Streamlined Collaboration

• Ready-to-use contractual documents for smooth project initiation and collaboration

• Remote IT and/or physical access to the lab facility to utilize its capabilities

• Experienced technical staff available to handle the on-site aspects of the project, allowing the customer to remain remote

• Several cost models including long-term fixed price and hourly pay-per-use options

Capabilities

• Comprehensive NY State grid digital twin, enabling high-resolution simulation of the end-to-end grid

• Hardware-in-the-loop (control and power) and software-in-the-loop testing for digital substation automation and control 

• Simulation of communication systems and cyber security events

• Economic analysis and evaluation of technical solutions

Use Cases

Equipment Configuration and Testing:

• Test equipment in realistic field conditions

• Validate the performance of novel technologies

Novel System Protection Schemes:

• Validate protective relaying behavior and settings

• De-risk novel protection schemes

Digital Substation and IEC 61850:

• Create replicas of substation intelligent electronic devices

• Perform closed-loop testing using communication protocols

Distribution Automation and DERMS:

• Simulate the performance of distribution automation system

• Integrate distributed energy resources and storage

Cyber Security:

• Create testbeds used for tabletop exercises

• Evaluate and test intrusion detection and mitigation schemes

Economic Analysis and Evaluation of Technical Solutions:

• Production and cost modeling

• Economic impacts of upcoming technologies

Interested in our projects? Please check out the examples, below:

External Projects

1. De-risk Meshed-ready HVDC for Offshore Wind with Real-time EMT Modeling and Studies
2. Reliable Protection for Inverter Dominated Systems 
3. Toolbox for Automated Studies in EMT Domain
4. Development of High IBR Penetration New York Power System Models for Operators
5. Model Translation for High Performing Smart Grid Applications
6. Real-Time Interconnection Studies and Control of New York Offshore Wind
7. Stability Impact Analysis of New York Power Grid with Ultra-high Penetration of Inverter-interfaced Energy Resources
8. Protective Relaying under High Renewables 
9. Modular Power Flow Control Tech Study
10. Asynchronous Distributed and Adaptive Parameter Tuning (ADAPT) for Hybrid PV Plants
11. Photovoltaic Analysis and Response Support (PARS) Platform for Solar Situation Awareness and Resiliency Services
12. Federated Architecture for Secure and Transactive Distributed Energy Resource Management Solutions (FAST-DERMS)
13. Enable BTM DER-provided Grid Services that Maximize Customer and Grid Benefits (ENGAGE)
14. Deep Learning Malware
15. Universal Interoperability for grid-Forming Inverters Consortium (UNIFI)
16. Integrated Multi-Fidelity Model and Co-Simulation Platform for Distribution System Transient and Dynamic Analysis
17. Bayesian, Advanced, Novel, Detailed, and Actionable Intrusion Detection (BANDAID)
18. Tracking Real-time Anomalies in Power Systems (TRAPS)
19. Interregional Offshore Controls Stability Risk Evaluation & Services
20. Concurrent Learning Cyber-Physical Framework for Resilient Electric Power System (CyberPREPS)
21. Operation of Vendor-Agnostic MTDC based Offshore Wind Integration
22. Platforms for Secure and Resilient Electric Power System Research Testing and Demonstration (P4REST)
23. Develop Standard Library Offshore Wind and HVDC Models for Transmission Planning Studies
24. Stability-Informed Co-design for Optimal Quantity and Placement of Grid-Forming Inverters in IBR-Dominant Bulk Power Systems
25. INSPIRE: INnovations in Securing the Powergrid by Integrated Research and Education
26. Enhanced Observability of Power Grids
27. Offshore Wind Black-Start Feasibility Framework for System Restoration Planning
28. Online Stability Assessment, Flexibility, and Enhancement of IBR-dominated Power Systems

Internal Projects

1. Moses-Adirondack Advanced Power Flow Control-Line Protection Study
2. NYPA CSC Control System and Development of a CSS Real-Time Digital Simulation Model
3. Travelling Wave Protection Demonstration
4. Instrument Transformer Monitoring using Synchrophasors
5. Dragos Platform Deployment
6. SIGA Level-0 Monitoring Technology
7. Generator Model Validation using Synchrophasors
8. Next Generation Grid Monitoring and Control (NGMC)
9. Economic Assessment of DLR Operation in Northern New York Area
10. Design of the Power Flow Transformer System 
11. Smart Path Connect Protection Relay Testing
12. Decarbonization Action Plan for 15 State Facilities (DL-15)
13. Wide Area Damping Controller
14. Synchrophasor Data Quality Conditioning (SSDQ)
15. PMU Emulator
16. Developing GFM Inverter Models in RTDS and OPAL-RT
17. ASPEN Data Preparation for PSSE-to-RTDS Model Conversion
18. Conversion Tool: PSSE/Cyme/Power Factory to Native ePHASORSIM model
19. Conversion Tool: OpenDSS to Native ePHASORSIM model
20. Coordinated Control for Offshore Wind
21. ISO/DSO Co-Simulation Platform (IDCSP) for Dynamic DER Management
22. Incorporating Dispatch in RTDS
23. Regional Plug and Play RTDS Models
24. PSSE/ASPEN Data Matching
25. Development of a Power Hardware-In-the-Loop (PHIL) Setup
26. Weather Forecasting Platform
27. Load Forecasting Platform
28. T&D C-Simulation
29. NYS Grid Digital Twin

