Virtual interconnection platform initiative scoping study

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1256824· OSTI ID:1256824

Liu, Yong ^[1]; Kou, Gefei ^[1]; Pan, Zuohong ^[1]; Liu, Yilu ^[1]; King Jr., Thomas J. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Due to security and liability concerns, the research community has limited access to realistic large-scale power grid models to test and validate new operation and control methodologies. It is also difficult for industry to evaluate the relative value of competing new tools without a common platform for comparison. This report proposes to develop a large-scale virtual power grid model that retains basic features and represents future trends of major U.S. electric interconnections. This model will include realistic power flow and dynamics information as well as a relevant geospatial distribution of assets. This model will be made widely available to the research community for various power system stability and control studies and can be used as a common platform for comparing the efficacies of various new technologies.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1256824
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2016/150; TE1104000; CETE004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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