Dive Summary:
- Battelle hopes to incorporate Gridquant’s patented Holomorphic Embedding Load-Flow Method (HELM), which has been proven by utilities internationally for a decade and is critical in the effort to enable the next-generation grid.
- Jason Black, research leader in grid systems at Battelle, says that HELM “is the basis of an expanding family of applications that tells grid operators the exact status of the grid” while also exploring the most efficient operating conditions.
- A previous agreement had named Battelle as the exclusive provider of consulting services using Gridquant’s HELM technology.
From the article:
Battelle has purchased equity in the specialty grid management company Gridquant to support Battelle's commitment to bring modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market, including Gridquant's patented Holomorphic Embedding Load-Flow Method.
Gridquant physicist Antonio Trias Bonet invented HELM, which is unlike existing grid management tools that are less reliable as the grid becomes more stressed. The core HELM technology has been proven by utilities internationally for a decade. HELM-based applications are critical for reducing blackouts and saving money today and enabling the next-generation grid. ...
