Smart Wires collaborates with ISA TRANSELCA to unlock 200 MW of capacity for renewable energy in Colombia
Smart Wires today announced the completion of a large-scale project in Colombia which uses SmartValve™, the leading modular power flow control technology, to unlock over 200 MW of grid capacity for clean energy connections this year. ISA TRANSELCA commissioned this project earlier this year and will expand their use of SmartValves in 2024 to allow […]
Smart Wires technology selected for two new projects under the DOE’s GRIP program
Smart Wires today announced that its advanced power flow control technology—SmartValve™— in two projects funded under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, per the DOE’s official announcement on 18 October. SmartValve will enhance grid flexibility and the resilience of the power system in Texas and Vermont, in projects led […]
New project to develop an advanced software tool for enhanced outage management
Smart Wires today announced a new project focused on developing advanced software that will identify the optimal use of mobile power flow control technology to support transmission system outage management. It will be funded through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Future Grid Challenges program for […]
Smart Wires announces new project to strengthen supply of electricity in Central America
Español disponible Raleigh, NC – Smart Wires has today announced a new project that uses modular power flow control technology—SmartValve™—to resolve grid congestion and strengthen security of supply in an area of Central America. The project will start delivering benefits to the system operator, consumers, businesses, and electricity market participants in 2024. Increasing demand for […]
Accelerating the connection of wind power in New York State with modular power flow control
Smart Wires today announced results from a network study which validates the capabilities of modular power flow control to accelerate the integration of renewable energy across the state. The study focused on generation pockets with high curtailment and demonstrated that this technology can potentially deliver 300 additional megawatts (MW) of extra capacity and provide an […]
TransnetBW, Smart Wires and network planning software providers pave the way for modelling of modular power flow control technology
TransnetBW, technology provider Smart Wires, and research institution FGH have jointly developed a Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) model for the INTEGRAL network planning software. The SSSC model is also available in DIgSILENT’s network planning software PowerFactory and in the European standard data format CIM (Common Information Model). As a result, transmission and distribution system […]
Smart Wires develops new software tools to enhance grid optimization
Smart Wires has developed sophisticated software tools that will enable EirGrid and global grid operators to increase the wind and solar power that can be transported on the grid. These tools combined with grid enhancing technologies can support the transformation of current grids into a digital, secure and accessible platform capable of delivering net zero. […]
Validating the dynamic performance of SmartValve using HIL testing
Smart Wires, a leading grid enhancing technology and service provider, has adopted RTDS® Simulator for the closed-loop factory testing of its power system products. Smart Wires’ North Carolina headquarters houses its Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) laboratory where its team of power system engineers can remotely access the HIL setup for high-fidelity power system studies and device testing. […]