Press Releases

• Seeing Double: NYPA's AGILe & New York's Digital Twin

• Governor Hochul Announces Innovative New Energy Laboratory at NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex

• New Energy Laboratory Coming to Albany NanoTech Complex

• Power Grid Research Hub Opens in Albany to Promote Transition to Cleaner Energy

• New York's Power Grid Simulation Lab Gets New Home in Albany

• NYPA Unveils Expanded Grid Simulation Lab

• NYPA Study to Explore Detection Solutions for Large Power Transformers

• Simulations at N.Y. Power Authority's Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe) Ensure Grid Reliability with New Technology Integration

• NYPA Uses State-Of-The-Art Advanced Grid Innovation Lab to Study Ways to Increase Transmission of Renewable Energy

• Siemens: New York Power Authority and Siemens Energy, Inc. to Lead World-Class Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

• APPA: NYPA, with EPRI, to test digital grid technology at laboratory

• Rensselaer: NYPA and Rensselaer Lab Collaboration to Research Cleaner Grid Technologies

• Automation.com: Clarkson University Teams Up With New York State to Evaluate Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on the Electric Grid
  

Articles

Technical Magazines

1. “New York Power Authority builds a comprehensive digital twin of the New York State power grid to address decarbonization challenges,” Energy Central Special Issue on Navigating the Future: Investing in the Grid, March/April 2024.
2. Transformers Magazine: NYPA’s AGILe lab speeds up smart grid innovation
3. Utility Dive: NYPA to create real‑time simulation model of New York's transmission system
4. T&D World: NYPA's AGILe Lab Speeds Up Smart Grid Innovation (requires login to view full article)

Scientific Journals

1. “A real-time cyber-physical simulation testbed for cybersecurity assessment of large-scale power systems,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, In Press.
2. “A real-time T&D co-simulation platform for testing grid services of distributed energy resources,” IEEE Access, In Press.
3. “Plug-and-play regional models for real-time electromagnetic transient simulations of large-scale power grids: a case study of New York state power grid,” IEEE Access, In Press.
4. “Real-time hybrid controls of energy storage and load shedding for integrated power and energy systems of ships,” Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 229, 2024.
5. “Synchrophasor network-based detection and classification of power system events: A singular value decomposition approach,” Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 223, 2023.
6. “Risk-based preventive energy management for resilient microgrids,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 154, 2023.
7. “Spatial-Temporal Recurrent Graph Neural Networks for Fault Diagnostics in Power Distribution Systems,” IEEE Access, Volume 11, 2023.
8. “Real-time transient simulation and studies of offshore wind turbines,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 14.3, 2023.

Conference Proceedings 

1. “Future energy demand projections of cold climate cities transitioning to electrification,” in Proc. AMS 16th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, New Orleans, LA, US, January 7-16, 2025.
2. “Graph-based data-matching for improving data quality in the development of EMT models for large-scale power grids,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, US, July 21-25, 2024. [Selected as One of the Best Accepted Papers]
3. "Transient Stability of Transmission and Distribution Grids with Grid-Forming Inverter-Based Resources: Phasor Domain Modeling," in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, US, July 21-25, 2024. 
4. “Controller hardware-in-the-loop testing of a centralized voltage controller for offshore wind plants: NY State grid case study,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Seattle, WA, US, July 21-25, 2024.
5. “A centralized voltage controller for offshore wind plants: NY State grid case study,” in Proc. IEEE Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Latin America (ISGT)-LA, San Juan, PR, US, November 6-9, 2023.
6. “A real-time cyber-physical simulation testbed for cybersecurity assessment of power Systems,” in Proc. IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, US, October 27-November 3, 2023.
7. “Transmission line protection under high penetration of inverter-based resources: impact assessments and mitigation solutions,” in Proc. Western Protective Relay Conference, Spokane, WA, US, October 9-12, 2023.
8. “T&D grid services with BTM DERs: A case study with the NYS grid,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, US, July 16-20, 2023. [Selected as One of the Best Accepted Papers]
9. “Real-time T&D co-simulation for testing grid impact of high DER participation,” in Proc. IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, US, April 10-13, 2023.
10. “Real-time T&D co-simulation for testing grid impact of high DER participation,” presented at OPAL-RT RT22 Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada, October 18-21, 2022.
11. “Real-time EMT-phasor co-simulation modeling for large-scale power grids: challenges and solutions,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, CO, US, July 17-21, 2022.
12. “Online decision support framework for power system restoration by use of real-time simulation,” in Proc. CIGRE Grid of the Future Conference, Providence, RI, US, October 17-20, 2021.
13. “Implementation and hardware-In-the-loop testing of a wide-area damping controller based on measurement-driven models,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Washington, DC, US, July 25-29, 2021.
14. “PSS/E to RSCAD model conversion for large power grids: challenges and solutions,” in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, Washington, DC, US, July 25-29, 2021.
15. “Performance assessment of a wide area damping controller using real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulations,” presented at OPAL-RT RT20 Conference, Web-Based, October 18-21, 2020.