Hardware-in-the-Loop Co-simulation of Distribution Grid for Demand Response

Sergi Rotger-Griful; Spyros Chatzivasileiadis; Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen; Emma M. Stewart; Javier Matanza Domingo; Michael Wetter

doi:10.1109/PSCC.2016.7540828

Hardware-in-the-Loop Co-simulation of Distribution Grid for Demand Response

Sergi Rotger-Griful, Spyros Chatzivasileiadis, Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen, Emma M. Stewart, Javier Matanza Domingo, Michael Wetter

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Abstract

In modern power systems, co-simulation is proposed as an enabler for analyzing the interactions between disparate systems. This paper introduces the co-simulation platform Virtual Grid Integration Laboratory (VirGIL) including Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and demonstrates its potential to assess demand response strategies. VirGIL is based on a modular architecture using the Functional Mock-up Interface industrial standard to integrate new simulators. VirGIL combines state-of-the-art simulators in power systems, communications, buildings, and control. In this work, VirGIL is extended with a Hardware-in-the-Loop component to control the ventilation system of a real 12-story building in Denmark. VirGIL capabilities are illustrated in three scenarios: load following, primary reserves and load following aggregation. Experimental results show that the system can track one minute changing signals and it can provide primary reserves for up-regulation. Furthermore, the potential of aggregating several ventilation systems is evaluated considering the impact at distribution grid level and the communications protocol effect.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 19th Power Systems Computation Conference
Number of pages	7
Publication date	2016
Article number	7540828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCC.2016.7540828
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	19th Power Systems Computation Conference - Genoa, Italy Duration: 20 Jun 2016 → 24 Jun 2016 Conference number: 19 http://www.pscc2016.net/

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Conference	19th Power Systems Computation Conference
Number	19
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genoa
Period	20/06/2016 → 24/06/2016
Internet address	http://www.pscc2016.net/

Keywords

Computer Networks and Communications
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Co-simulation
Demand Response
Functional Mock-up Interface
Hardware-in-the-Loop
PowerFactory
Hardware
Integration testing
Mockups
Synthetic apertures
Ventilation
Communications protocols
Cosimulation
Demand response
Hard-ware-in-the-loop
Hardware-in-the-loop testing
Industrial standards
Modular architectures
Reconfigurable hardware
ENERGY
ENGINEERING,
PLATFORM
ventilation
demand side management
distribution networks
communications protocol effect
hardware-in-the-loop cosimulation
demand response
distribution grid
modern power system
disparate system
virtual grid integration laboratory
VirGIL
hardware-in-the-loop testing
functional mock-up interface industrial standard
ventilation system
Denmark
building
load following aggregation
Optimization
Wind speed
Load modeling
Servers
Standards
Power system management, operation and economics
Distribution networks

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