3_PV

Ongoing Projects:(Private documentation, restricted access for the team members only)

    1. DOE-Sunlamp: PNNL and NCSU are working on co-simulation between transmission and distribution systems. This link contains data for a test feeder for volt-var control for high-penetration distribution feeders. We also have a DOE Sunlamp website documenting the publications at Research Gate.

  1. CAPER: Active Planning

  2. Strata Solar

  3. Duke Energy: ZNE

Journal Publications:

    1. Xinda Ke,Nader Samaan, Jesse Holzer, Renke Huang, Bharat Vyakaranam, Mallikarjuna Vallem, Marcelo Elizondo, Ning Lu, Xiangqi Zhu, Brant Werts, Quan Nguyen, Alex Huang, Yuri V. Makarov, "Coordinative Real-time Sub-Transmission Volt-Var Control for Reactive Power Regulation between Transmission and Distribution Systems", Accepted by ET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2018.

  1. Xiangqi Zhu, Jiyu Wang, Ning LU, Nader Samaan, and Renke Huang. "A Hierarchical VLSM-Based Demand Response Strategy for Coordinative Voltage Control between Transmission and Distribution Systems," submitted to the IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid.

    1. Xiangi Zhu, Jiahong Yan, and Ning Lu. “A Graphical Performance-based Energy Storage Capacity Sizing Method for High Solar Penetration Residential Feeders”, IEEE trans. on Smart Grid, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Jan. 2017.

    2. Sun, Tiankui, Jian Lu, Zhimin Li, David Lubkeman, and Ning Lu. "Modeling Combined Heat and Power Systems for Microgrid Applications." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Jan. 2017.

Conference Papers:

  1. Jiyu Wang, Xiangqi Zhu, David Mulcahy, Catie McEntee, David Lubkeman, Ning Lu, Nader Samaan, Brant Werts, and Andrew Kling. "A Two-Step Load Disaggregation Algorithm for Quasi-Static Time-Series Analysis on Actual Distribution Feeders," accepted by the 2018 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Portland, OR, 2018.

  2. Fuhong Xie, N. Lu, and Jiahong Yan, “Design of a Mobile Energy Management Unit for Off-grid Mini-microgrids,” accepted by Proc. of 2018 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Portland, OR, 2018.

  3. G. Henri and N. Lu, “A Multi-Agent Shared Machine Learning Approach for Real-time Battery Operation Mode rediction and Control,” Accepted by Proc. of 2018 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Portland, OR, 2018.

  4. Nader Samaan, Marcelo A. Elizondo, Bharat Vyakaranam, Mallikarjuna R. Vallem, Xinda Ke, Renke Huang, Jesse T. Holzer, Siddharth Sridhar, Quan Nguyen, Yuri V. Makarov, Xiangqi Zhu, Jiyu Wang, and Ning Lu, "Combined Transmission and Distribution Test System to Study High Penetration of Distributed Solar Generation," Proc. of IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2018.

  5. G. Henri, N. Lu, and C. Carrejo, "A Machine Learning Approach for Real-time Battery Optimal Operation Mode Prediction and Control", Proc. of IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2018.

  6. Jiyu Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhu, D. Lubkeman, N. Lu, Nader Samaan, Brant Werts, "Load Aggregation Methods for Quasi-Static PowerFlow Analysis on High PV Penetration Feeders", Proc. of IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2018.

  7. G. Henri, N. Lu, and C. Carrejo, “Design of a Novel Mode-based Energy Storage Controller for Residential PV Systems.” Proc. of 2017 Power & Energy Society ISGT Europe Conference, Turino, 2017. (can be downloaded at the the link provided below)

  8. Jiyu Wang, Xiangqi Zhu, David Lubkeman, N. Lu, and Nader Samaan. “Continuation Power Flow Analysis for PV Integration Studies at Distribution Feeders”, Proc. of 2017 Power & Energy Society ISGT Conference, Washington, 2017.

  9. Jian Lu, N. Lu, T. Sun, Z. Li, and D. Lubkeman, “An Optimal Microgrid Dispatch Algorithm for Scheduling Multiple CHPs in Islanding Operation,” Proc. of 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2017.

  10. Xiangqi Zhu, Jiyu Wang, David Lubkeman, N. Lu, Nader Samaan, and Renke Huang. “Voltage-Load Sensitivity Matrix Based Demand Response for Voltage Control in High Solar Penetration Distribution Feeders”, Proc. of 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2017.

  11. Xiangqi Zhu, Gonzague Henri, Jiahong Yan, and N. Lu. “A Cost-Benefit Study of Sizing Residential PV and ES Systems based on Synthesized Load Profiles”, Proc. of 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2017.

  12. Xiangqi Zhu, Jiahong Yan, and Ning Lu, “A Probabilistic-based PV and Energy Storage Sizing Tool for Residential Loads” Proc. of 2016 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, Dallas, TX, May, 2016.