An open solution for next-generation real-time power system simulation

Abstract

The interconnection of power systems in conjunction with faster dynamics, caused by power electronics, increases the complexity of power system simulations for future grids. We propose an open platform as a solution which supports several important features. Grid models are stored in the Common Information Model (CIM) and the platform presents a uniform interface to several commercial and non-commercial Digital Real-time Simulator (DRTS) which can be used in parallel for co-simulation. A web-based interface is used to promote collaboration between research groups during planning and execution of simulation scenarios. Besides, this solution is designed for real-time simulation which allows the integration and testing of hardware components. Several components of the proposed platform have already been used for experiments and are available as open-source.