Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model
For several years, the increase of extreme meteorological events due to climate change, especially in unusual areas, has focused authorities and stakeholders attention on electric power systems’ resilience. In this context, the authors have developed a simulation model for managing the resilience of...
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| author | Massimo Cresta Fabio Massimo Gatta Alberto Geri Marco Maccioni Marco Paulucci |
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| description | For several years, the increase of extreme meteorological events due to climate change, especially in unusual areas, has focused authorities and stakeholders attention on electric power systems’ resilience. In this context, the authors have developed a simulation model for managing the resilience of electricity distribution grids with respect to the main threats to which these infrastructures may be exposed (i.e., ice sleeves, heat waves, water bombs, floods, tree falls). The simulator identifies the more vulnerable network assets by means of probabilistic indexes, thus suggesting the best corrective actions to be implemented for resilience improvement. The fulfillment of grid constraints, i.e., loading limits for branches and voltage limits for buses, under actual operating conditions, is taken into account. Load scenarios extracted from available measurements are evaluated by means of load flow analyses in order to choose, among the best solutions identified, those compatible with the constraints. The proposed tool can assist Distribution System Operators (DSOs) in drawing up the Action Plan to improve, on one hand, the resilience of the network and, on the other hand, to remove any possible limitation for the adoption of the best solutions to ensure maximum operational continuity during extreme weather events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2bd55ccf74b4e6b92b76c0e167c2ada2023-11-22T03:43:24ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-07-011414430310.3390/en14144303Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation ModelMassimo Cresta0Fabio Massimo Gatta1Alberto Geri2Marco Maccioni3Marco Paulucci4TDE—Terni Distribuzione Elettrica, Productivity Unit of ASM Terni S.p.A., 05100 Terni, ItalyDepartment of Astronautics, Electric and Energy Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Astronautics, Electric and Energy Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Astronautics, Electric and Energy Engineering, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyTDE—Terni Distribuzione Elettrica, Productivity Unit of ASM Terni S.p.A., 05100 Terni, ItalyFor several years, the increase of extreme meteorological events due to climate change, especially in unusual areas, has focused authorities and stakeholders attention on electric power systems’ resilience. In this context, the authors have developed a simulation model for managing the resilience of electricity distribution grids with respect to the main threats to which these infrastructures may be exposed (i.e., ice sleeves, heat waves, water bombs, floods, tree falls). The simulator identifies the more vulnerable network assets by means of probabilistic indexes, thus suggesting the best corrective actions to be implemented for resilience improvement. The fulfillment of grid constraints, i.e., loading limits for branches and voltage limits for buses, under actual operating conditions, is taken into account. Load scenarios extracted from available measurements are evaluated by means of load flow analyses in order to choose, among the best solutions identified, those compatible with the constraints. The proposed tool can assist Distribution System Operators (DSOs) in drawing up the Action Plan to improve, on one hand, the resilience of the network and, on the other hand, to remove any possible limitation for the adoption of the best solutions to ensure maximum operational continuity during extreme weather events.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4303extreme weather conditionsdistribution gridresiliencenetwork constraintscorrective actions |
| spellingShingle | Massimo Cresta Fabio Massimo Gatta Alberto Geri Marco Maccioni Marco Paulucci Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model Energies extreme weather conditions distribution grid resilience network constraints corrective actions |
| title | Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model |
| title_full | Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model |
| title_fullStr | Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model |
| title_short | Resilience Assessment in Distribution Grids: A Complete Simulation Model |
| title_sort | resilience assessment in distribution grids a complete simulation model |
| topic | extreme weather conditions distribution grid resilience network constraints corrective actions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4303 |
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