研究目的

To summarize various applications of digital real-time simulation technologies in the design, analysis, and testing of power and energy systems.

研究成果

This paper presented a thorough review of applications of RT simulation in different areas in power and energy systems. It categorizes the applications into four major classes such as functional applications, field-specific applications, simulation fidelity based applications, and multiphysical applications. It also differentiates between applications at the transmission system and distribution system, since each system has its own specifications and characteristics that require different types of solutions. The objective of this paper is to summarize its major applications so that readers can be familiar with the DRTS usage. The role of RT digital simulation in power systems is rapidly evolving and becoming more essential for industrial and academic research work. The DRTS will bring the testing and research environment closer to real life leading to more accurate and meaningful studies. Future possible application could dive deeper into power electronics modeling as this area is so far the most challenging due to the large number of computations needed in a very short period of time. Thus, more algorithms and faster hardware are yet to be developed to accommodate the challenges of smaller time steps and larger systems. The DRTS applications would soon extend beyond power and energy systems to fields such as aviation and medical surgery and many others.

研究不足

The technical and application constraints of the experiments, as well as potential areas for optimization, are not explicitly mentioned in the paper.