Abstract
Continued deployment of renewable and distributed energy resources is fundamentally changing the way that electric distribution systems are controlled and operated; more sophisticated active system control and greater situational awareness are needed. Real-time measurements and distribution system state estimation (DSSE) techniques enable more sophisticated system control and, when combined with visualization applications, greater situational awareness. This paper presents a novel demonstration of a high-speed, real-time DSSE platform and related control and visualization functionalities, implemented using existing open-source software and distribution system monitoring hardware. Live scrolling strip charts of meter data and intuitive annotated map visualizations of the entire state (obtained via DSSE) of a real-world distribution circuit are shown. The DSSE implementation is validated to demonstrate provision of accurate voltage data. This platform allows for enhanced control and situational awareness using only a minimum quantity of distribution system measurement units and modest data and software infrastructure.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Event | IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015 - Denver, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Denver |
Period | 26/07/15 → 30/07/15 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-5D00-63260 for preprintNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5D00-67154
Keywords
- distribution system
- high penetration
- monitoring
- photovoltaic (PV)
- real-time
- state estimation
- visualization