At the Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES) our expertise lies in the specification, development and integration of computational tools for electricity grid management systems. These are based on state-of-the-art scientific methodologies. Some of the tools developed include:

• Topology processors
• Load allocation
• Fuzzy state estimator
• Voltage control and reactive power control
• Finding defects with fuzzy inference
• Optimal network reconfiguration
• Optimal power transmission
• Contingency analysis
• Neural network load forecasting
• Training system for operators

We are recognised for our experience in this area and this experience has come from long-term projects with industry (EFACEC since 1997), our participation in various Research and Development (R&D) projects on network management systems funded by national and European programmes, and also our participation in R&D projects in Brazil.    

We at CPES also offer consultancy services for companies operating isolated systems with a large renewable energy component to help define the requirements needed for the network management system and offer support during the selection of proposals and final trials.