Open-Source Steady-State Models for Integration of Wave Energy Converter into Microgrids
- Oregon State University,School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Corvallis,Oregon,USA,97331; Oregon State University
- Oregon State University,School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Corvallis,Oregon,USA,97331
This paper proposes a software framework, WEC-Grid, for integrating wave energy converters (WECs) into power flow software, such as Siemens PSS®E, to aid the integration of alternative energy sources into Microgrids. While integrating alternative sources such as WECs presents specific challenges such as cost, power quality, and power variability, wave energy is a promising renewable energy resource. Evaluating the integration of WECs into the power grid is a complex and nuanced problem that requires seamless communication between a WEC model and power flow software. The presented WEC-Grid software framework bridges and extends the functionality of WEC-Sim, an open-source WEC modeling package for MATLAB, through a wave-to-wire (W2W) electro-mechanical power conversion and processing model. WEC-Grid acts as a software wrapper, handler, and communication layer between the W2W modeler and power flow software. The software is designed to represent each grid system as a class object, allowing power system operators to perform power system duties such as contingency planning and dispatch operations. The integration of WECs with PSS®E’s power flow calculations workflow is demonstrated with an IEEE RTS case study.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon State University
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Contributing Organization:
- Alaska Center for Energy and Power
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0009445
- OSTI ID:
- 2006451
- Journal Information:
- 2023 International Conference on Future Energy Solutions (FES), Journal Name: 2023 International Conference on Future Energy Solutions (FES) Vol. 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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