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 and Mohammad Heidari Kapourchali
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Phylicia Cicilio: Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
David Glennon: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Adam Mate: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Arthur Barnes: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Vishvas Chalishazar: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Bjorn Vaagensmith: Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
Jake Gentle: Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
Craig Rieger: Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
Richard Wies: Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Mohammad Heidari Kapourchali: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-25

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: resilience; reliability; power system operation; power system planning; renewable energies; inverter-based generation; digitalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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