Stability and control of power systems with high penetrations of inverter-based resources: An accessible review of current knowledge and open questions

RW Kenyon, M Bossart, M Marković, K Doubleday… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
As power system renewable energy penetrations increase, the ways in which key renewable
technologies such as wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) differ from thermal generators …

Detailed primary and secondary distribution system model enhancement using AMI data

K Montano-Martinez, S Thakar, S Ma… - IEEE Open Access …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reliable and accurate distribution system modeling, including the secondary network, is
essential in examining distribution system performance with high penetration of distributed …

Supervised learning for distribution secondary systems modeling: Improving solar interconnection processes

W Wang, J Keen, J Giraldez, K Baranko… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current interconnection process and hosting capacity analysis for distributed energy
resources (DERs), such as photovoltaics (PV) and battery energy storage systems, are …

Detailed primary and secondary distribution system feeder modeling based on AMI data

K Montano-Martinez, S Thakar, V Vittal… - 2020 52nd North …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The past few years have witnessed significant growth of distributed energy resources
(DERs) at the customer level. Such growth requires a paradigm change in modeling …

Impacts of voltage-based grid support functions on energy production of pv customers

J Giraldez, M Emmanuel, A Hoke… - 2019 IEEE Power & …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the impact of inverter grid-support functions (GSFs) on photovoltaic (PV)
customer energy production on a real distribution feeder in Oahu, HI. These autonomous …

Enhancing grid reliability and resilience through novel DER control, total situational awareness and integrated distribution-transmission representation

R Ayyanar, V Vittal, Y Weng, Q Lei, B Yang… - 2024 - osti.gov
Motivation: High penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) can lead to overvoltage
and thermal violations, miscoordination of protection devices and potential adverse control …

Detailed Modeling and Simulation of Distribution Systems Using Sub-Transmission-Distribution Co-Simulation

S Thakar - 2023 - search.proquest.com
There has been a significant growth in the distributed energy resources (DERs) connected
to the distribution networks in recent years. For a distribution system with a high penetration …

Detailed Primary and Secondary Distribution System Modeling and Validation of Feeders, Loads and Distributed Energy Resources Using Field Measurements

KV Montano-Martinez - 2022 - search.proquest.com
The past few years have witnessed a significant growth of distributed energy resources
(DERs) in power systems at the customer level. Such growth challenges the traditional …

Impacts of Voltage-Based Grid-Support Functions on Energy Production of PV Customers

JI Giraldez Miner, M Emmanuel, AF Hoke… - 2019 - osti.gov
This paper presents the impact of grid-support utility-interactive inverter functions, such as
volt/volt-ampere reactive and volt/watt controls, on quasi-steady-state feeder voltages and …

Customer and System Impacts of Grid Support Functions for Voltage Management Strategies

JG Miner - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This document describes modeling techniques and methods to study the impacts to the
utility and to the customer of using DERs such as advanced inverters to provide voltage …