2020 PES GM 8/4 Panel Video: Interfacing Techniques and Tools for Combined Transmission-Distribution Interdependency Analysis

The interdependency between transmission and distribution system is becoming more complex as the distribution system moves from a “passive” to “active” networks. Increasing deployment of distributed energy resources coupled with retirement of fossil fuel-based generation, along with demand-side management activities, are introducing two-way flows across the transmission-distribution boundary. To realize the full potential of such grid modernization activities and optimally plan and operate the future power grid, a holistic analysis, encompassing both transmission and distribution, is necessary. However, the current power grid analysis tools are segregated into two camps: transmission analysis tools and distribution analysis tools. This division has been driven by business needs as well as operational and modeling differences. In recent years, various efforts on combined transmission-distribution analysis have been made by the community with various tools, techniques, and analyses developed.

This panel session will bring together experts from vendors, utility, and academia to discuss the tools, techniques, and solutions for combined transmission-distribution analysis. Panelists will present the state-of-the-art in this area and discuss the challenges, gaps, and impediments.

This panel session will bring together experts from vendors, utility, and academia to discuss the tools, techniques, and solutions for combined transmission-distribution analysis. Panelists will present the state-of-the-art in this area and discuss the challenges, gaps, and impediments.