Modeling Environment for Testing a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) Using GridAPPS-D Platform

The electric power system is currently undergoing a major transition due to growing numbers of distributed energy resources (DERs) and increased distribution automation. If optimally managed operated, DERs could provide flexibility highly valuable grid services such as restoration, peak shaving, voltage regulation, frequency support maintain reliability. Different applications enterprises, management systems (DERMS), are being developed for coordinated optimal operation DERs. However, attract sufficient DER participation achieve the DERs, components must be interoperable information exchange secure. Along this line, Portland State University engineering group developing Energy Grid Things (EGoT) DERMS prototype. proposed application requires dispatch large testing presents challenge; it not practical test prototypes using thousands real Hence, modeling environment (ME) designed co-simulation tool model interactions between mass simulated ME expected address scalability issue inherent hardware-in-the-loop simulation; many assets needed observe effects on from deployment To enable development advanced planning operations, U.S Department GridAPPS-D™, an open-source, standards-based platform at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This paper introduces application. architecture presented, GridAPPS-D features simulation discussed. Additionally, procedure within use different APIs efficient timely integration discussed in detail.