Siemens Digital Grid Laboratory

Mission: The Siemens Digital Grid Lab is equipped with utility-grade software and hardware, such as Spectrum Power Microgrid Management System (MGMS), Power System Simulator for Engineering (PSS/E) and PSS/SINCAL, and Siemens Distribution Feeder Automation (SDFA). The lab has 17 DELL computers and stations, two large displays, 2 large and 1 mobile white boards, presentation table and discussion area, and data links to UCF campus microgrid.

Acknowledgements: The Lab was established with geneous support from Siemens Digital Grid.

LABORATORY FACILITY Equipment: The Lab provides capabilities of both software modeling and hardware-in-the-loop testing. In addition to software (PSS®E, DIgSILENT, ETAP, EMTP, DSATools, CPLEX), the lab is equipped with OPAL-RT hardware (eMEGAsim, ePHASORsim, RT-Lab, IRIG/GPS Synchronization reference board, Driver IEC61850 GOOSE for protection relay interface), SEL relays (SEL-411L Advanced Line Differential Protection, Automation, and Control System), SEL-3373 Station Phasor Data Concentrator, SEL-2488 Satellite-Synchronized Network Clock, and SEL-2730M Managed Ethernet Switch.

Topics: In the Digital Grid Lab, we are working on several aspects of power systems including: optimal operation of transmission and distribution systems with high penetration of renewable energies, stochastic modeling of power systems, protection of PV farms, real-time monitoring of transmission and distribution systems, distribution system automation, and power system restoration and resilience analysis.