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Banshee distribution network benchmark and prototyping platform for hardware‐in‐the‐loop integration of microgrid and device controllers

2019; Institution of Engineering and Technology; Volume: 2019; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1049/joe.2018.5174

2051-3305

Reynaldo Salcedo, Edward G. Corbett, C. Smith, Erik Limpaecher, Raajiv Rekha, John Kendall Nowocin, Georg Lauss, Edwin Fonkwe, Murilo Almeida, Peter Gärtner, Scott Manson, Bharath Nayak, Ivan Čelanović, Christian Dufour, Omar Faruque, Karl Schoder, Ron Brandl, Panos Kotsampopoulos, Thrung Ham Ha, Ali Davoudi, Ali Banitalebi Dehkordi, Kai Strunz,

Microgrid Control and Optimization

This article provides a unique benchmark to integrate and systematically evaluate advanced functionalities of microgrid and downstream device controllers. The article describes Banshee, a real-life power distribution network. It also details a real-time controller hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) prototyping platform to test the responses of the controllers and verify decision-making algorithms. The benchmark aims to address power industry needs for a common basis to integrate and evaluate controllers for the overall microgrid, distributed energy resources (DERs), and protective devices. The test platform will accelerate microgrid deployment, enable standard compliance verification, and further develop and test controllers' functionalities. These contributions will facilitate safe and economical demonstrations of the state-of-the-possible while verifying minimal impact to existing electrical infrastructure. All aspects of the benchmark and platform development including models, configuration files, and documentation are publicly available via the electric power HIL controls collaborative (EPHCC).