Digital twin integrated power-hardware-in-the-loop for the assessment of distributed renewable energy resources

In this paper, the method of digital twin integrated power-hardware-in-the-loop for the assessment of distributed renewable energy resources is presented. The digital twin of the electrical grid is created via synchronization between the real-time simulator and the supervision, control and data acquisition system. The digital twin can be integrated to larger system with the addition of simulated devices, with or without reconfiguration of topology. The setup is then completed with power-hardware-in-the-loop interface where the real distributed energy resource can be physically integrated. The impact can then be analysed locally and globally as it propagates through the desired deployment environment.