The hardware-in-the-loop simulation of vehicle-grid integration in a distribution grid
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-30-2020
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
In this study, we develop a hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation platform for the investigation of Vehicle - Grid Integration (VGI) at campus-level distribution network. The VGI HIL simulation is performed with a real-time simulator, OPAL-RT. The VGI HIL model can communicate with a Smart Energy Plaza at Argonne National Laboratory through Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) communication protocol. A hierarchical energy management system is also developed, which manages VGI operation at both campus-level and node-level. At the distribution network level, it distributes available power to individual nodes. At the node-level, it coordinates PEV charging load and non-PEV load to track the assigned power reference, meanwhile, fairly dispatches the limited power to PEVs within the node. To validate the developed VGI model and evaluate the effectiveness of the hierarchical energy management algorithms, HIL simulations are performed with different power limits. The generated simulation results are further analyzed and compared.
Publication Title
2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
Recommended Citation
Cao, C.,
Chen, B.,
&
Harper, J.
(2020).
The hardware-in-the-loop simulation of vehicle-grid integration in a distribution grid.
2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM).
http://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973838
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