Grid Edge Visibility: Gaps and a road map

IF 2.5 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Electrification Magazine Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1109/MELE.2022.3211015

Y. Zhang, Cong Feng, P. Shaffery, Rui Yang

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Abstract

Behind-The-Meter (BTM) resources at the grid edge are rapidly becoming an important component of the electric grid, requiring a substantial reconfiguration of traditional grid practices, such as policy changes, market redesign, and infrastructure upgrades. This adjustment is challenged by the fact that, by definition, grid edge elements are not easily observable by grid control entities. Increasing the visibility of these resources is therefore an important goal, one that is experiencing much research and discussion by various power system stakeholders. For example, policy makers are analyzing the tradeoffs of using grid edge meters to impose charges on grid edge electricity generation. System operators, such as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in the United States, can identify visibility information on the electrical location and the size of the grid edge resources as a critical consideration across the transmission-and-distribution (T&D) spectrum. This article summarizes the challenges and needs of grid entities resulting from the introduction of grid edge resources as well the gaps in the extant grid edge visibility frameworks.

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网格边缘可见性:差距和路线图

电网边缘的电表后(BTM)资源正迅速成为电网的重要组成部分，需要对传统电网实践进行实质性的重新配置，例如政策变化、市场重新设计和基础设施升级。这种调整受到以下事实的挑战:根据定义，网格边缘元素不容易被网格控制实体观察到。因此，提高这些资源的可见性是一个重要目标，各电力系统利益相关者正在对此进行大量研究和讨论。例如，政策制定者正在分析使用电网边缘仪表对电网边缘发电收费的权衡。系统运营商，如美国的中大陆独立系统运营商(MISO)，可以识别电力位置的可见性信息和电网边缘资源的大小，作为输电和配电(T&D)频谱的关键考虑因素。本文总结了由于引入网格边缘资源而导致的网格实体的挑战和需求，以及现有网格边缘可见性框架中的差距。

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期刊介绍： IEEE Electrification Magazine is dedicated to disseminating information on all matters related to microgrids onboard electric vehicles, ships, trains, planes, and off-grid applications. Microgrids refer to an electric network in a car, a ship, a plane or an electric train, which has a limited number of sources and multiple loads. Off-grid applications include small scale electricity supply in areas away from high voltage power networks. Feature articles focus on advanced concepts, technologies, and practices associated with all aspects of electrification in the transportation and off-grid sectors from a technical perspective in synergy with nontechnical areas such as business, environmental, and social concerns.