A Novel Methodology for the Scalability Analysis of ICT Systems for Smart Grids Based on SGAM: The InteGrid Project Approach

Potenciano Menci, Sergio; Le Baut, Julien; Matanza Domingo, Javier; López López, Gregorio; Cossent Arín, Rafael; Pio Silva, Manuel

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A Novel Methodology for the Scalability Analysis of ICT Systems for Smart Grids Based on SGAM: The InteGrid Project Approach

Potenciano Menci, Sergio; Le Baut, Julien; Matanza Domingo, Javier et al.

2020 • In Energies, 13 (15 3818)

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scalability analysis; information and communication technology; modeling; OMNeT++; smart grid architecture model

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[en] Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructures are at the heart of emerging Smart Grid scenarios with high penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER). The scalability of such ICT infrastructures is a key factor for the large scale deployment of the aforementioned Smart Grid solutions, which could not be ensured by small-scale pilot demonstrations. This paper presents a novel methodology that has been developed in the scope of the H2020 project InteGrid, which enables the scalability analysis of ICT infrastructures for Smart Grids. It is based on the Smart Grid Architecture Model (SGAM) framework, which enables a standardized and replicable approach. This approach consists of two consecutive steps: a qualitative analysis that aims at identifying potential bottlenecks in an ICT infrastructure; and a quantitative analysis of the identified critical links under stress conditions by means of simulations with the aim of evaluating their operational limits. In this work the proposed methodology is applied to a cluster of solutions demonstrated in the InteGrid Slovenian pilot. This pilot consists of a Large Customer Commercial Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that provides flexibility in medium voltage for tertiary reserve and a Traffic Light System (TLS) to validate such flexibility offers. This approach creates an indirect Transmission System Operator (TSO)—Distribution System Operator (DSO) coordination scheme.

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Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) > FINATRAX - Digital Financial Services and Cross-organizational Digital Transformations

Disciplines :

Energy
Management information systems
Computer science

Author, co-author :

Potenciano Menci, Sergio ^✱; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX

Le Baut, Julien ^✱

Matanza Domingo, Javier ^✱

López López, Gregorio ^✱

Cossent Arín, Rafael

Pio Silva, Manuel

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

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yes

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English

Title :

A Novel Methodology for the Scalability Analysis of ICT Systems for Smart Grids Based on SGAM: The InteGrid Project Approach

Publication date :

2020

Journal title :

Energies

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1996-1073

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland

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15 3818

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Focus Area :

Security, Reliability and Trust

Development Goals :

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/15/3818

European Projects :

H2020 - 731218 - InteGrid - Demonstration of INTElligent grid technologies for renewables INTEgration and INTEractive consumer participation enabling INTEroperable market solutions and INTErconnected stakeholders

Name of the research project :

InteGrid

Funders :

CE - Commission Européenne [BE]

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