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SUMMARY:TIKO - The Virtual Energy Storage implemented by Swisscom Energy S
 olutions 
DTSTART:20150618T110000
DTSTAMP:20261002T015010Z
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DESCRIPTION:Martin Geidl\nSwisscom Energy Solutions AG was founded in 2012
  as a start-up within the Swisscom group (www.tiko.ch). The company has de
 veloped and realized a virtual energy storage which consists of several th
 ousand flexible electric loads in private houses throughout Switzerland\, 
 such as electric heatings\, heat pumps\, hot water boilers\, etc. The back
 -end system communicates with locally installed metering and control devic
 es via the mobile communication system and in-house power line carrier tec
 hnology. The loads are permanently monitored and controlled in a way that 
 ensures the consumers’ comfort is not affected. The flexibility of the a
 ggregated load is used to provide secondary control power in real-time to 
 the system operator Swissgrid AG. Customers benefit from cost-free install
 ations and various functionalities accessible via webpage and smart phone 
 application\, such as transparency of consumption\, remote control\, eco m
 ode\, and an alarming system. Electricity suppliers and distribution grid 
 operators benefit from increased customer retention\, access to real-time 
 consumption data\, extension or replacement of the standard ripple control
 \, and the possibility of active network management. The first installatio
 ns were done in 2012. One year later\, the technical prequalification cert
 ificate for secondary control was obtained. Since 2014\, the system is on 
 the market providing secondary control.Bio: Martin Geidl obtained a Master
  degree from Graz University of Technology and a PhD from ETH Zurich\, bot
 h in Electrical Engineering. From 2007 to 2013 he worked for Swissgrid AG\
 , the Swiss national transmission system operator. In 2014 Martin Geidl jo
 ined Swisscom Energy Solutions AG\, where he is responsible for operation 
 of a virtual energy storage consisting of flexible loads. Martin Geidl is 
 a part-time lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil\,
  Switzerland.
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