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Title: Voltage Regulation Performance Evaluation of Distributed Energy Resource Management via Advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

Journal Article · · Energies
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206734· OSTI ID:1832872
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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This paper evaluates the performance of coordinated control across advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), distributed energy resources (DERs), and distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) using an advanced hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platform. This platform provides a realistic laboratory testing environment, including accurate dynamic modeling of a real-world distribution system from a utility partner, real controllers (ADMS and DERMS), physical power hardware (DERs), and standard communications protocols. One grid service—voltage regulation—is evaluated to show the performance of the coordinated grid automation system. The testing results demonstrate that the coordinated DERMS and ADMS system can effectively regulate system voltages within target operation limits using DERs. The realistic laboratory HIL testing results give utilities confidence in adopting the grid automation systems to manage DERs to achieve system-level control and operation objectives (e.g., voltage regulation). This helps utilities mitigate potential risks (e.g., instability) prior to field deployment.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); Holy Cross Energy; USDOE Office of Electricity (OE), Advanced Grid Research & Development
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; CRD-18-756
OSTI ID:
1832872
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5D00-80410; MainId:42613; UUID:67a101fc-2de2-423f-9d29-5d090e6fc017; MainAdminID:63360
Journal Information:
Energies, Vol. 14, Issue 20; ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Data-Centric Hierarchical Distributed Model Predictive Control for Smart Grid Energy Management journal July 2019
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Accelerated Voltage Regulation in Multi-Phase Distribution Networks Based on Hierarchical Distributed Algorithm journal May 2020

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