Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support
The increasing amount of distributed energy resources installed in distribution systems imposes new challenges on the operation and control of both distribution and transmission systems. At the same time, most distributed energy resources have the potential to support grid operation, e.g. as reactiv...
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| author | Stefan Dähling Sonja Kolen Sonja Kolen Antonello Monti Antonello Monti |
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| description | The increasing amount of distributed energy resources installed in distribution systems imposes new challenges on the operation and control of both distribution and transmission systems. At the same time, most distributed energy resources have the potential to support grid operation, e.g. as reactive power suppliers. To exploit these capabilities, a flexible and scalable control approach capable of dealing with large numbers of heterogeneous components is required. Many approaches are either distribution or transmission oriented and neglect the interests or constraints of the other side. Furthermore, the drawbacks of classical centralised control are often ignored. This study presents SwarmGrid-X, an agent-based control concept that considers the structure, demands and capabilities of components in the distribution system and the power requirements of the transmission system at the point of common coupling. Agents control components autonomously and determine control decisions in a decentralised way. They cooperate in swarms to achieve a common system goal while information and power flow are kept as local as possible. The cooperative nature of SwarmGrid-X transforms the distribution system into a cyber-physical power system. This study explains how SwarmGrid-X enables cyber-physical interactions of components to automate electrical power distribution and support the transmission system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94688afb59374ac3bae1caff261e1e6d2022-12-21T23:35:58ZengWileyIET Cyber-Physical Systems2398-33962018-12-0110.1049/iet-cps.2018.5001IET-CPS.2018.5001Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system supportStefan Dähling0Sonja Kolen1Sonja Kolen2Antonello Monti3Antonello Monti4Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen UniversityThe increasing amount of distributed energy resources installed in distribution systems imposes new challenges on the operation and control of both distribution and transmission systems. At the same time, most distributed energy resources have the potential to support grid operation, e.g. as reactive power suppliers. To exploit these capabilities, a flexible and scalable control approach capable of dealing with large numbers of heterogeneous components is required. Many approaches are either distribution or transmission oriented and neglect the interests or constraints of the other side. Furthermore, the drawbacks of classical centralised control are often ignored. This study presents SwarmGrid-X, an agent-based control concept that considers the structure, demands and capabilities of components in the distribution system and the power requirements of the transmission system at the point of common coupling. Agents control components autonomously and determine control decisions in a decentralised way. They cooperate in swarms to achieve a common system goal while information and power flow are kept as local as possible. The cooperative nature of SwarmGrid-X transforms the distribution system into a cyber-physical power system. This study explains how SwarmGrid-X enables cyber-physical interactions of components to automate electrical power distribution and support the transmission system.https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-cps.2018.5001power engineering computingreactive powersmart power gridscentralised controlenergy resourcespower gridspower distribution controlpower marketsdistributed power generationsoftware agentspower system controlmulti-agent systemstransmission systemdistributed energy resourcesdistribution systemtransmission systemsreactive power suppliersflexible control approachscalable control approachclassical centralised controlagent-based control conceptpower requirementscontrol decisionscommon system goalinformationpower flowcyber-physical power systemautomate electrical power distribution |
| spellingShingle | Stefan Dähling Sonja Kolen Sonja Kolen Antonello Monti Antonello Monti Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support IET Cyber-Physical Systems power engineering computing reactive power smart power grids centralised control energy resources power grids power distribution control power markets distributed power generation software agents power system control multi-agent systems transmission system distributed energy resources distribution system transmission systems reactive power suppliers flexible control approach scalable control approach classical centralised control agent-based control concept power requirements control decisions common system goal information power flow cyber-physical power system automate electrical power distribution |
| title | Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| title_full | Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| title_fullStr | Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| title_short | Swarm-based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| title_sort | swarm based automation of electrical power distribution and transmission system support |
| topic | power engineering computing reactive power smart power grids centralised control energy resources power grids power distribution control power markets distributed power generation software agents power system control multi-agent systems transmission system distributed energy resources distribution system transmission systems reactive power suppliers flexible control approach scalable control approach classical centralised control agent-based control concept power requirements control decisions common system goal information power flow cyber-physical power system automate electrical power distribution |
| url | https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-cps.2018.5001 |
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