1. Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Frequency Control in Smart Grids: Part I: Architecture and Distributed Algorithms.
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Nazari, Masoud H., Wang, Le Yi, Grijalva, Santiago, and Egerstedt, Magnus
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ARCHITECTURE , *TELECOMMUNICATION systems , *POWER resources , *CYBER physical systems , *INFORMATION networks , *DISTRIBUTED algorithms , *INFORMATION sharing - Abstract
Distributed algorithms have been proposed as options to scale control propositions to the massive number of intelligent energy devices, sub-systems, and distributed energy resources being integrated into the electricity grid. Distributed algorithms rely on the communication network for exchanging information. Failures in the communication network can jeopardize distributed decision-making and in the worst-case scenario can lead to system-level stability problems. This paper proposes a communication-failure-resilient architecture for distributed operation and control in smart grids with hybrid producer/consumer (prosumer) agents. We describe the relations between system-wide performance and communication failures and identify topological conditions on the cyber-physical network, under which prosumers can perform key operating tasks, such as distributed frequency regulation through an imperfect communication network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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