A Model-Predictive Hierarchical-Control Framework for Aggregating Residential DERs to Provide Grid Regulation Services: Preprint

Fei Ding; Xin Jin; Harsha Padullaparti; Kumar Utkarsh; Changhong Zhao

A Model-Predictive Hierarchical-Control Framework for Aggregating Residential DERs to Provide Grid Regulation Services: Preprint

Fei Ding, Xin Jin, Harsha Padullaparti, Kumar Utkarsh, Changhong Zhao

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

This paper develops a hierarchical control fram-ework to aggregate and control behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs), which will be ubiquitous in future distribution systems. Even though the increasing penetration of DERs will strain the power networks in terms of voltage regul-ation and coordination issues with existing transmission-level conventional generators, the distribution-level DERs can also be utilized to help provide flexibility to the power network while providing cost savings to the DER owners. Therefore, this paper develops a model-predictive control strategy to determine the available power flexibility, and to utilize the flexibility in an aggregated form to provide grid regulation services. Numerical simulations performed on the IEEE 37-bus test system demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	9
State	Published - 2020
Event	2020 IEEE Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE ISGT) - Washington, D.C. Duration: 17 Feb 2020 → 20 Feb 2020

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Conference	2020 IEEE Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE ISGT)
City	Washington, D.C.
Period	17/02/20 → 20/02/20

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See NREL/CP-5D00-77340 for paper as published in IEEE proceedings

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5D00-74827

Keywords

behind-the-meter
distributed energy resource
flexibility
hierarchical control
model-predictive

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