Electricity and electrification are seen as the significant enablers for decarbonisation of our nation. The Future Architecture of the Network (FAN) | Te Whatunga Hiko programme aspires to meet the challenges the electrical power system will face as we journey towards sustainable decarbonisation.
Our vision is to provide an infrastructure paradigm through a hybrid AC/DC transmission and distribution system that meets the needs of tomorrow’s efficient, low-carbon, reliable and resilient electrical power system.
With a brief unconstrained by the present technical and economic limitations, and a horizon of 2050 and beyond, the programme is ambitious in its goals to deliver significant knowledge and capability development; transition pathways; new technologies; and input into design processes, standards and regulations.
Funded as part of the New Zealand Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) on Advanced Energy Technology Platform (AETP), the research team is investigating what the future electrical power system might look like. The main hypothesis is that high penetration of DC transmission and distribution (conveyance) into the AC grid will provide many benefits to transition to a low-carbon power system. The major research challenge is to determine the future architecture, topology and a transition pathway.
Read more about the research programme and learn about the name.
Our vision is to provide an infrastructure paradigm through a hybrid AC/DC transmission and distribution system that meets the needs of tomorrow’s efficient, low-carbon, reliable and resilient electrical power system.
With a brief unconstrained by the present technical and economic limitations, and a horizon of 2050 and beyond, the programme is ambitious in its goals to deliver significant knowledge and capability development; transition pathways; new technologies; and input into design processes, standards and regulations.
Funded as part of the New Zealand Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) on Advanced Energy Technology Platform (AETP), the research team is investigating what the future electrical power system might look like. The main hypothesis is that high penetration of DC transmission and distribution (conveyance) into the AC grid will provide many benefits to transition to a low-carbon power system. The major research challenge is to determine the future architecture, topology and a transition pathway.
Read more about the research programme and learn about the name.
Hybrid AC-DC concept: To enable and maximise the benefits of a hybrid AC/DC grid, we need a solution which involves integration and use of DC conveyance and power electronic converter interfaced technologies on all levels in the electricity system. From High Voltage (HV) to Low Voltage (LV), from household appliances like low energy LED lighting and computers, electric vehicles and energy storage systems such as batteries and hydrogen to intermittent renewable generation such as wind and photovoltaic.
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