Energies (Jan 2021)

Resilience in an Evolving Electrical Grid

  • Phylicia Cicilio,
  • David Glennon,
  • Adam Mate,
  • Arthur Barnes,
  • Vishvas Chalishazar,
  • Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez,
  • Bjorn Vaagensmith,
  • Jake Gentle,
  • Craig Rieger,
  • Richard Wies,
  • Mohammad Heidari Kapourchali

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en14030694
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
p. 694

Abstract

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Fundamental shifts in the structure and generation profile of electrical grids are occurring amidst increased demand for resilience. These two simultaneous trends create the need for new planning and operational practices for modern grids that account for the compounding uncertainties inherent in both resilience assessment and increasing contribution of variable inverter-based renewable energy sources. This work reviews the research work addressing the changing generation profile, state-of-the-art practices to address resilience, and research works at the intersection of these two topics in regards to electrical grids. The contribution of this work is to highlight the ongoing research in power system resilience and integration of variable inverter-based renewable energy sources in electrical grids, and to identify areas of current and further study at this intersection. Areas of research identified at this intersection include cyber-physical analysis of solar, wind, and distributed energy resources, microgrids, network evolution and observability, substation automation and self-healing, and probabilistic planning and operation methods.

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