Atlanta, GA – This project developed a highly specialized and interactive software tool capable of simulating emerging distribution systems with vast amounts of DERs. The tool supports critical long-term planning decisions associated with the type, location, and size of DERs in distribution system applications. The toll can be utilized to support critical making operational or long-term investment decisions by utility engineers, energy developers, economics, policy makers, and executives with unprecedented insight.
The software utilizes advanced optimization techniques coupled with high-fidelity grid and DER models to solve optimal energy scheduling, analyze DER portfolio and assess non-wires alternative solutions, while consistently observing the physical realities of unbalanced distribution circuits.
The DSO Simulation Studio developed in this project is being utilized to address critical questions such as the values of DERs in providing grid services, the optimal location and size of DERs in resilient distribution feeders, optimal design of transmission and distribution non-wires alternative solutions, integration of EV charging stations, PV and DER hosting capacity, among others.
