TUEWAS Toolbox - Active Management of Distribution Grid

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DERMS

ID Number	Year	Title	Author	Type of Entry	Main Category	Country	Location within Country	File	Reference project name	Journal or conference name	URL	Active management of distribution grid	Enabling distributing technologies	Market-based and Tariff-based solutions	Connection agreement solutions	Distribution planning	Operation and maintenance	Information exchange
17	2018	Understanding DERMS	Electric Power Research Institute	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.	Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (P174)		https://www.epri.com/research/products/3002013049	DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions
74	2019	Electric Program Investment Charge 2.02 – Distributed Energy Resource Management System Final Report	Pacific Gas and Electric	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid		California	No file uploaded.	EPIC 2.02 – Distributed Energy Resource Management System		https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/about-pge/environment/what-we-are-doing/electric-program-investment-charge/PGE-EPIC-2.02.pdf	This report summarizes the project objectives, technical results and lessons learned for EPIC Project 2.02 - Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). The main objective of the DERMS Demo was to test and demonstrate that new technologies can provide the functionality to monitor and control DERs to manage system constraints and evaluate the potential value of DER flexibility to the grid. The DERMS Demo demonstrated that value from DERs to provide grid services could be realized. This demonstration drove learnings about the people, process, and technology needed to operate the high DER penetration grid of the future. The challenges and lessons learned through this implementation helped move the industry and PG&E forward in the DERMS space, while grounding perspectives of near-term versus future needs and capabilities. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Smart grids (AMI, smart meters, etc.) increase		VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
75	2022	Distributed energy resource management systems—DERMS: Stateof the art and how to move forward	Strezoski, L.	Article	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.			https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wene.460	Due to an ever-increasing rise in proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs), the paradigm of passive electrical distribution networks is shifting toward active distribution systems. This new environment introduces a plethora of challenges that cannot be managed by traditional tools, whose utilization could compromise the reliability and efficient operation of distribution feeders. This article systematically reviews state of the art in different DERs management software solutions available today. Additionally, it establishes distinguished roles and responsibilities of different levels of hierarchy in distinct solutions that are all commonly called DERs management systems—DERMS (e.g., fully centralized versus fully decentralized DER management solutions). Lastly, it offers a viewpoint on the directions that hold potential for the power system community and industry to explore for further developments of more robust and intelligent DERMS, to successfully enable efficient transition into a new era of clean and sustainable power systems, encompassing active and dynamically changing distribution circuits. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions		Mini/micro-grids (when interconnected)	VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
76	2015	Guidelines for Implementing Advanced Distribution Management Systems. Requirements for DMS Integration with DERMS and Microgrids	Argonne National Laboratory	Guidelines	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.			https://publications.anl.gov/anlpubs/2015/08/120642.pdf	This guideline focuses on the integration of DMS with DERMS and microgrids connected to the distribution grid by defining generic and fundamental design and implementation principles and strategies. It starts by addressing the current status, objectives, and core functionalities of each system, and then discusses the new challenges and the common principles of DMS design and implementation for integration with DERMS and microgrids to realize enhanced grid operation reliability and quality power delivery to consumers while also achieving the maximum energy economics from the DER and microgrid connections. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions		Mini/micro-grids (when interconnected)		Protection coordination and adjustments
77	2018	White Paper on VPPs and DERMSs: Different Sides to the Same Coin	Asmus, Peter	Article	Active management of distribution grid		Ontario	No file uploaded.			https://www.caba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IS-2018-325.pdf	The purpose of this white paper is to define terms such as virtual power plant (VPP) and distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) and note their similarities and differences. Navigant Research also examines how these two approaches to the management of customer-sited assets might evolve, overlap, and distinguish themselves in the future. The white paper highlights how Alectra, a public utility operating in Ontario, is exploring use cases and applications that piggyback on previous microgrids. It aims to serve as a guide for other software providers and utilities that join this journey toward squeezing the most value out of generation, load, and energy storage for prosumers, utilities, and other grid operators. DERMS			VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
87	2018	Tucson Electric Power Project RAIN: October 2018 Update	Electric Power Research Institute	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.	Tucson Electric Power Project RAIN		https://www.epri.com/research/products/000000003002014812	"Project RAIN — Resource Aggregation and Integration Network — is one of the first globally to explore how distributed generation and energy storage might be combined with flexible loads (such as electric vehicle chargers or smart thermostats) to respond optimally to dynamic system needs. Open standards and protocols such as SunSpec Modbus and OpenADR are being utilized in an effort to improve future system performance and reduce integration costs. Several controller vendors (both established and new entrants) were engaged in laboratory testing, though the field trial features a single control system that is coordinating DER from multiple suppliers. In this first report, findings are shared from the experimental design, laboratory testing, and initial field installation stages of the project." DERMS			Demand Response

