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Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) and Its Coordination with Transmission System: A Review and Co-Simulation

  • Pouya Pourghasem Gavgani,
  • Salar Baghbannovin,
  • Seyed Masoud Mohseni-Bonab and
  • Innocent Kamwa
Energies2024, 17(6), 1353;https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061353

12 March 2024

Ever-increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the power grids, alongside their numerous benefits, brings new challenges that call for enhanced solutions in the field of control and management of power grids. The majority of th...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
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Utility DERMS for Active Management of Emerging Distribution Grids with High Penetration of Renewable DERs

  • Luka Strezoski and
  • Izabela Stefani
Electronics2021, 10(16), 2027;https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10162027

21 August 2021

Operational and planning challenges caused by ever-increasing integration of electronically coupled renewable distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a reality all over the globe. These challenges range from technical constraint violations to...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
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Development of Voltage Control Algorithm for Improving System Stability in Korean Distribution Grids

  • DongYeong Gwon,
  • YunHyuk Choi and
  • JunBo Sim
Electronics2022, 11(22), 3661;https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11223661

9 November 2022

Problems with overvoltage and reverse energy flow arise as the percentage of distribution energy resources (DERs) in distribution system rises. This paper implements a MATLAB/Simulink linked model that communicates with the OpenDSS engine. The point...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
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Voltage Regulation Performance Evaluation of Distributed Energy Resource Management via Advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

  • Jing Wang,
  • Harsha Padullaparti,
  • Fei Ding,
  • Murali Baggu and
  • Martha Symko-Davies
Energies2021, 14(20), 6734;https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206734

16 October 2021

This paper evaluates the performance of coordinated control across advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), distributed energy resources (DERs), and distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) using an advanced hardware-in-the-loop...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
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A Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator Application to Mitigate Voltage Variation for Distribution Feeders

  • Te-Tien Ku,
  • Chia-Hung Lin,
  • Chao-Shun Chen,
  • Yih-Der Lee,
  • Jheng-Lun Jiang,
  • Sing-Jia Tzeng and
  • Chen-Min Chan
Sustainability2023, 15(15), 11618;https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511618

27 July 2023

With the growing penetration of distributed energy resources (DER), the accompanying challenges have led utilities to limit the hosting capacities of DER installations on distribution feeders. A distribution static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM)...

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  • Review
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13 Citations
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DER Control and Management Strategies for Distribution Networks: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

  • Edward J. Smith,
  • Duane A. Robinson and
  • Sean Elphick
Energies2024, 17(11), 2636;https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112636

29 May 2024

It is widely recognised that improving the visibility and controllability of distributed energy resources (DERs) within electricity distribution networks will have significant benefits, particularly for the management of low-voltage (LV) and medium-v...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
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Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Smart Inverter Testing with Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems

  • Hao Chang and
  • Luigi Vanfretti
Electronics2024, 13(10), 1866;https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13101866

10 May 2024

The increasing integration of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) inverters and inverter-based resource (IBR) systems into the power grid emphasizes the critical need for standardized procedures to ensure their reliability and effective grid support fun...

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Coordinated Voltage and Power Factor Optimization in EV- and DER-Integrated Distribution Systems Using an Adaptive Rolling Horizon Approach

  • Wonjun Yun,
  • Phi-Hai Trinh,
  • Jhi-Young Joo and
  • Il-Yop Chung
Energies2025, 18(23), 6357;https://doi.org/10.3390/en18236357

4 December 2025

The penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and electric vehicles (EVs), in distribution systems has been increasing rapidly. At the same time, load demand is rising due to the proliferation of data ce...

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