Virtual Power Plant Management considering Energy Storage Systems and Multiple Power Sources

The general strategy of CPFL - Piratininga Power and Light Company in R&D for distributed generation (DG) is making the connection to grid-connected company in DG (not diesel) in CPFL network. The CPFL started in 2002 a strategic line for studying DG and given sources for CPFL in operation, planning, market and standards in dealing with this type of incoming technology. This line also develops equipment of DG, for large-scale application. The overall goal is the CPFL be, in Brazil, the company best positioned to meet the challenges of DG and have knowledge of technologies and equipment to sell energy through DG, having as sources the sun, natural gas, ethanol, biomass etc. This process there is already a spill over, Hytron and Unitec as first industrial partners. This paper presents developments occurred until now in this project with the main CPFL guidelines for DG.