Testing an IEC 61850-based Light-weighted Controller for Reactive Power Management in Smart Distribution Grids

Sirviö, Katja; Mekkanen, Mike; Kauhaniemi, Kimmo; Laaksonen, Hannu; Salo, Ari; Castro, Fernando; Ansari, Shoaib; Babazadeh, Davood

doi:10.1109/iecon.2019.8927232

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“…e IEC 61850 GOOSE message packets traveling over the network are captured by Wireshark software (.pcap files) from the traffic between the controller and the target. e results in [19] show that FPGA controllers are more efficient for future microgrid controller studies.…”

Section: The Real-time Cosimulation Platformmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In previous researches [19,36] for software-in-the-loop (SIL) simulations, a GOOSE publisher block is implemented in the real-time simulation model to publish (send) the measured active power (P meas ) and the measured reactive power (Q meas ) from the target (OP5600 simulator). Furthermore, a GOOSE subscriber block is implemented to subscribe (receive) the P meas and Q meas values from the Ethernet network.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For the CHIL tests, a GOOSE subscriber and publisher are implemented in the hardware under testing, in addition to the RPW control algorithm. e implementation process is presented in [19], in which the simulation time step (T s ) is 0.01 s for the real-time SIL and CHIL simulations.…”

Section: The Real-time Cosimulation Platformmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this research, the parameters for reliably performing the accelerated real-time simulations are defined and analyzed by testing the improved RPW control algorithm [36]. e offline SIL, real-time SIL, and CHIL tests are performed with the parameters defined in the platform developed in [19] in order to determine how the real-time simulations could be accelerated, what kind of phenomena can occur, and when the results are reliable. e results from the real-time SIL and CHIL tests should correspond to the offline SIL results when there are no communication and hardware processor delays.…”

Section: Executed Tests and Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…e real connection has delays and affects the stability of the system that has to be respected. In CHIL simulations, the delay consists of the target input/ output processing and communication time delay/latency as well as processing time of the controller [19]. e effect of the delay should be taken into account when tuning controller control parameters.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Accelerated Real-Time Simulations for Testing a Reactive Power Flow Controller in Long-Term Case Studies

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This paper presents the development of an accelerated real-time cosimulation and testing platform, especially for long-term simulations of power systems. The platform is planned to be utilized in the development and testing of active network management functions for microgrids and smart grids. Long-term simulations are needed in order to study, for example, the potential weekly, monthly, or yearly usage of distribution-network-connected distributed energy resources for different technical flexibility services. In order to test new algorithms in long-term study cases, real-time simulations or hardware-in-the-loop tests should be accelerated. This paper analyzes the possibilities and challenges of accelerated long-term simulations in studying the potential use of a large-scale wind turbine for reactive power flow control between distribution system operator (DSO) and transmission system operator (TSO) networks. To this end, the reactive power flow control is studied for different voltage levels (HV and MV) in the Sundom Smart Grid in Vaasa, Finland. The control of reactive power flow between HV and MV networks is realized with a reactive power window control algorithm for a 3.6 MW MV-network-connected wind turbine with a full-scale power converter. The behaviour of the reactive power controller during long-term simulations is studied by offline and real-time simulations. Moreover, the real-time simulations are performed with both software-in-the-loop and controller-hardware-in-the-loop.

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Reactive power control in renewable rich power grids: A literature review

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Recently, there is vast progress in the integration of renewable energy generators (REGs) into the power grid. The reactive power, which is indeed a fundamental power system factor is being influenced highly by the renewable power penetration levels. As a consequence, this has paved the way toward the generation of steady-state voltage and dynamic/transient stability issues. Therefore, to provide a sustainable and dependable power grid, it is indeed important to maintain and control adequate reactive power reserves. This study introduces a comprehensive literature survey on "management of reactive power in renewable-rich power networks". A total of 75 research publications have been collected for this study, and a concise summary of each article is offered. The articles are categorized according to the types of REGs used, type of control, grid code consideration, controller device, implementation tools, grid type, load type as well as various reactive power support systems. In addition, this study examines the advantages and drawbacks of existing models. The performance recorded in each of the collected papers are discussed. Ultimately, the most critical challenges related to management of reactive power in renewable-rich power grids are identified, along with some essential methodological suggestions for the electricity sector, regulators, and research scientists.

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Advanced Communication and Control Methods for Future Smart Grid

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2022

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The reliability of intelligent electronic device (IED) function that ensures a particular disturbance will disconnect as fast enough from the healthy network to mitigate the effect of the fault is directly related to the reliability of the electrical system. This work aims to test the performance and comparison between the developed Light weight IED and different commercial IEDs from different vendor. The developed light weight IEDs are implemented on a microcontroller as well as on an FPGA. The test set-up is implemented by the Hardware-In-the-Loop platform. The simulation platform is OPAL-RT’s eMEGASIM. The results shows the performance of the FPGA to be better than microcontroller and other commercial IEDs when comparing results.

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Testing an IEC 61850-based Light-weighted Controller for Reactive Power Management in Smart Distribution Grids

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Accelerated Real-Time Simulations for Testing a Reactive Power Flow Controller in Long-Term Case Studies

Accelerated Real-Time Simulations for Testing a Reactive Power Flow Controller in Long-Term Case Studies

Reactive power control in renewable rich power grids: A literature review

Advanced Communication and Control Methods for Future Smart Grid

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