Abstract
Transmission and distribution simulations have historically been conducted separately, echoing their division in grid operations and planning while avoiding inherent computational challenges. Today, however, rapid growth in distributed energy resources (DERs)--including distributed generation from solar photovoltaics (DGPV)--requires understanding the unprecedented interactions between distribution and transmission. To capture these interactions, especially for high-penetration DGPV scenarios, this research project developed a first-of-its-kind, high performance computer (HPC) based, integrated transmission-distribution tool, the Integrated Grid Modeling System (IGMS). The tool was then used in initial explorations of system-wide operational interactions of high-penetration DGPV.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-5D00-65550
Keywords
- co-simulation
- distribution
- IGMS
- integrated transmission-distribution simulation
- solar