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Impact of Inverter-Based Resources on the Protection of the Electrical Grid
John Slane, Adam Mate
In recent years, the contribution of renewable energy resources to the electrical grid has increased drastically; the most common of these are photovoltaic solar panels and wind tu…
Sensitivity of DC Network Representation for GIC Analysis
Aniruddh Mishra, Arthur K. Barnes, Jose E. Tabarez +1
Geomagnetic disturbances are a threat to the reliability and security of our national critical energy infrastructures. These events specifically result in geomagnetically induced c…
Physics-Informed Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks for DC Blocker Placement
Hongwei Jin, Prasanna Balaprakash, Allen Zou +5
The threat of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) to the reliable operation of the bulk energy system has spurred the development of effective strategies for mitigating their impacts.…
A Review of the GIC Blocker Placement Problem
Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate, Russell Bent
Space weather poses a tremendous threat to power systems: geomagnetic disturbances could result in widespread disruptions and long-duration blackouts, including severe damage to sy…
Heuristic Algorithms for Placing Geomagnetically Induced Current Blocking Devices
Minseok Ryu, Ahmed Attia, Arthur Barnes +3
We propose a new heuristic approach for solving the challenge of determining optimal placements for geomagnetically induced current blocking devices on electrical grids. Traditiona…
Developing Optimization-Based Inverter Models for Short Circuit Studies
Thabiso R. Mabote, Jose E. Tabarez, Arthur K. Barnes +3
As inverter-based generation becomes more common in distribution networks, it is important to create models for use in optimization-based problems that accurately represent their n…
Real-Time Implementation of Dynamic State Estimation for Microgrid Load Bus Protection
Sarbajit Basu, Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate +1
Inverter-interfaced microgrids, owing to the lack of fault current, cannot be protected using traditional over-current protections, while admittance or differential relaying protec…
Measuring and Analyzing Effects of HEMP Simulation on Synthetic Power Grids
Carson L. May, Arthur K. Barnes, Jose E. Tabarez +3
There is significant uncertainty about the potential effects of a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) detonation on the bulk electric system. This study attempts to account…
Fault Current-Constrained Optimal Power Flow on Unbalanced Distribution Networks
Jose E. Tabarez, Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate +1
With the proliferation of distributed generation into distribution networks, the need to consider fault currents in the dispatch problem becomes increasingly relevant. This paper i…
Dynamic State Estimation-Based Protection for Induction Motor Loads
Arthur K. Barnes, Sarbajit Basu, Adam Mate
Ensuring protective device coordination is critical to maintain the resilience and improve the reliability of large microgrids. Inverter-interfaced generation, however, poses signi…
Dynamic State Estimation for Load Bus Protection on Inverter-Interfaced Microgrids
Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate, Jean Marie V. Bikorimana +1
Inverter-interfaced microgrids results in challenges when designing protection systems. Traditional time-overcurrent, admittance, and differential protection methods are unsuitable…
Relaxation Based Modeling of GMD Induced Cascading Failures in PowerModelsGMD.jl
Adam Mate, Arthur K. Barnes, Steven K. Morley +3
A major risk of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) is cascading failure of electrical grids. The modeling of GMD events and cascading outages in power systems is difficult, both indep…
The Risk of Hidden Failures to the United States Electrical Grid and Potential for Mitigation
Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate, Jose E. Tabarez
Hidden failures present a noticeable impact to the reliability of the United States electrical grid. These hazards are responsible for protective device misoperations and can cause…
Rapid Method for Generation Prioritization during System Restoration with Renewable Resources
Adam Mate, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez
Quick and reliable power system restoration is critically important after natural disasters or other sudden threats, such as cyber-attacks. Leveraging renewable resources in system…
Impacts of Earthquakes on Electrical Grid Resilience
Adam Mate, Travis Hagan, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez +2
One of the most complex and devastating disaster scenarios that the U.S.~Pacific Northwest region and the state of Oregon faces is a large magnitude Cascadia Subduction Zone earthq…
Implementing Admittance Relaying for Microgrid Protection
Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate
The rapid increase of distributed energy resources has led to the widespread deployment of microgrids. These flexible and efficient local energy grids are able to operate in both g…
Dynamic State Estimation for Radial Microgrid Protection
Arthur K. Barnes, Adam Mate
Microgrids are localized electrical grids with control capability that are able to disconnect from the traditional grid to operate autonomously. They strengthen grid resilience, he…
Analyzing and Mitigating the Impacts of GMD and EMP Events on the Electrical Grid with PowerModelsGMD.jl
Adam Mate, Arthur K. Barnes, Russell W. Bent +1
Geomagnetic disturbances and E3 high-altitude electromagnetic pulse events pose a substantial threat to the electrical grid by adversely impacting and damaging high-voltage transmi…