Integration of Renewable Generation and Elastic Loads into Distribution Grids

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Omid Ardakanian, S. Keshav, Catherine Rosenberg

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3. Related Work

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4. System Model

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5. Optimal Control of Active End-Nodes

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6. Evaluation

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7. Conclusion

   • Omid Ardakanian, S. Keshav, Catherine Rosenberg

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8. Back Matter

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This brief examines the challenges of integrating distributed energy resources and high-power elastic loads into low-voltage distribution grids, as well as the potential for pervasive measurement. It explores the control needed to address these challenges and achieve various system-level and user-level objectives. A mathematical framework is presented for the joint control of active end-nodes at scale, and extensive numerical simulations demonstrate that proper control of active end-nodes can significantly enhance reliable and economical operation of the power grid.

• Grid modernization
• Optimal control
• Renewable energy systems
• Energy storage
• Linearized power flow
• Electric Vehicles
• Pervasive measurement
• Resource allocation
• Fairness

• University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

  Omid Ardakanian

• University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

  S. Keshav, Catherine Rosenberg

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