Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids
In the energy transition scenario, the security of small isolated electrical networks is challenged by the pervasive Renewable Energy Sources (RES) penetration. This paper presents a hierarchical control architecture designed within the framework of an Italian industrial research project. The propos...
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| author | Marco Menga Lucio Barbato Gianpatrizio Bianco Luigi Mascolo Gabriele Nardelli Francesco Renna Gianluca Sapienza Chiara Micillo Sergio Bruno Cosimo Iurlaro Massimo La Scala |
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| description | In the energy transition scenario, the security of small isolated electrical networks is challenged by the pervasive Renewable Energy Sources (RES) penetration. This paper presents a hierarchical control architecture designed within the framework of an Italian industrial research project. The proposed control architecture aims to allocate adequate operating reserve during the operation of isolated microgrids in the presence of high RES penetration. To validate its performances under realistic conditions, the architecture was implemented and tested in a Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation environment, which employed Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation to exploit the software and hardware facilities of two separate laboratories. The set-up serves as a cyber-physical demonstrator, enabling the assessment of the readiness level and effectiveness of the proposed control architecture in ensuring the secure operation of the isolated electrical network of a real Italian small island under vulnerable operating conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f9ac721e3b64c03bb50218ff29e88cd2025-07-08T23:00:51ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics2644-13142025-01-0161135114710.1109/OJPEL.2025.357745311027674Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated MicrogridsMarco Menga0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1697-5534Lucio Barbato1Gianpatrizio Bianco2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0064-2718Luigi Mascolo3https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9889-8712Gabriele Nardelli4Francesco Renna5Gianluca Sapienza6Chiara Micillo7https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6816-8598Sergio Bruno8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0863-9274Cosimo Iurlaro9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-5942Massimo La Scala10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-2599Technology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyTechnology Development, Gridspertise, Bari, ItalyNetwork Development, e-distribuzione, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, ItalyIn the energy transition scenario, the security of small isolated electrical networks is challenged by the pervasive Renewable Energy Sources (RES) penetration. This paper presents a hierarchical control architecture designed within the framework of an Italian industrial research project. The proposed control architecture aims to allocate adequate operating reserve during the operation of isolated microgrids in the presence of high RES penetration. To validate its performances under realistic conditions, the architecture was implemented and tested in a Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation environment, which employed Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation to exploit the software and hardware facilities of two separate laboratories. The set-up serves as a cyber-physical demonstrator, enabling the assessment of the readiness level and effectiveness of the proposed control architecture in ensuring the secure operation of the isolated electrical network of a real Italian small island under vulnerable operating conditions.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11027674/Power hardware-in-the-loopco-simulationmicrogrid controlleroperating reserveisolated power systemselectrical distribution systems |
| spellingShingle | Marco Menga Lucio Barbato Gianpatrizio Bianco Luigi Mascolo Gabriele Nardelli Francesco Renna Gianluca Sapienza Chiara Micillo Sergio Bruno Cosimo Iurlaro Massimo La Scala Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics Power hardware-in-the-loop co-simulation microgrid controller operating reserve isolated power systems electrical distribution systems |
| title | Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids |
| title_full | Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids |
| title_fullStr | Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids |
| title_short | Geographically Distributed Real-Time Simulation of a Hierarchical Control Architecture for Isolated Microgrids |
| title_sort | geographically distributed real time simulation of a hierarchical control architecture for isolated microgrids |
| topic | Power hardware-in-the-loop co-simulation microgrid controller operating reserve isolated power systems electrical distribution systems |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11027674/ |
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