Empirical cross-system meta-analysis of long-term transmission grid evolution

TL;DR

This paper conducts an empirical meta-analysis of long-term transmission grid evolution to understand how real-world grids develop and the role of grid-side flexibility in their reconfiguration.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive empirical study on the evolution of transmission grids and the impact of grid-side flexibility over time.

Findings

Insights into long-term grid evolution patterns

Assessment of grid-side flexibility's role in network reconfiguration

Identification of gaps in empirical data on grid development

Abstract

The potential of grid-side flexibility, the latent ability to reconfigure transmission network topology remains under-used partly because of the lack of empirical studies on how real-world grids evolve.