A High-Speed, Real-Time Visualization and State Estimation Platform for Monitoring and Control of Electric Distribution Systems: Implementation and Field Results

Blake Lundstrom, Peter Gotseff, Julieta Giraldez Miner, Michael Coddington

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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 languageAmerican English
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015 - Denver, United States
Duration: 26 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period26/07/1530/07/15

Bibliographical note

See NREL/CP-5D00-63260 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5D00-67154

Keywords

  • distribution system
  • high penetration
  • monitoring
  • photovoltaic (PV)
  • real-time
  • state estimation
  • visualization

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