Monday@KEMA

We are a group of five, and we find the problem provided by KEMA very interesting and challenging. We need to maximize the total energy generated by Decentralized Power Generation (DPG) such that the maximum loads on the lines and components will not be exceeded, and find out which type, what size of DPG at which location should be inserted into the existing network. The Specialist in DPG from KEMA, Mr. Bloemhof, gave us a thorough introduction of the complex electric power system today, and provided some existing computational tools for the problem. We think that we can either solve this problem assuming deterministic but time dependent consumption patterns and production patterns, or solve it stochasticly with stationary distributed patterns. We are very excited to try out different approaches, and hope our results will provide some insights in the development of DPG.