Co-simulating fault events in the on- and off-site electrical system of a nuclear power plant

Antti Keski-Koukkari; Marius Baranauskas; Robert John Millar; Sergio Ricardo da Motta Pires

doi:10.1109/EPE54603.2022.9814125

Co-simulating fault events in the on- and off-site electrical system of a nuclear power plant

Antti Keski-Koukkari, Marius Baranauskas, Robert John Millar, Sergio Ricardo da Motta Pires

BA4204 Smart grids

Aalto University

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Abstract

Continuous search for safety enhancements, reported events from the past and changes in the power system motivate studies on the impact of power systems in the safety of operations of nuclear power plants (NPP). The on- and off-site systems of an NPP have interactions with each other, but these are usually simulated with separate tools and with varying levels of detail. This paper builds on previous work in developing a co-simulation platform that connects the simulation of the thermomechanical and automation systems of an NPP with the simulation of the related electrical power systems, composed of the on-site grid and the off-site grid (transmission system). This co-simulation platform enables the integration of largescale NPP models and performance of fault-based simulations to evaluate the impacts of selected grid fault scenarios on NPP operations. This paper presents an overview of the simulation models, describes the tested fault scenarios that affect both on- and off-site electrical grids, and offers a comparison between simulation results obtained with the co-simulation platform and simulations comprising only the electrical systems, which treat the NPP as a black-box. The presented results show the disturbance response at various system levels, allow comparison with alarms and protection function limits and assess where the co-simulation approach may be of benefit.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2022 22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering, EPE 2022
Editors	Stanislav Rusek, Radomir Gono
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-1057-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE54603.2022.9814125
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2022
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering - Kouty nad Desnou, Czech Republic Duration: 8 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022

Conference

Conference	22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering
Abbreviated title	EPE
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Kouty nad Desnou
Period	8/06/22 → 10/06/22

Keywords

co-simulation
nuclear power
electric systems
grid faults
thermomechanical system
electric system

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Keski-Koukkari, A., Baranauskas, M., Millar, R. J., & da Motta Pires, S. R. (2022). Co-simulating fault events in the on- and off-site electrical system of a nuclear power plant. In S. Rusek, & R. Gono (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2022 22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering, EPE 2022 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE54603.2022.9814125

Keski-Koukkari, Antti ; Baranauskas, Marius ; Millar, Robert John et al. / Co-simulating fault events in the on- and off-site electrical system of a nuclear power plant. Proceedings of the 2022 22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering, EPE 2022. editor / Stanislav Rusek ; Radomir Gono. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2022.

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Co-simulating fault events in the on- and off-site electrical system of a nuclear power plant. / Keski-Koukkari, Antti; Baranauskas, Marius; Millar, Robert John et al.
Proceedings of the 2022 22nd International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering, EPE 2022. ed. / Stanislav Rusek; Radomir Gono. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2022.

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