SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE
- Notice Date
- 2/14/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue, L-795, Livermore, California, 94550
- ZIP Code
- 94550
- Solicitation Number
- FBO233-11
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Connie L Pitcock, Phone: 925-422-1072
- E-Mail Address
-
pitcock1@llnl.gov
(pitcock1@llnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE Opportunity : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to build and demonstrate a novel sensor and actuator technology that would provide an automated mechanism for electric power demand response. The likely partner will be a power electronics manufacturer. Background : Many States are increasing standards requirements for contributions from renewable power generation assets such as solar photovoltaic and wind. Intermittent generation from these devices will require corresponding changes in other storage or generation assets or responsive demand. In addition, the solid state inverters used for these new sources of power generation will decrease characteristic response times, which will present system stability challenges. The new technology developed by LLNL would help address both of these issues by providing demand response at the sub-second timescale. Description : The new LLNL technology would sense active control or other signals from the grid and automatically shed or re-establish load as appropriate. This gradual reduction and reestablishment of load would give operators more time to reconfigure grid resources to respond to the transient. This increased time window for reaction should lead to lower operating costs with the current grid architecture and reduced need combustion turbines to manage the grid. LLNL envisions the development of a simulation model of the devices in a grid environment to establish the value proposition and to optimize the design while prototype devices are manufactured. Subsequently, based on selections, criteria and observations of key issues from the simulations, the devices would be tested in a physical testbed. Advantages : The devices would respond to control signals or indictors of system distress much faster than current demand response systems. The devices can be embedded in appliances, be sold by the utilities as adaptors for appliances or other loads. Utilities could offer the adaptors under incentive programs in a manner similar to the programs in place for compact fluorescent light bulbs. Appliance manufactures could install them and label the appliance in a manner similar to the Energy Star program in California. Potential Applications : Electric power systems is the primary application of this technology. Feature Benefit Sub-second response to control signals. Improved global utility grid stability and improved economics due to peak demand shifting. Distributed response at the distribution line scale Improved local stability and improved economics due to reduction in line losses at transformer. Development Status: This technology has not been reduced to practice. However, simpler components that comprise this technology are currently available on the market today. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/?q=resources-industry-working_with_us for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Distributed Automated Demand Response should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 233-11 Please provide your written statement within thirty (30) days from the date this announcement is published to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Distributed Automated Demand Response.
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