ATLANTIDE — Digital archive of the Italian electric distribution reference networks

ATLANTIDE is a three years research project, funded by the Italian Research Fund for the Power System development. Its aims are: i) developing a digital archive containing reference models of passive and active distribution networks; ii) simulating predictive scenarios for the development of the Italian distribution system according to the load profile evolution and to the challenges caused by the envisaged widespread diffusion and integration of distributed generation, renewable generation, and distribution storage devices. In this paper, general architecture, main objectives and expected results of the ATLANTIDE project are described.