TDNetGen: An open-source, parametrizable, large-scale, transmission and distribution test system
For researchers studying transmission-distribution interactions, this toolbox provides a flexible, open-source tool to generate test systems, though it is an incremental contribution as it builds on existing synthetic network generation methods.
TDNetGen is an open-source MATLAB toolbox that generates synthetic, combined transmission and distribution network models, enabling analysis of interactions between transmission and distribution systems. It offers high customizability for characteristics like renewable energy penetration and system size.
In this paper, an open-source MATLAB toolbox is presented that is able to generate synthetic, combined transmission and distribution network models. These can be used to analyse the interactions between transmission and multiple distribution systems, such as the provision of ancillary services by active distribution grids, the co-optimization of planning and operation, the development of emergency control and protection schemes spanning over different voltage levels, the analysis of combined market aspects, etc. The generated test-system models are highly customizable, providing the user with the flexibility to easily choose the desired characteristics, such as the level of renewable energy penetration, the size of the final system, etc.