An HPC Based Real-time Path Rating Calculation Tool for Congestion Management with High Penetration of Renewable Energy

作     者：Ruisheng Diao Zhenyu Huang Yuri V.Makarov Yousu Chen Bruce Palmer Shuangshuang Jin James Wong 

作者机构：Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWA 99352USA Pacific Northwest National LaboratorySeattleWA 98109USA Bonneville Power Administration(BPA)SpokaneWA99201USA 

出 版 物：《CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems》 (中国电机工程学会电力与能源系统学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第3卷第4期

页      面：431-439页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the U.S.Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy(ARPAE)and Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability through its Advanced Grid Modeling Program.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL)is operated by Battelle for the DOE under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830 

主　　题：Real-time path rating high performance computing total transfer capability transmission congestion voltage stability transient stability massive contingency analysis 

摘      要：Every year, transmission congestion costs billions ofdollars for electricity customers. This clearly identifies the criticalneed for more transmission capacity and also poses big challengesfor power grid reliability in stressed conditions due to heavyloading and in uncertain situations due to variable renewableresources and responsive smart loads. However, it becomesincreasingly difficult to build new transmission lines, whichtypically involve both economic and environmental *** this paper, advanced computing techniques are developedto enable a non-wire solution that realizes unused transfercapabilities of existing transmission facilities. An integratedsoftware prototype powered by high-performance computing(HPC) is developed to calculate ratings of key transmission pathsin real time for relieving transmission congestion and facilitatingrenewable integration, while complying with the North AmericanElectric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards on assessingtotal transfer capabilities. The innovative algorithms include: (1)massive contingency analysis enabled by dynamic load balancing,(2) parallel transient simulation to speed up single dynamicsimulation, (3) a non-iterative method for calculating voltagesecurity boundary and (4) an integrated package consideringall NERC required limits. This tool has been tested on realisticpower system models in the Western Interconnection of NorthAmerica and demonstrates satisfactory computational speedusing parallel computers. Various benefits of real-time path ratingare investigated at Bonneville Power Administration using realtime EMS snapshots, demonstrating a significant increase in pathlimits. These technologies would change the traditional goals ofpath rating studies, fundamentally transforming how the grid isoperated, and maximizing the utilization of national transmissionassets, as well as facilitating integration of renewable energy andsmart loads.