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Hardware-Based Microgrid Coupled to Real-Time Simulated Power Grids for Evaluating New Control Strategies in Future Energy Systems

Kyesswa, Michael 1; Wiegel, Friedrich ORCID iD icon 1; Wachter, Jan ORCID iD icon 1; Kühnapfel, Uwe 1; Waczowicz, Simon ORCID iD icon 1; Hagenmeyer, Veit ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Automation und angewandte Informatik (IAI), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The design of new control strategies for future energy systems can neither be directly tested in real power grids nor be evaluated based on only current grid situations. In this regard, extensive tests are required in laboratory settings using real power system equipment. However, since it is impossible to replicate the entire grid section of interest, even in large-scale experiments, hardware setups must be supplemented by detailed simulations to reproduce the system under study fully. This paper presents a unique test environment in which a hardware-based microgrid environment is physically coupled with a large-scale real-time simulation framework. The setup combines the advantages of developing new solutions using hardware-based experiments and evaluating the impact on large-scale power systems using real-time simulations. In this paper, the interface between the microgrid-under-test environment and the real-time simulations is evaluated in terms of accuracy and communication delays. Furthermore, a test case is presented showing the approach's ability to test microgrid control strategies for supporting the grid. It is observed that the communication delays via the physical interface depend on the simulation sampling time and do not significantly affect the accuracy in the interaction between the hardware and the simulated grid.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000173999
Veröffentlicht am 05.09.2024
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Automation und angewandte Informatik (IAI)
Publikationstyp Forschungsbericht/Preprint
Publikationsjahr 2024
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000173999
HGF-Programm 37.12.02 (POF IV, LK 01) Design,Operation & Digitalization of the Future Energy Grids
Weitere HGF-Programme 37.12.03 (POF IV, LK 01) Smart Areas and Research Platforms
Verlag arxiv
Schlagwörter Systems and Control (eess.SY)
Nachgewiesen in arXiv
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