Experiment Specification TC15.01.01

Combined Control and Power Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation for testing Smart grid control algorithm

Research Infrastructure

Electric Energy Systems Laboratory (ICCS-NTUA)

Experiment Realisation

Smart grid control algorithm for optimal operation of distribution network with voltage regulating assets and DERS. Hardware MGCC for implementation of industrial communication scheme and hardware inverter for validation in real conditions.

Experiment Setup

  • Simulated distribution network in RTDS
  • PV inverter (SMA)
  • PV simulator (Regatron)
  • Spitzenberger and Spies Linear Amplifier
  • External central controller (ControlHUT) (SEL MGCC)
  • Communication card
  • I/O interfacing cards
  • Computer

Experimental Design and Justification

Precision of equipment and measurement uncertainty

Software real-time measurements from RTDS, 50μs simulation step

Storage of experiment data

Matlab files and Excel files

Last modified 09.03.2022