Performance Evaluation of Next-Generation Grid Automation and Controls with High PV Penetration

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Abstract

This paper presents a hardware-in-the-loop (BIL) simulation to evaluate the performance of an advanced grid automation architecture, referred to as data-enhanced hierarchical control (DEHC), in achieving voltage regulation and conservation voltage reduction (CVR) in distribution networks with very high photovoltaic (PV) generation. This architecture comprises an advanced distribution management system (ADMS), a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS), and grid-edge devices working synergistically to provide the grid benefits. The HIL setup used for the evaluation includes ADMS, DERMS, and grid-edge devices. The DEHC performance is evaluated in two representative scenarios considering loose and tight constraints of the power factor at the substation. The results show that the DEHC architecture is effective in achieving voltage regulation and CVR and thus enables the grid integration of high levels of PV generation.

Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2023 - Washington, United States
Duration: 16 Jan 202319 Jan 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period16/01/2319/01/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5D00-83948

Keywords

  • Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)
  • Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS)
  • power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL)
  • voltage regulation

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