Project Grant 2328248

Award Date 9/1/23
Completion Date 8/31/26
Dollars Obligated $1.2M
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Binghamton, NY 13902, USA
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  • Establishing the theoretical foundations of energy functions for two-time-scale power systems to significantly reduce the need for detailed time-domain simulations
  • Exploring the connection between power system stability and inverter controller dynamics, and minimizing discrepancies between simulation models and actual hardware performance
  • Rigorously validating the proposed online transient stability assessment method on a large 5,000-bus power system model with inverter-based resource penetrations ranging from 0% to 100%

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