Summary:
The available simulation tools for steady-state analysis (power-flow calculation) and dynamic analysis of
hybrid AC/DC grids are studied in this report.
A description of the most relevant simulation tools for power system analysis and the capability of each tool to deal with AC/DC systems in the context of smart grids is reported here. In particular, the different type of simulators analysed in this work are:
• Power-flow calculation tools
• ElectroMagnetic Transient (EMT) simulators (EMT average simulators, EMT switching simulators and real-time simulators)
• Electromechanical time-domain simulators
• Small Signal Analysis (SSA) tools (which can also be of electromagnetic type or electromechanical type)
Three test systems have been studied with different simulation tools: (a) an AC microgrid, (b) an AC/DC microgrid and (c) a VSC-HVDC multi-terminal system.
IIT Project: PRICAM-COMILLAS (PRICAM-COMILLAS)
Funding entity: Comunidad de Madrid. Programa Redes Inteligentes de la Comunidad de Madrid (PRICAM)
Publication date: 21-03-2016
IIT-16-035I