| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453744 | Computers & Electrical Engineering | 2014 | 19 Pages |
•Indicates the available communication technologies and the challenges in simulation.•Summarizes the individual network simulators and their application in smart grid communication simulations.•Reviews currently available co-simulation platforms with special focus on the synchronization problems.•The MVDC shipboard smart grid is used as a case study to demonstrate the advantages of co-simulation.
This paper gives an overview of available simulation techniques to support the analysis of smart grid communications. Intelligent power grids, known as smart grids, are required as the demand for energy continues to grow and more emphasis is being placed on the supply of renewable energy. The main ingredient of smart grid is the integration of information and communication technology into the grids to monitor and regulate power generation and the demand. The impact of the communication networks on the performance of power system dynamics can only be understood through numerical simulations. This paper provides an overview of available simulation techniques for smart grid communications with a particular focus on the co-simulation frameworks and their enabling technologies. Moreover, a case study with VPNET for analyzing agent based shipboard smart grid protections considering communication impacts is provided.
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