Distributed Generation Asset Protection and Control (P&C) Scheme Investigation with Real-Time Simulation for Improved Integration Time and Cost Efficiency

能源+是当地的分销公司（LDC），为68,000客户在剑桥，布兰特福德和周边地区。他们负责配电系统的可靠性和服务质量，包括其电力基础设施的复杂规划和运营，其保护和控制（P&C）设备和方案的协调，以及最近的分布式发电（DG）资产（例如，太阳能、风能、储能）在配电系统的不同区域。DG是朝着Energy+和整个加拿大更可持续，更绿色的系统/经济迈出的一步。对DG系统的需求不断增加，为Energy+及其客户带来了运营和经济挑战。能源+和莫霍克学院的能源和电力创新中心（EPIC）将合作开发一个实验室环境，以研究DG集成的挑战及其对P&C要求的影响。利用研究结果，Energy+可以调整其当前的互连计划，或确认他们正在为客户使用最佳方法。莫霍克学院拥有建立测试环境的专业知识，并将提供设备和设施，包括一个退役的变电站。Energy+和EPIC将共同确定DG互连的已知问题，并提供潜在的解决方案。这将有助于解决这些问题，并努力改善互连过程，这将减少能源+及其客户的DG开发和集成时间和成本。

Energy+ is the Local Distribution Company (LDC) that serves 68,000 customers in Cambridge, Brantford and surrounding areas. They are responsible for the reliability and service quality of the electrical distributionsystem that includes complex planning and operations of their electrical infrastructure, coordination of theirProtection and Control (P&C) equipment and schemes, and more recently, Distributed Generation (DG) assets (e.g., solar, wind, energy storage) in different areas of the distribution system. DG is a step forward towards a more sustainable, greener system/economy at Energy+ and across Canada. The increasing demand for DGs intothe system creates operational and economic challenges for Energy+ and their clients. Energy+ and Mohawk College's Energy and Power Innovation Centre (EPIC) will partner to develop an investigatory environment to study DG integration challenges and its impact on the P&C requirements. Using the results of the study,Energy+ can then adjust their current interconnection plan or confirm that they are using the best method for their customers. Mohawk College has the expertise to build the testing environment and will provide theequipment and facilities, including a decommissioned electrical substation. Together, Energy+ and EPIC will identify known issues with DG interconnection and provide potential solutions. This will help address theseissues and work to improve the interconnection process, which will reduce DG development and integration time and costs for Energy+ and their customers.