1. Transmission and Distribution Real-Time Analysis Software for Monitoring and Control: Design and Simulation Testing.
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Zhu, Dan, Dilek, Murat, Zhong, Max, Parchure, Abhineet, Broadwater, Robert, Cincotti, Nicholas, Kutchen, Timothy, Placide, Scott, and Watson, Luan
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INDEPENDENT system operators ,COMPUTER software testing ,CYBER physical systems ,LOW voltage systems ,SOFTWARE architecture ,ELECTRIC power distribution grids ,INTEGRATED software - Abstract
The US electric grid is facing operational, stability, and security challenges. Transmission system operators need some measure of visibility into distribution system renewable generation. Distribution system generation needs to support transmission system voltage. The grid is experiencing an expansion in measurement systems. How to take full advantage of this expansion and defend against attacks, both cyber and physical, poses additional challenges. This paper introduces software designed to meet these challenges. At the center of the software is an Integrated System Model (ISM) that spans from transmission to secondary distribution. The ISM is employed in real-time abnormality detection, voltage stability forecasting, and multi-mode control. The software architecture along with selected analysis modules is presented. Testing results are presented for: 1—attacks on utility infrastructure; 2—energy savings from optimal control; 3—distribution system control response during a low voltage transmission system event; 4—cyber-attacks on PV inverters, where physical inverters are used in hardware-in-the-simulation-loop studies. Contributions of this work include real-time analysis that spans from three-phase transmission through secondary distribution; an approach for detecting abnormalities that employs measurements from three independent measurement systems; and a multi-mode distribution system control that responds to cyber-attacks, physical attacks, equipment failures, and transmission system needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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