Distribution Grid Management in the Presence of Distributed Energy Resources

Conference · Thu Apr 20 04:00:00 EDT 2023

OSTI ID:1971897

Padullaparti, Harsha

The global concerns over climate change, government policies, and incentives in support of distributed energy resources (DERs) are accelerating the growth of DERs in distribution networks. The growth in DER penetration levels can create various issues such as over/under voltages, reverse power flows, overloading, and protection miscoordination. State-of-the-art grid automation solutions such as advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) and distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) can leverage the DERs to improve distribution grid operations. The ADMS offers advanced grid management functions such as Volt-VAR optimization (VVO), fault management, and outage management to the distribution operator to improve situational awareness and optimize network operations. The DERMS solutions aggregate the small-scale BTM DERs to provide grid services including demand response, voltage regulation, and situational awareness. In this presentation, distribution grid management approaches in the presence of DERs using ADMS and DERMS will be discussed.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity (OE), Advanced Grid Research & Development
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1971897
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-5D00-84827; MainId:85600; UUID:7756d4f3-1d2b-43d7-a4c7-7a9623bf9195; MainAdminID:69366
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ADMS
DERMS
POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
advanced distribution management system
distributed energy resource management system
distribution system
voltage regulation