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- Title
Application of a Smart Grid Interoperability Testing Methodology in a Real-Time Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing Environment.
- Authors
Ginocchi, Mirko; Ahmadifar, Amir; Ponci, Ferdinanda; Monti, Antonello
- Abstract
Interoperability testing is widely recognized as a key to achieve seamless interoperability of smart grid applications, given the complex nature of modern power systems. In this work, the interoperability testing methodology proposed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre is applied to a specific use case in the context of smart grids. The selected use case examines a flexibility activation mechanism in a power grid system and includes DSO SCADA, Remote Terminal Unit and flexibility source, interacting to support a voltage regulation service. The adopted test bed consists of a real-time power grid simulator, a communication network emulator and use case actors' models in a hardware-in-the-loop setup. The breakdown of the interoperability testing problem is accomplished by mapping the use case to the SGAM layers, specifying the Basic Application Profiles together with the Basic Application Interoperability Profiles (BAIOPs) and defining the design of experiments to carry out during the laboratory testing. Furthermore, the concepts of inter- and intra-BAIOP testing are formalized to reflect complementary interests of smart grid stakeholders. Experimental results prove the applicability of the methodology for testing the interoperability of large-scale and complex smart grid systems and reveal interesting features and possible pitfalls which should be considered when investigating the parameters responsible for the disruption of a system interoperability.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Commission; EUROPEAN Commission. Joint Research Centre; GRIDS (Cartography); ELECTRIC power distribution grids; TESTING; TELECOMMUNICATION systems; EXPERIMENTAL design
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 7, p1648
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en13071648