Hardware in the Loop Simulation of a Nano-Grid Transactive Energy Exchange

Mladen Kezunovic, Milad Soleimani, Haitham Abu-Rub, Sertac Bayhan, Mohamed Trabelsi

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Abstract

Nowadays, the electricity grid from the customer side is getting more complex. Number of customers with photovoltaic (PV) generation, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), and stationary battery energy storage system (BESS), referred here as Nano-Grid or n-Grid are increasing. With proper economic incentives and control mechanisms, the n-Grid may be used to ensure grid reliability and resilience if engaged in energy exchange with other n-Grids or the main grid. Such energy exchange framework is called transactive energy. The complexity and variety of the component integration and operation make n-Grid involvement in the transactive energy framework challenging. In this paper, a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation framework is introduced to provide solutions for some of the issues of power system and power electronics co-simulation that represent the backbone for the transactive energy exchange. Since grid decision making process has conspicuously different time constant in comparison with power inverters' switching frequency, including both in a simulation framework is challenging. A simulation framework in which PV generation and BESS are integrated to the n-Grid with power inverters is elaborated in this paper. Finally, a hardware-in-the-loop testbed implementation is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, SGRE 2019 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728129600
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2019
Event2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, SGRE 2019 - Doha, Qatar
Duration: 19 Nov 201921 Nov 2019

Publication series

Name2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, SGRE 2019 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, SGRE 2019
Country/TerritoryQatar
CityDoha
Period19/11/1921/11/19

Keywords

  • PV inverter
  • Photovoltaic
  • battery energy storage system
  • hardware-in-the-loop
  • nano-grid
  • simulation

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