Banshee distribution network benchmark and prototyping platform for hardware-in-the-loop integration of microgrid and device controllers

The Journal of Engineering

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[1] Austrian Institute of Technology, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, Austria;Cummins Power Systems, Minneapolis, USA;Florida State University Center for Advanced Power Systems, Tallahassee, FL, USA;Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology, Kassel, Germany;Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA, USA;National Technical University of Athens, Athina, Greece;OPAL-RT Technologies, 1751 Richardson, Montreal, Canada;RTDS Technologies Inc., Manitoba, Canada;Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, 2350 NE Hopkins Ct, Pullman, WA, USA;Sustainable Electric Networks and Sources of Energy, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany;The University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA;Typhoon HIL Inc., 15 Ward St, Somerville, MA, USA;

关键词: distributed power generation;    power system interconnection;    decision making;    control engineering computing;    distribution networks;    smart power grids;    distributed energy resources;    power industry;    decision-making algorithms;    real-time controller hardware-in-the-loop prototyping platform;    real-life power distribution network;    downstream device controllers;    advanced functionalities;    unique benchmark;    hardware-in-the-loop integration;    distribution network benchmark;    electric power HIL;    platform development including models;    microgrid deployment;    test platform;    protective devices;   

DOI  :  10.1049/joe.2018.5174

来源: publisher

【 摘 要 】

This article provides a unique benchmark to integrate and systematically evaluate advanced functionalities of microgrid and downstream device controllers. The article describes Banshee, a real-life power distribution network. It also details a real-time controller hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) prototyping platform to test the responses of the controllers and verify decision-making algorithms. The benchmark aims to address power industry needs for a common basis to integrate and evaluate controllers for the overall microgrid, distributed energy resources (DERs), and protective devices. The test platform will accelerate microgrid deployment, enable standard compliance verification, and further develop and test controllers' functionalities. These contributions will facilitate safe and economical demonstrations of the state-of-the-possible while verifying minimal impact to existing electrical infrastructure. All aspects of the benchmark and platform development including models, configuration files, and documentation are publicly available via the electric power HIL controls collaborative (EPHCC).

【 授权许可】

CC BY