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Monitoring Solutions

ID Number	Year	Title	Author	Type of Entry	Main Category	Country	Location within Country	File	Reference project name	Journal or conference name	URL	Active management of distribution grid	Enabling distributing technologies	Market-based and Tariff-based solutions	Connection agreement solutions	Distribution planning	Operation and maintenance	Information exchange
15	2021	SGREEE-AA3: The Virtual Power Plant Technology and potential for application in Vietnam	Energy & Meteo Systems	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.	Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency			The goal of this study is to provide a comprehensive introduction into the Virtual Power Plant technology and explore its possible deployment in Vietnam to address some of the challenges of the energy transition. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Forecasting		VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
17	2018	Understanding DERMS	Electric Power Research Institute	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.	Integration of Distributed Energy Resources (P174)		https://www.epri.com/research/products/3002013049	DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions
18	2020	Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Visibility and Monitoring Best Practice Guide	Various (technology providers within DER industry in Australia)	Guidelines	Information exchange			No file uploaded.			https://www.dermonitoring.guide/	This Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Visibility and Monitoring Best Practice Guide (the Guide) has been developed by the DER industry to specify the data required to enable the transition of our electricity network to a high penetration DER grid. DER includes rooftop solar, batteries, and other appliances such as Electric Vehicles (EV) chargers. This Best Practice Guide is a voluntary Guide. This Guide specifies what data is required to be collected. How this data is managed and made available to the industry regulators and operators requires further work to ensure appropriate and cost effective data privacy and security is maintained. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Battery Energy Storage Systems Electric vehicles Distributed generation (solar)
19	2020	Data Model and Data Acquisition for PV registration schemes and grid connection evaluations – Best Practice and Recommendations	IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme Task 1 and 14 Members	Study Report	Information exchange			No file uploaded.	IEA PVPS Task 1 & Task 14		https://iea-pvps.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020_11_30-PVPS-T1-T14-Data-Model-for-PV-Systems.pdf	This report shows how different countries deal with the DER data collection, with a focus on PV systems. This report also provides a complete overview of all the relevant aspects that need to be addressed and foresee information that will be relevant in the future. ISBN 978-3-906042-98-5 Monitoring Solutions	Distributed generation (solar)				Centralised information database (e.g. DER register, GIS, etc.)
21	2020	Communication and Control for High PV Penetration under Smart Grid Environment_Overview on Control Strategies and Communications Technologies	IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme Task 14 members	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.	IEA PVPS Task 14		https://iea-pvps.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Task14-12_Communication-and-Control_report.pdf	The IEA PVPS Task 14 Subtask C “PV in Smart Grids” will explore the communication and control for high penetration PV systems. The main intention is to survey the appropriate control strategies and communication technologies to integrate a high number of distributed PV systems into a smart electricity network. This Report summarizes the survey on the existing PV communication and control practice among Task 14 participating countries as well as reviews the literature of the state-of-the-art concepts for integration PV system under smart grid environment. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Smart grids (AMI, smart meters, etc.) increase Distributed generation (solar)
22	2018	Common Smart Inverter 8 Profile 9 IEEE 2030.5 Implementation Guide for Smart Inverters	Sunspec Common Smart Inverter Profile Working Group	Guidelines	Information exchange			No file uploaded.	SunSpec IEEE 2030.5 Conformance Profiles Work Group		https://sunspec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CSIPImplementationGuidev2.103-15-2018.pdf	This guide serves to assist manufacturers, Distributed Energy Resources (DER) operators, system integrators and DER aggregators to implement the Common Smart Inverter Profile (CSIP) implementation guide for IEEE 2030.5. CSIP was developed as an outgrowth of the California Rule 21 Smart Inverter process to create common communication profile for inverter communications that could be relied on by all parties to foster “plug and play” communications-level interoperability between the California IOU’s and 3rd party operated smart inverters or the systems/service providers managing those inverters. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions			Technical requirements for connection (grid codes, standards)
61	2016	Distribution Automation: Results from the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program	U.S Department of Energy	Study Report	Operation and Maintenance			No file uploaded.	The Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Program		https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/11/f34/Distribution_Automation_Summary_Report_09-29-16.pdf	Across the United States, more than 6 million miles of distribution lines and more than 200,000 distribution circuits provide the critical link between the bulk power grid and 160 million electricity customers.1 Distribution automation (DA) uses digital sensors and switches with advanced control and communication technologies to automate feeder switching; voltage and equipment health monitoring; and outage, voltage, and reactive power management. Automation can improve the speed, cost, and accuracy of these key distribution functions to deliver reliability improvements and cost savings to customers. This report shares key results from the 62 SGIG projects implementing DA technologies and also documents lessons learned on technology installation and implementation strategies. With this report, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to further accelerate grid modernization by helping decision makers better assess the benefits and costs of DA investments and learn from leading edge utilities. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Smart grids (AMI, smart meters, etc.) increase					Distribution transformer health
