Distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have been commonplace in power plants for decades, but the technology has not been stagnant. Today’s systems are beginning ...

The virtual power plant (VPP) is an increasingly popular choice for realizing the aggregation, optimization, and control of flexible resources that are not necessarily within the same geographical ...

Part 1 of this series discussed the key aspects of a distribution operation landscape, which will define the successful utility of the future. Part 2 examines challenges that must be addressed to ...

The proposed frequency-fixed grid-forming control strategy controls CIGs as constant voltage sources within their capability limitations and can realize a renewable power system with fixed frequency ...