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ArticleScience advances2022

The effect of renewable energy incorporation on power grid stability and resilience.

Oliver Smith, Oliver Cattell, Etienne Farcot, Reuben D O'Dea, Keith I Hopcraft

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Article in Science advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
21.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 193 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Oliver SmithSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7698-0103
Oliver CattellSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9008-8418
Etienne FarcotSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0742-3028
Reuben D O'DeaSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1284-9103
Keith I HopcraftSchool of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
University of Nottingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contemporary proliferation of renewable power generation is causing an overhaul in the topology, composition, and dynamics of electrical grids. These low-output, intermittent generators are widely distributed throughout the grid, including at the household level. It is critical for the function of modern power infrastructure to understand how this increasingly distributed layout affects network stability and resilience. This paper uses dynamical models, household power consumption, and photovoltaic generation data to show how these characteristics vary with the level of distribution. It is shown that resilience exhibits daily oscillations as the grid's effective structure and the power demand fluctuate. This can lead to a substantial decrease in grid resilience, explained by periods of highly clustered generator output. Moreover, the addition of batteries, while enabling consumer self-sufficiency, fails to ameliorate these problems. The methodology identifies a grid's susceptibility to disruption resulting from its network structure and modes of operation.

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PMID35235363
PMCPMC8890699
OpenAlexW4214890203

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