Open AccessGuest Editorial: Unlocking the Full Benefits of TSO‐DSO Interactions
Author(s) -
Alireza Soroudi,
Abbas Rabiee,
Andrew Keane,
Raphael Caire,
Luis Nando Ochoa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iet generation, transmission and distribution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1751-8695
pISSN - 1751-8687
DOI - 10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.0188
Subject(s) - computer science
Prof Abbas Rabiee University of Zanjan, Iran E: rabiee@znu.ac.ir The roles of transmission system operator (TSO) and distribution system operator (DSO) have some similarities in maintaining the security and efficiency of their systems. However, the traditional design of power systems indicates that the transmission network (TN) hosts the large scale generating unit (supply side) while the distribution network (DN) hosts the consumers (demand side). This outdated image is experiencing dramatic changes since the penetration level of distributed energy resources (DER) is increasing at distribution level. The stakeholders at the distribution level are no longer pure consumers and they play a more active role. DERs can provide ancillary services to the transmission level, and the technical impacts of them on the distribution level may propagate to the transmission level. For this reason, the interactions of TSO-DSO should be better forecasted, coordinated and managed.