Extendable multirate real-time simulation of active distribution networks based on field programmable gate arrays

Wang, Zhiying, Wang, Chengshan, Li, Peng, Fu, Xiaopeng and Wu, Jianzhong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-3602 2018. Extendable multirate real-time simulation of active distribution networks based on field programmable gate arrays. Applied Energy 228 , pp. 2422-2436. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.07.099

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Abstract

Real-time simulation of large-scale active distribution networks exhibiting a wide range of time-scales puts forward higher requirements for simulation accuracy and efficiency. This paper presents an extendable method and design for the real-time simulation of active distribution networks utilising high-performance hardware field programmable gate arrays. In the aspect of numerical algorithm, a high-accuracy and stable multirate simulation algorithm is proposed. The entire active distribution network is decoupled into different subsystems by their inherent time-scales and distinct time steps are used to solve the subsystems. Then root-matching method is adopted to form the exponential difference equations that represent the behaviours of the electric distribution network being modelled, which eliminates the truncation errors and thus provides a highly accurate time-domain solution. To handle the interface between the subsystems, a multirate interfacing method is proposed. The hardware design of the multirate interfaces is presented as well. With the multirate algorithm, a fully functional extendable real-time simulator based on field programmable gate arrays is designed and implemented. Two modified IEEE 33-node systems with photovoltaics and energy storage are simulated on the 4-field-programmable-gate-arrays-based real-time simulator. Simulation results are compared with the commercial simulation tool PSCAD/EMTDC to validate the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method and design.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0306-2619
Date of Acceptance:	22 July 2018
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 13:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/120457

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