GridDamper
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards have long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2021 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: IT/Electrical
Developers: University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee
Co-Developers: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute
United States
Product Description:GridDamper is a field-deployment-ready technology to mitigate three major categories of oscillations (natural, forced, and sub-synchronous) and allow more renewable electricity in power grids. GridDamper adaptively updates its parameters, sensors, and actuators to guarantee power grid stability and reliability when renewable energy and electricity demand fluctuate.
Developers: University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee
Co-Developers: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute
United States
Product Description:GridDamper is a field-deployment-ready technology to mitigate three major categories of oscillations (natural, forced, and sub-synchronous) and allow more renewable electricity in power grids. GridDamper adaptively updates its parameters, sensors, and actuators to guarantee power grid stability and reliability when renewable energy and electricity demand fluctuate.
GridDamper System Architecture and Software Architecture