TY - GEN
T1 - Using an Advanced Distribution Management System Test Bed to Evaluate the Impact of Model Quality on Volt/VAR Optimization
AU - Pratt, Annabelle
AU - Mendoza, Ismael
AU - Usman, Muhammad Usama
AU - Tiwari, Soumya
AU - Padullaparti, Harsha
AU - Baggu, Murali
AU - Lightner, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/10/12
Y1 - 2020/10/12
N2 - In this paper, we present a test bed for evaluating existing and future advanced distribution management system (ADMS) applications in a realistic laboratory setting, including other utility management systems and field equipment. We present an example of using it to evaluate the impact of the ADMS network model quality on a Volt/VAR optimization (VVO) application. The test bed integrates a commercial ADMS with a real-time simulation model of a utility distribution feeder. Representative power and controller hardware are integrated through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) techniques. Initial results indicate that a higher model quality achieves the highest possible energy savings while avoiding voltage exceedances, whereas a lower model quality results in increased energy savings but at the expense of more voltage exceedances.
AB - In this paper, we present a test bed for evaluating existing and future advanced distribution management system (ADMS) applications in a realistic laboratory setting, including other utility management systems and field equipment. We present an example of using it to evaluate the impact of the ADMS network model quality on a Volt/VAR optimization (VVO) application. The test bed integrates a commercial ADMS with a real-time simulation model of a utility distribution feeder. Representative power and controller hardware are integrated through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) techniques. Initial results indicate that a higher model quality achieves the highest possible energy savings while avoiding voltage exceedances, whereas a lower model quality results in increased energy savings but at the expense of more voltage exceedances.
KW - Volt/VAR optimization (VVO)
KW - advanced distribution management system (ADMS)
KW - hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation
KW - power distribution system
KW - test bed
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85099166233
U2 - 10.1109/TD39804.2020.9299977
DO - 10.1109/TD39804.2020.9299977
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85099166233
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference
BT - 2020 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2020
Y2 - 12 October 2020 through 15 October 2020
ER -