Managing Advanced Distribution Systems: ICT and Distributed Generation

This panel will have two clear topics: ICT and Distributed Generation (DG). The use of ICT will become more widespread given the need to increase observability and controllability in distribution systems. It is therefore essential to have tools to assess its performance. The first topic of this panel will provide attendees an understanding of the range of the tools available to explicitly represent the performance of telecommunications in distribution systems for planning and/or operational studies. The second topic will focus on innovative aspects related to DG: from capacity credits to probabilistic impact analysis. The key findings from the IEEE Task Force on DG Planning and Optimization and the CIGRE WG C6.19 on Planning of Active Network Management will also be presented.