diff --git a/3-smart-grid-ethan.md b/3-smart-grid-ethan.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fac970f --- /dev/null +++ b/3-smart-grid-ethan.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +# Smart Grid Ethan Version + +## Definition + +- Definition of electrical grid: + - Power station does **generation and storage** + - Transformers, lines are the **transmission** and **distribution** + - Electricity retailer sell electricity to **consumers** + +## Present state + +- same as above + - Generation + - Transmission + - Distribution + - TO customer + - Industrial, commercial, residential + +## Perspective + +- Combine present grid grid with new technology: present + future +- Futuristic grid: reasons + - New technologies + - Customer likes improvements + - More data + - AI + - Climate change + +## Challenges + +- Pattern of electricity usage varies +- Renewable energy are not continuous (intermittent) +- Seasonality: Summer and winter differences +- Power plants has different responding times and prices +- Electric trading is complex (P2P electricity) +- Usage of Electric stuff: EV, IoT +- Climate change +- Network transmission need the capacity + +## Electricity market + +- A market mechanism to buy additional energy when demand is high, and sell when + demand is low. +- High demand and low supply causes price increase +- Low demand and high supply cause price decrease +- Introduce a exchange market, that electricity resellers and major consumers + can buy from both exchange and from power plants + +## Data flow + +### Intro (WTF) + +- ![stuff ahh](./assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-data-flow.webp) + +### Integrating data with ML + +- For demand forecasting: for the demand in the long term + - Use population data, energy price, share of renewable energy and GDP to + predict future energy consumption +- Demand time series forecasting: for the demand in a time interval + - ![example 1](./assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-1.webp) + - ![example 2](./assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-2.webp) + +## Summary + +- The problems: + - Cost (Equity) + - Sustainability (Green) + - Security + +## Examples + +### Shell energy + +- Battery and energy trading + - ![shit](./assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-shell.webp) + +### TESLA + +- Megapack project: stores energy for the grid reliably and safely. +- Each unit store a lot of energy, and withstands extreme weathers diff --git a/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-data-flow.webp b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-data-flow.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d4799a Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-data-flow.webp differ diff --git a/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-1.webp b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-1.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abe4bf8 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-1.webp differ diff --git a/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-2.webp b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-2.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..15b080d Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-forecasting-2.webp differ diff --git a/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-shell.webp b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-shell.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac117d0 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/3-ethan-smart-grid-shell.webp differ