Summary
Award Number:
DE-EE0007998
Project Title:
Scalable/Secure Cooperative Algorithms and Framework for Extremely-high Penetration Solar Integration (SolarExPert)
PD/PI Names:
Zhihua Qu
Team Members:
UCF, NREL, HNEI, Siemens, GE, Duke, OPAL-RT
Project/Grant Period:
09/01/2017 – 01/31/2021
Goals of the Project:
This SolarExPert project aims to meet the long-term goal of ENERGISE by designing highly scalable technologies for distribution systems to operate reliably and securely with extremely high penetration of distributed energy resources.
The overall project goals are:
(i) Design a modular, plug-and-play, and scalable Sustainable Grid Platform (SGP) for real-time operation and control of the large-scale distribution network (> 1 million nodes system);
(ii) Develop advanced distribution operation and control functions to manage extremely high penetration (> 100% of distribution peak load) solar generation in a cost-effective, secure, and reliable manner.
The performance will be tested through software simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and testbed validation.
Project Deliverables:
(i) Open source software of the Sustainable Grid Platform with scalable architecture of distributed control and optimization
(ii) Developed models and algorithms – Advanced DMS functions
- online distributed stochastic optimal power flow based on dynamic, real-time, distributed feedback control
- online distributed system state estimation algorithms based on prediction-correction methods for time-varying convex optimization
- distributed volt/VAR optimization and frequency control algorithms based on distributed cooperative control and optimization
- distribution system restoration strategy based on distributed cooperative control of multi-agent systems
(iii) Software simulation and HIL testing results
Outcomes
Sustainable Grid Platform:
A Multi-Agent OpenDSS (MA-OpenDSS) platform with the following functionalities
- open source software based on OpenDSS
- asynchronous local communication architecture
- secure communication based on OpenFMB
- autonomous clustering for self-organizing microgrids
- distributed optimization/control for voltage stability
- distributed cooperative control for DERs to automously coordinate active power
- distributed stochastic optimal power flow
- distributed system state estimation
- automatic distribution system restoration
- fast automated process for impact studies of extremely high PV penetration
For download and further information, click MA-OpenDSS
Publications:
For a list of publications, click ENERGISE Project Publications