PMU-Controlled Residential Battery Storage with Geothermal Heat Pumps in Distribution System

This study replaces traditional heating and cooling methods in single family homes with appropriately sized geothermal heat pumps and battery energy storage systems. Presented is the hardware and software configuration used for real-time monitoring and control of the simulated distribution feeder using the Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS). Four-quadrant meter implemented for single-phase residential electric utility feeder support regarding suitable heat pump load shift as well as the absorption and injection of real and reactive power with the use of synchrophasors. This study helps achieve the goals set forth by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in New York State (NYS) for the transformation of the energy system with a high penetration of inverter-based distributed energy resources in the distribution system.