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Title: Grid-Aware Tradeoff Analysis for Outage Mitigation Microgrids at Emerging Resilience Hubs
Sustained power outages are growing in scale and number primarily due to i) the increasing number and intensity of disasters and ii) decarbonization- and electrification-related grid changes. Outage mitigation technologies (e.g., backup diesel generators, and solar panels) increasingly provide vital electricity access during disasters. However, their adoption is inequitable due to individual- or community-level barriers and historic underinvestment in certain communities. We postulate that community-based Resilience Hubs (RHs), which are being increasingly deployed to provide on-site services during disasters, can be expanded to address this inequity by supplying backup power to vulnerable communities through islanded operations. To that end, we present Grid-Aware Tradeoff Analysis (GATA) framework to identify the best backup power systems for expanded RHs. To include technical, economic, and social facets in the framework, we will use three-phase power flow (TPF) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). TPF will enforce the electrical feasibility of islanded RH operation, and MCDA will quantify the economic, environmental, and equity-weighted outage mitigation performance. As a use case for GATA, we will evaluate multiple representative RHs in Richmond, California, and highlight the non-dominated systems for the electrically feasible RHs. We show the value of GATA's detailed grid simulation, its ability to quantify tradeoffs across scenarios, and its possible extensions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2053856
PAR ID:
10568281
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
EEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation
Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation
Volume:
2
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2771-9626
Page Range / eLocation ID:
186 to 199
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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