Cyber-Physical Modeling of Distributed Resources for Distribution System Operations

Cosimulation platforms are necessary to study the interactions of complex systems integrated in future smart grids. The Virtual Grid Integration Laboratory (VirGIL) is a modular cosimulation platform designed to study interactions between demand-response (DR) strategies, building comfort, communicat...

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE 2016-04, Vol.104 (4), p.789-806
Main Authors: Chatzivasileiadis, Spyros, Kiliccote, Sila, Bonvini, Marco, Matanza, Javier, Yin, Rongxin, Nouidui, Thierry S., Kara, Emre C., Parmar, Rajiv, Lorenzetti, David, Wetter, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Communication networks
Complex systems
Cosimulation
Couplings
demand response (DR)
DigSILENT PowerFactory
Electric utilities
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
functional mockup interface (FMI)
load flow
Load modeling
Mathematical model
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
modelica
OMNeT
Power distribution
Power grids
Power systems
POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Smart grids
Supply and demand
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Summary:Cosimulation platforms are necessary to study the interactions of complex systems integrated in future smart grids. The Virtual Grid Integration Laboratory (VirGIL) is a modular cosimulation platform designed to study interactions between demand-response (DR) strategies, building comfort, communication networks, and power system operation. This paper presents the coupling of power systems, buildings, communications, and control under a master algorithm. There are two objectives: first, to use a modular architecture for VirGIL, based on the functional mockup interface (FMI), where several different modules can be added, exchanged, and tested; and second, to use a commercial power system simulation platform, familiar to power system operators, such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory. This will help reduce the barriers to the industry for adopting such platforms, investigate and subsequently deploy DR strategies in their daily operation. VirGIL further introduces the integration of the quantized state system (QSS) methods for simulation in this cosimulation platform. Results on how these systems interact using a real network and consumption data are also presented.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2016.2520738