TIKO - The Virtual Energy Storage implemented by Swisscom Energy Solutions
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| Date | 04.06.2015 |
| Hour | 11:00 › 12:00 |
| Speaker | Martin Geidl, Swisscom Energy solutions |
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Swisscom Energy Solutions AG was founded in 2012 as a start-up within the Swisscom group (www.tiko.ch). The company has developed and realized a virtual energy storage which consists of several thousand 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 devices via the mobile communication system and in-house power line carrier technology. The loads are permanently monitored and controlled in a way that ensures the consumers’ comfort is not affected. The flexibility of the aggregated load is used to provide secondary control power in real-time to the system operator Swissgrid AG. Customers benefit from cost-free installations and various functionalities accessible via webpage and smart phone application, such as transparency of consumption, remote control, eco mode, 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 installations were done in 2012. One year later, the technical prequalification certificate 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, both in Electrical Engineering. From 2007 to 2013 he worked for Swissgrid AG, the Swiss national transmission system operator. In 2014 Martin Geidl joined 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.
Bio: Martin Geidl obtained a Master degree from Graz University of Technology and a PhD from ETH Zurich, both in Electrical Engineering. From 2007 to 2013 he worked for Swissgrid AG, the Swiss national transmission system operator. In 2014 Martin Geidl joined 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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