The EnSiEL unit at the University of Cagliari is composed of researchers affiliated with the following areas: ING-IND/33, ING-IND/31, ING-INF/07, ING-INF/04, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/05.
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at UNICA is a “Department of Excellence,” selected and funded by MUR for the five-year period 2023/2027 among the nation’s top scientific excellences renowned for the quality of their research and development projects.
The mission of the EnSiEL Unit is to conduct research and third-mission activities related to the issues of production, transmission, distribution, and final uses of electrical energy, pursuing a multidisciplinary and innovative approach. The active research topics of the researchers include:
- Planning and development of the electrical system
- Smart Grids and Micro Grids
- Energy and service market and regulation
- Energy storage systems
- Electric Mobility
- Renewable energy generation
- Power electronics
- Distributed measurements for smart grids
- WAMS and PMU
- IoT and ICT for applications in Smart Grids/Smart Cities
- Distributed and centralized control of Smart Grids
The researchers affiliated with the unit are active within CEI (the Coordinator Chairs CT 316), IEC, CIRED, CIGRE, IEEE, and AEIT, possessing extensive experience in coordinating and conducting national and international research projects.
The EnSiEL Unit in Cagliari participated in the OSMOSE project and conducts research commissioned by TERNA on modeling and use of storage systems in transmission networks, collaborating with the Palermo Unit. They are also working on the use of PMUs (Phasor Measurement Units) and WAMS (Wide Area Measurement Systems) for real-time monitoring of the transmission system.
Currently, the EnSiEL Unit in Cagliari is involved in the EDGE research project with e-distribuzione: “Experimentation on the use of ancillary services provided by distributed energy resources for the operation of the distribution network, focused on evaluating the use of flexibility products for distribution network management.”
The project, in compliance with the provisions of DCO ARERA 322/2019/R/eel, initiates experimentation for the acquisition of resources for local services in a context where the opportunity to procure flexibility resources for addressing critical issues is evident.
The work to determine flexibility needs related to the EDGE research project with e-distribution has propelled research towards modeling local flexibility markets and their use for distribution system development planning purposes.
