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Hardware-in-the-Loop Evaluation of an Advanced Distributed Energy Resource Management Algorithm

Wang, Jing·Simpson, Jeff·Yang, Rui·Palmintier, Bryan (ORCID:0000000214520715)·Tiwari, Soumya·Zhang, Yingchen (ORCID:0000000255590971)
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This paper presents the laboratory performance evaluation of voltage regulation under a new distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) algorithm via an advanced hardware-in-tbe-loop (HIL) platform. The HIL platform provides realistic testing in a laboratory environment, including the accurate modeling of a full-scale real-world distribution system from a utility partner, the DERMS software controller, and power hardware photovoltaic (PV) inverters. The new DERMS algorithm is developed based on online multiobjective optimization (OMOO) algorithms that perform fast dispatch of distributed solar PV simulated in a real-time digital simulator and real physical hardware devices. Experimental tests confirm the correct functioning of the HIL platform for evaluating controller algorithms and satisfactory voltage regulation performance of the developed OMOO algorithms.

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Wang, Jing, Simpson, Jeff, Yang, Rui, Palmintier, Bryan (ORCID:0000000214520715), Tiwari, Soumya, Zhang, Yingchen (ORCID:0000000255590971). 2021-03-16. Hardware-in-the-Loop Evaluation of an Advanced Distributed Energy Resource Management Algorithm. https://doi.org/10.1109/isgt49243.2021.9372182

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