVoltaic Production from Composite Power Flow Measurements of Heterogeneous Prosumers

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Lorenzo Nespoli

We consider the problem of estimating the (unobserved) amounts of PV generation and demand in a power distribution network starting from measurements of the aggregated power flow at the point of common coupling (PCC) by leveraging local global horizontal i ...

2018

Effect of voltage source converters with electrochemical storage systems on dynamics of reduced-inertia bulk power grids

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Yihui Zuo

A major concern associated to the massive connection of distributed energy resources is the increasing share of power electronic interfaces resulting in the global inertia reduction of power systems. The recent literature advocated the use of voltage sourc ...

Elsevier2020

A Comprehensive Assessment of the Short-Term Uncertainty of Grid-Connected PV Systems

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Chamorro, Enrica Scolari

One of the key aspects enabling the bulk integration of photovoltaic (PV) resources into the power grid is the short-term prediction of the maximum available power (from 100 ms to 5 minutes), and the quantification of the associated uncertainties. This is ...

2018

Irradiance prediction intervals for PV stochastic generation in microgrid applications

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Enrica Scolari

The increasing interest in integrating volatile resources into microgrids implies the necessity of quantifying the uncertainty of photovoltaic (PV) production using dedicated probabilistic forecast techniques. The work presents a novel method to construct ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2016

Dispatch and Primary Frequency Control with Electrochemical Storage: a System-wise Verification

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Yihui Zuo, Mokhtar Bozorg

Uncertainty levels in forecasting of renewable generation and demand are known to affect the amount of reserve required to operate the power grid with a given level of reliability. In this paper, we quantify the effects on the system reserve and reliabilit ...

IEEE2018

Solar irradiance estimations for modeling the variability of photovoltaic generation and assessing violations of grid constraints: A comparison between satellite and pyranometers measurements with load flow simulations

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Enrica Scolari

Global horizontal irradiance (GHI) is typically used to model the power output of distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation. On the one hand, satellite estimations are nonpervasive and already available from commercial providers, but they have a limited spa ...

2019

An Econometric Model of the Regulating Power Price for Interconnected Power Systems: the case of the Nord Pool Market

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Mokhtar Bozorg

Transmission System Operators (TSOs) deploy frequency control reserves and regulating power to maintain the load-generation balance in real-time operation of power systems. In the Nordic countries, the TSOs buy regulating power from the Nord Pool regulatin ...

IEEE2018

Countrywide PV hosting capacity and energy storage requirements for distribution networks: The case of Switzerland

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Rahul Kumar Gupta

Distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation is typically connected to power distribution grids, which are not designed to host a large amount of production if it is significantly larger than their nominal electricity demand. Given the prominent role of PV in ...

2020

Enhancing the dispatchability of distribution networks through utility-scale batteries and flexible demand

Mario Paolone, Colin Neil Jones, Fabrizio Sossan, Emil Namor, Tomasz Tadeusz Gorecki, Luca Fabietti

In this paper, the problem of dispatching the operation of a distribution feeder comprising a set of heterogeneous resources is investigated. The main objective is to track a power trajectory, called the dispatch plan, which is computed the day before the ...

2018

A model predictive control strategy for the space heating of a smart building including cogeneration of a fuel cell-electrolyzer system

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Dimitri Torregrossa, Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Chamorro

The objective of this paper is to analyze the value of energy replacement in the context of demand response. Energy replacement is defined as the possibility of the consumer to choose the most convenient source for providing space heating to a smart buildi ...

Elsevier2014

Optimal sizing and siting of energy storage systems considering curtailable photovoltaic generation in power distribution networks

Fabrizio Sossan, Rahul Kumar Gupta

This work proposes a method for optimal planning (sizing and siting) energy storage systems (ESSs) in power distribution grids while considering the option of curtailing photo-voltaic (PV) generation. More specifically, for a given PV generation capacity t ...

2023

Concurrent Voltage Control and Dispatch of Active Distribution Networks by means of Smart Transformer and Storage

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Konstantina Christakou

Dispatching active distribution networks is expected to play an important role in the smart grid technologies. Voltage control is also starting to be widely proposed to avoid voltage violations in the electrical grid. The integration of the storage in the ...

2018

Performance assessment of grid-forming and grid-following converter-interfaced battery energy storage systems on frequency regulation in low-inertia power grids

Mario Paolone, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Fabrizio Sossan, Yihui Zuo, Antonio Zecchino, Zhao Yuan

Power systems with large shares of converter-interfaced renewables may be characterised by low grid inertia due to the lack of frequency containment provided by synchronous generators. Battery energy storage systems (BESSs), which can adjust their power ou ...

2021

A Model-Based Filtering Strategy to Reconstruct the Maximum Power Generation of Curtailed Photovoltaic Installations: application to forecasting

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Enrica Scolari

In this paper, we propose a model-based filtering strategy to reconstruct the maximum power production of a PV power plant thanks to integrating measurements of the PV cell temperature, system DC voltage and DC current. The filter relies on a reversed phys ...

IEEE2017

Optimal provision of concurrent primary frequency and local voltage control from a BESS considering variable capability curves: Modelling and experimental assessment

Mario Paolone, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Fabrizio Sossan, Antonio Zecchino, Zhao Yuan

This paper proposes a control method for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) to provide concurrent primary frequency and local voltage regulation services. The actual variable active and reactive power capability of the converter, along with the state-o ...

Elsevier2020