Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme
Power systems, which range in size from small microgrids to island systems to large regional grids, are typically managed by a central controller that requires complex communication methods and can be unreliable and pose cyber security risks in certain applications, especially when controlling a larger number of nodes. We propose an inherently robust, scalable method of integration using multiple energy storage systems and distributed energy resources, which does not require any means of dedicated communication. This method moves beyond the paradigm of controlling grid frequency at a fixed value (e.g., 60 Hz), instead allowing the frequency to fluctuate within certain limits (e.g., 59.6-60.4 Hz). With a greater operating range, the frequency can carry necessary information from energy storage systems to highly variable distributed energy resources like photovoltaics, wind, hydro, etc.
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AB - Power systems, which range in size from small microgrids to island systems to large regional grids, are typically managed by a central controller that requires complex communication methods and can be unreliable and pose cyber security risks in certain applications, especially when controlling a larger number of nodes. We propose an inherently robust, scalable method of integration using multiple energy storage systems and distributed energy resources, which does not require any means of dedicated communication. This method moves beyond the paradigm of controlling grid frequency at a fixed value (e.g., 60 Hz), instead allowing the frequency to fluctuate within certain limits (e.g., 59.6-60.4 Hz). With a greater operating range, the frequency can carry necessary information from energy storage systems to highly variable distributed energy resources like photovoltaics, wind, hydro, etc.
AU - Koralewicz, Przemyslaw
A2 - Mendiola, Emanuel
A3 - Wallen, Robb
A4 - Gevorgian, Vahan
A5 - Laird, Daniel
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Cybersecurity
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
LA - English
DA - 2022/09/01
PY - 2022
PB - NLR
T1 - Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279
ER -
Koralewicz, Przemyslaw, et al. Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme. NLR, 1 September, 2022, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279.
Koralewicz, P., Mendiola, E., Wallen, R., Gevorgian, V., & Laird, D. (2022). Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279
Koralewicz, Przemyslaw, Emanuel Mendiola, Robb Wallen, Vahan Gevorgian, and Daniel Laird. Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme. NLR, September, 1, 2022. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_279,
title = {Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100\% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme},
author = {Koralewicz, Przemyslaw and Mendiola, Emanuel and Wallen, Robb and Gevorgian, Vahan and Laird, Daniel },
abstractNote = {Power systems, which range in size from small microgrids to island systems to large regional grids, are typically managed by a central controller that requires complex communication methods and can be unreliable and pose cyber security risks in certain applications, especially when controlling a larger number of nodes. We propose an inherently robust, scalable method of integration using multiple energy storage systems and distributed energy resources, which does not require any means of dedicated communication. This method moves beyond the paradigm of controlling grid frequency at a fixed value (e.g., 60 Hz), instead allowing the frequency to fluctuate within certain limits (e.g., 59.6-60.4 Hz). With a greater operating range, the frequency can carry necessary information from energy storage systems to highly variable distributed energy resources like photovoltaics, wind, hydro, etc.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/279},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-20}
}
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Data from Sep 1, 2022
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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NLR
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Przemyslaw, Koralewicz
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