Impact of Grid-Following and Grid-Forming DERs on Resilient Operation of Holonic Grid

<p>This thesis investigates how different distributed energy resources (DERs) impact the resilience operation of a holonic grid. The holonic grid consists of two or more connected microgrids and /or provisional microgrids (PMGs). The type of the DER, i.e., grid-forming or grid-following, affects the operations of the holonic grid, particularly during the islanded mode. To study this emerging and timely topic, a resilience-oriented holonic grid optimal operation model is proposed. This model carefully formulates the operations of both grid-forming and grid-following DERs. A variable value of lost load (VoLL) is further employed in the proposed model to help quantify and monetize the potential load curtailments, and accordingly, observe the holonic grid operation in response to various extreme external events. To evaluate the proposed model, two cases and multiple scenarios are performed on a sample holonic grid. The studied cases analyze the impact of microgrids energy exchange within the holonic grid, and scenarios take into account various resilience operations.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M. S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Alsenan, Ali M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Amin Khodaei
• Shimelis Assefa
• Mohammad Matin

• DERs
• Distributed energy resources
• Grid-following
• Grid-forming
• Holonic
• Resilient
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering
• Power and Energy

Statement dc:rights

• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1714

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2713