2012 - IEEE SmartGridComm Symposium on Performance Analysis and Co-simulation

To meet the enormous challenge of creating the sustainable energy infrastructure of the future in the form of a 'Smart Grid', researchers and practitioners need a set of tools and methods to investigate and quantitatively analyse the complex interactions between different components of the electricity grid and evaluate the impact of new ideas and technologies. The system is complex, and studying it requires taking into consideration interdependencies between markets and regulation influences, power flows, electrical system topological and technological constraints, and information & communication networks aspects. Whilst there is an well-established set of steady-state and state estimation methods and simulation tools to help with the power systems grid analysis, it has become clear in the past years that there is a significant need for (quasi) real-time visibility into the state of the grid under the conditions of two-way power flows, intermittency of renewable generation sources, significant micro-generation connections, and the large volume of data being collected from smart meters and other sensing devices being added to the grid. Recently, also the interest has emerged in methods and tools that address smart grid performance analysis as an integrated power + ICT system.

This Performance Analysis and Co-simulation symposium follows from the successful workshop run with the 2nd IEEE Smart Grid Communications Conference 2011, and aims to bring together researchers from Academia, Industry, and National Labs to exchange research ideas and practical experiences in developing and using simulation and modeling software to understand the interactions of the Smart Grid, and obtain quantitative performance metrics to characterize a “smart” power grid as well as the communication network, software and algorithms delivering it.

Topics of Particular Interest

This symposium invites original papers presenting simulation and modeling methods, software tools and case studies on the following aspects of (but not limited to) performance analysis and co-simulation for Smart Grids:
Integration and/or coupling of simulation to join models of both the power grid network, distributed systems and communication networks infrastructure, e.g. for case studies related to modeling and simulation of covering
Integration of renewable generation and bulk-energy storage technologies to the grid,
Distributed Energy Resources, Micro-Grids, Distributed Storage, and Electric Vehicles,
Static and dynamic models for generators, transmission & distribution system components, and loads,
Modeling of communication network characteristics and protocols with relevance to Smart Grids,
Smart Grid Data Analytics,
Market impact on smart grid performance (Retail Market Competition, Dynamic Pricing & Demand Response, Impact of Wholesale Market Competition, etc.)
Generation, Load, and Price forecasting in deregulated markets
Steady state & transient simulation of the grid