Interfacing Power System and ICT Simulators

Challenges, State-of-the-Art, and Case Studies

Journal article (2018)

Authors

Sven Christian Müller Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund
Hanno Georg Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund
Hua Lin Virginia Tech
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James J. Nutaro Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Edmund Widl AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Yi Deng Virginia Tech
P. Palensky Intelligent Electrical Power Grids - EEMCS
Muhammad Usman Awais AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Moustafa Chenine KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Markus Küch Technische Uni­ver­si­tät Dort­mund
Matthias Stifter AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 Sven Christian Müller, Hanno Georg, James J. Nutaro, Edmund Widl, Yi Deng, P. Palensky, Muhammad U. Awais, Moustafa Chenine, Markus Küch, Matthias Stifter, Hua Lin, More Authors
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https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2016.2542824
Information Technology Smart Grids Co-Simulation Communication Systems Power System Simulation
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

Intelligent Electrical Power Grids

Abstract

With the transition towards a smart grid, the power system has become strongly intertwined with the information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. The interdependency of both domains requires a combined analysis of physical and ICT processes, but simulating these together is a major challenge due to the fundamentally different modeling and simulation concepts. After outlining these challenges, such as time synchronization and event handling, this manuscript presents an overview of state-of-the-art solutions to interface power system and ICT simulators. Due to their prominence in recent research, a special focus is set on co-simulation approaches and their challenges and potentials. Further, two case studies analyzing the impact of ICT on applications in power system operation illustrate the necessity of a holistic approach and show the capabilities of state-of-the-art co-simulation platforms.

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