Integrated Transmission & Distribution System Modeling and Analysis: Need & Advantages

Abstract

The primary objective of this paper is to highlight the need for and benefits of studying the steady state and dynamic response of power systems using three phase integrated transmission and distribution (T&D) system models (hereafter referred to as hybrid models). Modeling and simulation requirements for building and analyzing hybrid models are also discussed. Finally, results from steady state and dynamic simulations of a large hybrid model are presented to demonstrate insights that can be obtained from hybrid models which cannot be obtained from the study of transmission and distribution systems separately.

6 pages; This is the accepted version (not the IEEE-published version) of the paper that was accepted for presentation at the 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17-21, 2016. The IEEE published version of the paper can be obtained from ieeexplore using this url: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7741235&isnumber=7741056/