A Flexible Distributed Infrastructure for Real-Time Cosimulations in Smart Grids

Due to the increasing penetration of distributed generation, storage, electric vehicles, and new information communication technologies, distribution networks are evolving toward the smart grid paradigm. For this reason, new control strategies, algorithms, and technologies need to be tested and vali...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on industrial informatics 2017-12, Vol.13 (6), p.3265-3274
Main Authors: Bottaccioli, Lorenzo, Estebsari, Abouzar, Pons, Enrico, Bompard, Ettore, Macii, Enrico, Patti, Edoardo, Acquaviva, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cosimulation
distributed infrastructure
Internet of things
Load modeling
Performance evaluation
photovoltaic (PV)
real-time simulation
Real-time systems
renewable energy
Renewable energy sources
smart grid
Smart grids
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Summary:Due to the increasing penetration of distributed generation, storage, electric vehicles, and new information communication technologies, distribution networks are evolving toward the smart grid paradigm. For this reason, new control strategies, algorithms, and technologies need to be tested and validated before their actual field implementation. In this paper, we present a novel modular distributed infrastructure, based on real-time simulation, for multipurpose smart grid studies. The different components of the infrastructure are described, and the system is applied to a case study based on a real urban district located in northern Italy. The presented infrastructure is shown to be flexible and useful for different and multidisciplinary smart grid studies.
ISSN:1551-3203
1941-0050
DOI:10.1109/TII.2017.2702206