8 research outputs found
An Integrated Research Infrastructure for Validating Cyber-Physical Energy Systems
Renewables are key enablers in the plight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and cope with anthropogenic global warming. The intermittent nature and limited
storage capabilities of renewables culminate in new challenges that power
system operators have to deal with in order to regulate power quality and
ensure security of supply. At the same time, the increased availability of
advanced automation and communication technologies provides new opportunities
for the derivation of intelligent solutions to tackle the challenges. Previous
work has shown various new methods of operating highly interconnected power
grids, and their corresponding components, in a more effective way. As a
consequence of these developments, the traditional power system is being
transformed into a cyber-physical energy system, a smart grid. Previous and
ongoing research have tended to mainly focus on how specific aspects of smart
grids can be validated, but until there exists no integrated approach for the
analysis and evaluation of complex cyber-physical systems configurations. This
paper introduces integrated research infrastructure that provides methods and
tools for validating smart grid systems in a holistic, cyber-physical manner.
The corresponding concepts are currently being developed further in the
European project ERIGrid.Comment: 8th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic
and Multi-Agent Systems (HoloMAS 2017
Design and Evaluation of SunSpec-Compliant Smart Grid Controller with an Automated Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed
Energy control of on-grid hybrid wind/PV power system using doubly fed induction generator-direct current link topology
Multimode operation of PV‐battery system with renewable intermittency smoothening and enhanced power quality
Towards holistic power distribution system validation and testing - an overview and discussion of different possibilities
Renewable energy sources are key enablers to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and to cope with the anthropogenic global warming. Their intermittent behaviour and limited storage capabilities present challenges to power system operators in maintaining the high level of power quality and reliability. However, the increased availability of advanced automation and communication technologies has provided new intelligent solutions to face these challenges. Previous work has presented various new methods to operate highly interconnected power grids with corresponding components in a more effective way. As a consequence of these developments the traditional power system is transformed into a cyber-physical system, a smart grid. Previous and ongoing research activities have mainly focused on validating certain aspects of smart grids, but until now no integrated approach for analysing and evaluating complex configurations in a cyber-physical systems manner is available. This paper tackles this issue and addresses system validation approaches for smart grids. Different approaches for different stages in the design, development, and roll-out phase of smart grid solutions and components are discussed. Finally, future research directions are analysed