Power Systems Performance under 5G Radio Access Network in a Co-Simulation Environment

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the performance of smart grid applications using 5G communication in a co-simulation environment, demonstrating system stability under various scenarios.

Contribution

It introduces a co-simulation framework to assess 5G's impact on smart grid control and stability, highlighting its viability for future grid communication.

Findings

System remains stable with 5G communication during set point changes.

5G enables reliable and fast data exchange for grid control.

Performance varies with different scenarios but overall stability is maintained.

Abstract

Communication can improve control of important system parameters by allowing different grid components to communicate their states with each other. This information exchange requires a reliable and fast communication infrastructure. 5G communication can be a viable means to achieve this objective. This paper investigates the performance of several smart grid applications under a 5G radio access network. Different scenarios including set point changes and transients are evaluated, and the results indicate that the system maintains stability when a 5Gnetwork is used to communicate system states.