62	2021	Informative Background on the Interoperability Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018	Ingram, Michael; Rasel Mahmud; David Narang; NREL	Study Report	Information exchange			No file uploaded.			https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/77959.pdf	The revised Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1547-2018, Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces, was published in April 2018. This standard is one of the foundational documents in the United States needed for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs), including solar energy systems, with the electric distribution grid. This document provides supplementary information to help stakeholders apply the interoperability requirements specified in Clause 10 of the revised standard. Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions			Technical requirements for connection (grid codes, standards)
74	2019	Electric Program Investment Charge 2.02 – Distributed Energy Resource Management System Final Report	Pacific Gas and Electric	Study Report	Active management of distribution grid		California	No file uploaded.	EPIC 2.02 – Distributed Energy Resource Management System		https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/about-pge/environment/what-we-are-doing/electric-program-investment-charge/PGE-EPIC-2.02.pdf	This report summarizes the project objectives, technical results and lessons learned for EPIC Project 2.02 - Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). The main objective of the DERMS Demo was to test and demonstrate that new technologies can provide the functionality to monitor and control DERs to manage system constraints and evaluate the potential value of DER flexibility to the grid. The DERMS Demo demonstrated that value from DERs to provide grid services could be realized. This demonstration drove learnings about the people, process, and technology needed to operate the high DER penetration grid of the future. The challenges and lessons learned through this implementation helped move the industry and PG&E forward in the DERMS space, while grounding perspectives of near-term versus future needs and capabilities. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions	Smart grids (AMI, smart meters, etc.) increase		VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
75	2022	Distributed energy resource management systems—DERMS: Stateof the art and how to move forward	Strezoski, L.	Article	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.			https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wene.460	Due to an ever-increasing rise in proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs), the paradigm of passive electrical distribution networks is shifting toward active distribution systems. This new environment introduces a plethora of challenges that cannot be managed by traditional tools, whose utilization could compromise the reliability and efficient operation of distribution feeders. This article systematically reviews state of the art in different DERs management software solutions available today. Additionally, it establishes distinguished roles and responsibilities of different levels of hierarchy in distinct solutions that are all commonly called DERs management systems—DERMS (e.g., fully centralized versus fully decentralized DER management solutions). Lastly, it offers a viewpoint on the directions that hold potential for the power system community and industry to explore for further developments of more robust and intelligent DERMS, to successfully enable efficient transition into a new era of clean and sustainable power systems, encompassing active and dynamically changing distribution circuits. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions		Mini/micro-grids (when interconnected)	VPP and aggregators (market integration of DERs)
76	2015	Guidelines for Implementing Advanced Distribution Management Systems. Requirements for DMS Integration with DERMS and Microgrids	Argonne National Laboratory	Guidelines	Active management of distribution grid			No file uploaded.			https://publications.anl.gov/anlpubs/2015/08/120642.pdf	This guideline focuses on the integration of DMS with DERMS and microgrids connected to the distribution grid by defining generic and fundamental design and implementation principles and strategies. It starts by addressing the current status, objectives, and core functionalities of each system, and then discusses the new challenges and the common principles of DMS design and implementation for integration with DERMS and microgrids to realize enhanced grid operation reliability and quality power delivery to consumers while also achieving the maximum energy economics from the DER and microgrid connections. DERMS Monitoring Solutions Control Solutions		Mini/micro-grids (when interconnected)		Protection coordination and adjustments
78	2020	A Review of Health Assessment Techniques for Distribution Transformers in Smart Distribution Grids	Tran, Q.T.; Davies, K.; Roose, L.; Wiriyakitikun, P.; Janjampop, J.; Riva Sanseverino, E.; Zizzo, G	Article	Operation and Maintenance			No file uploaded.			https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/22/8115	Due to the large number of distribution transformers in the distribution grid, the status of distribution transformers plays an important role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the these grids. To evaluate the distribution transformer health, many assessment techniques have been studied and developed. These tools will support the transformer operators in predicting the status of the distribution transformer and responding effectively. This paper will review the literature in the area, analyze the latest techniques as well as highlight the advantages and disadvantages of current methodologies. Monitoring Solutions	Smart grids (AMI, smart meters, etc.) increase					Distribution transformer health
96	2018	Upgradation, Implementation and Piloting of Online Data Portal for NEA's Distribution System	Upveda Technology Pvt. Ltd	Study Report	Distribution planning			No file uploaded.	Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme 3			Monitoring Solutions					Centralised information database (e.g. DER register, GIS, etc.)

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