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Enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve Provision from Battery Hybridized Hydropower Plants: Theory and Experimental Validation
Francesco Gerini, Elena Vagnoni, Martin Seydoux +2
This paper presents a solution to address wear and tear of Run-of-River (RoR) Hydropower Plants (HPPs) providing enhanced Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR). In this respect, the…
Computation of Ultra-Short-Term Prediction Intervals of the Power Prosumption in Active Distribution Networks
Plouton Grammatikos, Fabrizio Sossan, Jean-Yves Le Boudec +1
Microgrids and, in general, active distribution networks require ultra-short-term prediction, i.e., for sub-second time scales, for specific control decisions. Conventional forecas…
Experimental Validation of Model-less Robust Voltage Control using Measurement-based Estimated Voltage Sensitivity Coefficients
Rahul Gupta, Mario Paolone
Increasing adoption of smart meters and phasor measurement units (PMUs) in power distribution networks are enabling the adoption of data-driven/model-less control schemes to mitiga…
Harmonic Power-Flow Study of Hybrid AC/DC Grids with Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources
Johanna Kristin Maria Becker, Andreas Martin Kettner, Yihui Zuo +1
As the share of Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources (CIDERs) in power distribution systems increases, hybrid AC/DC distribution systems are drawing more interest. Ind…
Modelling of AC/DC Interactions of Converter-Interfaced Resources for Harmonic Power-Flow Studies in Microgrids
Johanna Kristin Maria Becker, Andreas Martin Kettner, Yihui Zuo +4
Power distribution systems experience a large-scale integration of Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources (CIDERs). As acknowledged by recent literature, the interaction…
Model-less Robust Voltage Control in Active Distribution Networks using Sensitivity Coefficients Estimated from Measurements
Rahul Gupta, Fabrizio Sossan, Mario Paolone
Measurement-rich power distribution networks may enable distribution system operators (DSOs) to adopt model-less and measurement-based monitoring and control of distributed energy…
Coordinated Day-ahead Dispatch of Multiple Power Distribution Grids hosting Stochastic Resources: An ADMM-based Framework
Rahul Gupta, Sherif Fahmy, Mario Paolone
This work presents an optimization framework to aggregate the power and energy flexibilities in an interconnected power distribution systems. The aggregation framework is used to c…
Optimal Grid-Forming Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems Providing Multiple Services: Modelling and Experimental Validation
Francesco Gerini, Yihui Zuo, Rahul Gupta +3
This paper proposes and experimentally validates a joint control and scheduling framework for a grid-forming converter-interfaced BESS providing multiple services to the electrical…
Local Effects of Grid-Forming Converters Providing Frequency Regulation to Bulk Power Grids
Antonio Zecchino, Francesco Gerini, Yihui Zuo +3
The progressive displacing of conventional generation in favour of renewable energy sources requires restoring an adequate capacity of regulating power to ensure reliable operation…
Performance assessment of Synchronous Condensers vs Voltage Source Converters providing grid-forming functions
Dorsan Lepour, Mario Paolone, Guillaume Denis +3
Having sufficient grid-forming sources is one of the necessary conditions to guarantee the stability in a power system hosting a very large share of inverter-based generation. The…
Harmonic Power-Flow Study of Polyphase Grids with Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources, Part II: Model Library and Validation
Johanna Kristin Maria Becker, Andreas Martin Kettner, Lorenzo Reyes-Chamorro +3
In Part I, a method for the Harmonic Power-Flow (HPF) study of three-phase power grids with Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources (CIDERs) is proposed. The method is ba…
Harmonic Power-Flow Study of Polyphase Grids with Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources, Part I: Modelling Framework and Algorithm
Andreas Martin Kettner, Lorenzo Reyes-Chamorro, Johanna Kristin Maria Becker +3
Power distribution systems are experiencing a large-scale integration of Converter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources (CIDERs). This complicates the analysis and mitigation of…
Frequency stability assessment of modern power systems: models definition and parameters identification
Francesco Conte, Stefano Massucco, Mario Paolone +3
One of the fundamental concerns in the operation of modern power systems is the assessment of their frequency stability in case of inertia-reduction induced by the large share of p…
Leverage Point Identification Method for LAV-Based State Estimation
Mathias Dorier, Guglielmo Frigo, Ali Abur +1
The state estimation problem can be solved through different methods. In terms of robustness, an effective approach is represented by the Least Absolute Value (LAV) estimator, thou…
Grid-aware Distributed Model Predictive Control of Heterogeneous Resources in a Distribution Network: Theory and Experimental Validation
Rahul Kumar Gupta, Fabrizio Sossan, Mario Paolone
In this paper, we propose and experimentally validate a scheduling and control framework for distributed energy resources (DERs) that achieves to track a day-ahead dispatch plan of…
Real-time Control of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Provide Ancillary Services Considering Voltage-Dependent Capability of DC-AC Converters
Zhao Yuan, Antonio Zecchino, Rachid Cherkaoui +1
Frequency response and voltage support are vital ancillary services for power grids. In this paper, we design and experimentally validate a real-time control framework for battery…
Siting and Sizing of Energy Storage Systems: Towards a Unified Approach for Transmission and Distribution System Operators for Reserve Provision and Grid Support
Stefano Massucco, Paola Pongiglione, Federico Silvestro +2
This paper presents a method to determine the optimal location, energy capacity, and power rating of distributed battery energy storage systems at multiple voltage levels to accomp…
Effect of Voltage Source Converters with Electrochemical Storage Systems on Dynamics of Reduced-inertia Bulk Power Grids
Yihui Zuo, Mario Paolone, Fabrizio. Sossan
A major concern associated to the massive connection of distributed energy resources is the increasing share of power electronic interfaces resulting in the global inertia reductio…
Optimal Provision of Concurrent Primary Frequency and Local Voltage Control from a BESS Considering Variable Capability Curves: Modelling and Experimental Assessment
Antonio Zecchino, Zhao Yuan, Fabrizio Sossan +2
This paper proposes a control method for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) to provide concurrent primary frequency and local voltage regulation services. The actual variable a…
Optimal Allocation of ESSs in Active Distribution Networks to achieve their Dispatchability
Ji Hyun Yi, Rachid Cherkaoui, Mario Paolone
This paper presents a method for the optimal siting and sizing of energy storage systems (ESSs) in active distribution networks (ADNs) to achieve their dispatchability. The problem…
Performance Assessment of Kron Reduction in the Numerical Analysis of Polyphase Power Systems
Andreas Martin Kettner, Mario Paolone
This paper investigates the impact of Kron reduction on the performance of numerical methods applied to the analysis of unbalanced polyphase power systems. Specifically, this paper…
Beyond Phasors: Continuous-Spectrum Modeling of Power Systems using the Hilbert Transform
Asja Derviškadić, Guglielmo Frigo, Mario Paolone
Modern power systems are at risk of largely reducing the inertia of generation assets and prone to experience extreme dynamics. The consequence is that, during electromechanical tr…
A Generalized Index for Static Voltage Stability of Unbalanced Polyphase Power Systems including Thévenin Equivalents and Polynomial Models
Andreas Martin Kettner, Mario Paolone
This paper proposes a Voltage Stability Index (VSI) suitable for unbalanced polyphase power systems. To this end, the grid is represented by a polyphase multiport network model (i.…
An ADMM-based Coordination and Control Strategy for PV and Storage to Dispatch Stochastic Prosumers: Theory and Experimental Validation
Rahul Gupta, Fabrizio Sossan, Enrica Scolari +4
This paper describes a two-layer control and coordination framework for distributed energy resources. The lower layer is a real-time model predictive control (MPC) executed at 10 s…