11th IEEE PowerTech Conference - PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven (Netherlands). 29 June - 02 July 2015
Summary:
This paper presents a co-simulation environment for testing different operation, control and aggregation strategies on a power network model with multiple voltage levels. In particular this environment, called “OpSim”, is used to investigate the question of how multiple grid operators - controlling different voltage levels and / or grid areas - could interact in a future grid scenario with a high amount of renewable energy resources. First the architecture of “OpSim” is presented, which uses a message bus to connect and synchronize multiple simulators, representing the grid, as well as grid operators strategies. Second, a proof-of-concept is demonstrated in which an interaction between multiple grid operators is investigated. The message rate between simulation components is evaluated and results indicate that a stable simulation operation is possible. Finally, the further development stages of “OpSim” are explained, as well as a first application with industrial partners.
Keywords: co-simulation, time domain analysis, smart grids, voltage control
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1109/PTC.2015.7232781
Published in 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech, pp: 1-6, ISBN: 978-1-4799-7693-5
Publication date: 2015-06-29.
Citation:
M. Vogt, F. Marten, L. Löwer, D. Horst, K. Brauns, D. Fetzer, J.H. Menke, M. Troncia, J. Hegemann, C. Tobermann, M. Braun, Evaluation of interactions between multiple grid operators based on sparse grid knowledge in context of a smart grid co-simulation environment, 11th IEEE PowerTech Conference - PowerTech 2015, Eindhoven (Netherlands). 29 June - 02 July 2015. In: 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech: Conference proceedings, e-ISBN: 978-1-4799-7693-5
