Testing 750 Node Distribution Grids and Devices Using optimized parallel delay-free real-time solvers and modern grid protocols

Today, most utilities use real-time simulation to plan and test the protection and control systems for their power grids. The need for this technology is clear when one considers the large capital investments and commissioning effort needed to ensure that these very complex power systems function at extremely high levels of reliability. When protection and control systems are deployed in the field, they have to work correctly and reliably. Digital real-time simulators (DRTS) play a key role in ensuring that this happens.

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