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Western electricity coordination council (WECC) digital twin at NREL ARIES | September 12th, 2024

Presentation Abstract: As nearly every aspect of the electric power grid undergoes rapid change, digital twins that support grid operation and planning must evolve as well. The rapid, large-scale deployment of inverter-based resources (IBRs), which is vital to achieving the nation’s clean energy goals, has in some cases led to challenges regarding the reliability and security of the bulk power system (BPS). Advanced power system measurements, including synchronized phasor and waveform measurements, are key to making IBR integration secure and reliable. This presentation discusses the Western Electricity Coordination Council (WECC) digital twins, a joint effort between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and OPAL-RT. In the project, NREL partnered with the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to understand their existing measurement capabilities and the gaps that limit the deployment of IBR-focused measurement systems and analytics. NREL's Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) is the U.S. Department of Energy's advanced research platform to validate our future integrated energy system with increasing integration of renewables, storage, and interactive loads at a size and scale that matter. The WECC digital twin at NREL-ARIES was augmented to better enable studies of IBR integration. Multiple analytical methods are demonstrated, leveraging the digital twin at NREL-ARIES. The presentation also discusses these analytical methods and the applicability of digital twins in analyzing bulk transmission system stability, resiliency, and reliability. Bio: Yash Agalgaonkar is a principal researcher in power systems at NREL. And Rob Hovsapian is researcher advisor at NREL who leads development of ARIES platform.