ADINE - EU demonstration project of active distribution network

The aim of ADINE project is to develop and to demonstrate new methods for the electric distribution network management including distributed generation (DG). The active network management (ANM) method needs enabling solutions such as protection, voltage and reactive power control and planning and information systems of networks. The actual devices and monitored data from the real-life demonstrations are taken into a combined real-time simulation environment in order to study the interaction of the demonstrations. The paper describes shortly the objectives and tasks of ADINE project. It includes a description of active distribution network and the ANM method to be developed. The combined real-time simulation environment and the way of utilising it at the development of the ANM method are also described.