Methodologies for the Integration of High-Resolution Measurements on Management of Modern Power Distribution Systems

• Grant number: 18/24018-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: March 01, 2019
• End date: August 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Walmir de Freitas Filho
• Grantee: Ricardo Torquato Borges
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/08645-9 - Interdisciplinary research activities in electric smart grids, AP.TEM

Abstract

The recent technological advances on electric power systems have led to substantial investments in a supervised structure based on the use of advanced monitoring devices with telecommunication systems. Two technologies that have become mature and are already commercialized are phasor and waveform measurement units (PMUs and WMUs). They offer more detailed information of the system and with much higher time resolution than traditional smart meters (that typically store voltage/current magnitude and active/reactive power with time resolution of minutes or, in some cases, even hours). This increased awareness of distribution system operation opens a new range of still unexploited possibilities to improve the quality and reliability of electric power delivery as well as to decrease its operational costs.The above scenario has attracted the attention of distribution utilities around the world, especially due to the perspective of improving the performance and management of distribution systems. In such context, the main goal of this postdoctoral project is to develop methodologies that use information from high-resolution measurements to solve issues that cannot be addressed only with information from the traditional smart meters so that more value can be added to these new measurement technologies. Four specific applications will be investigated: stability monitoring of inverter-based generators, disturbance source location and equipment condition monitoring, anti-islanding protection of distributed generators, and control of Grid Edge technologies (photovoltaic generators, energy storage devices, energy efficient appliances, electric vehicles etc.). It is important to highlight that part of this research will be developed in collaboration with the power system research group led by Prof. Wilsun Xu (IEEE Fellow and expert on power quality monitoring) at the University of Alberta (UofA). In addition to strategic support, this collaboration will allow the candidate to access a large set of field measurements to be used in this project.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TRINDADE, FERNANDA C. L.; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR. Impact Assessment of Wide-Scale Rooftop PV Penetration on Overcurrent Protection of Distribution Networks. JOURNAL OF CONTROL AUTOMATION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, MAR 2021. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)

GAO, BO; TORQUATO, RICARDO; XU, WILSUN; FREITAS, WALMIR. Waveform-Based Method for Fast and Accurate Identification of Subsynchronous Resonance Events. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, v. 34, n. 5, p. 3626-3636, SEP 2019. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9)

ROSADO, BARBARA; TORQUATO, RICARDO; VENKATESH, BALA; GOOI, HOAY BENG; FREITAS, WALMIR; RIDER, MARCOS J.. Framework for optimizing the demand contracted by large customers. IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, v. 14, n. 4, p. 635-644, FEB 28 2020. (18/24018-0, 15/21972-6, 16/08645-9, 17/20332-9)

BARBOSA, TIAGO; ANDRADE, JOSE; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR; TRINDADE, FERNANDA C. L.. Use of EV hosting capacity for management of low-voltage distribution systems. IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, v. 14, n. 13, p. 2620-2629, JUL 3 2020. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9, 15/24448-6)

PEREIRA, CAIO ORIENTE; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR; DING, HONGWU. Wide-Scale Assessment of the Payback of a Battery Energy Storage System Connected to MV Customers. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, v. 14, n. 3, p. 4-pg., 2023-07-01. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9, 16/23754-9, 21/11380-5)

TORQUATO, RICARDO; ARGUELLO, ANDRES; FREITAS, WALMIR. Comparative Analysis Between the Effect of Type III and Type IV Generators on Risk of Harmonic Resonances in Wind Parks. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 38, n. 2, p. 13-pg., 2023-04-01. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)

BARBOSA, TIAGO; BONADIA, RODRIGO; TORQUATO, RICARDO; MEIRA, PAULO C. M.; BAYMA, FELIPE; FREITAS, WALMIR; LEMES, ANDRE L.; RODRIGUES, LUISE O.; GASTALDI, ANDRE F.; FREITAS, JOAO P. F. S.; et al. Assessment of the Technical Loss Calculation Method Used in Brazilian Distribution Systems. 2020 IEEE PES TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION - LATIN AMERICA (T&D LA), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2020-01-01. (17/20880-6, 16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)

ARGUELLO, ANDRES; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR; PADILHA-FELTRIN, ANTONIO. A Graphical Method to Assess Component Overload Due to Harmonic Resonances in Wind Parks. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 36, n. 3, p. 1819-1828, JUN 2021. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0, 19/17959-5)

TORQUATO, RICARDO; ARGUELLO, ANDRES; FREITAS, WALMIR; IEEE. Practical Methods for Online Monitoring of Harmonic Resonances in DFIG-Based Wind Parks. 2022 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HARMONICS & QUALITY OF POWER (ICHQP 2022), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2022-01-01. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9)

ARGUELLO, ANDRES; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR. Method for Assessing the Risk of Subsynchronous Oscillations in DFIG-Based Wind Parks. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 37, n. 6, p. 10-pg., 2022-12-01. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9)

TORQUATO, RICARDO; HAX, GLAUCIO R. T.; FREITAS, WALMIR; NASSIF, ALEXANDRE. Impact Assessment of High-Frequency Distortions Produced by PV Inverters. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 36, n. 5, p. 2978-2987, OCT 2021. (18/24018-0, 16/08645-9)

TRINDADE, FERNANDA C. L.; TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR. Impact Assessment of Wide-Scale Rooftop PV Penetration on Overcurrent Protection of Distribution Networks. JOURNAL OF CONTROL AUTOMATION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, v. 32, n. 3, p. 11-pg., 2021-03-01. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)

TORQUATO, RICARDO; FREITAS, WALMIR; TRINDADE, FERNANDA C. L.. Practical Method for First-Screening Assessment of New PV Connection Requests on Unbalanced Low Voltage Distribution Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 38, n. 1, p. 13-pg., 2023-02-01. (16/08645-9, 20/10523-4, 18/24018-0)

TORQUATO, RICARDO; ARGUELLO, ANDRUS; FREITAS, WALMIR. Practical Chart for Harmonic Resonance Assessment of DFIG-Based Wind Parks. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, v. 35, n. 5, p. 10-pg., 2020-10-01. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)

NASSIF, ALEXANDRE B.; TORQUATO, RICARDO; IEEE. Practical Charts for Sub-Synchronous Resonance Assessment of Induction Motor Starts. 2020 IEEE POWER & ENERGY SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING (PESGM), v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2020-01-01. (16/08645-9, 18/24018-0)