# Using large-scale local and cross-location experiments for smart grid system validation

## TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel large-scale co-simulation approach across multiple labs to enable realistic and efficient testing of smart grid technologies, overcoming limitations of traditional single-site experiments.

## Contribution

It introduces an innovative concept for large-scale, multi-location co-simulation to improve smart grid system validation efficiency and realism.

## Key findings

- Enables realistic testing environments for smart grid technologies
- Reduces time and resource requirements compared to traditional methods
- Facilitates collaborative research across multiple laboratories

## Abstract

For robust testing of new technologies used in future, intelligent power and energy systems, realistic testing environments are needed. Due to the dimensions of a real-world environment a field-based installation is often not viable. More efficient instead of a local installation is to connect existing and highly sophisticated labs with different focus of specialization. Today's experimental setups for the Smart Grid domain are very time-consuming solutions or specific implementations for a single project. To overcome this challenge, an innovative concept for a novel approach for large-scale co-simulation across locations (different labs) is presented in this paper.