An assertion that the Systems ArchitectureA formal element of Systems Engineering, which enables objec... of a Power SystemA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri... hosting high levels of Distributed Energy Resources (DER)A diverse range of small to medium scale Energy Resources th... must either be entirely centralised or entirely decentralised.
In practice, however, both approaches have strengths and weaknesses that must be carefully balanced to provision each Power Systems to meet the Customer and Societal ObjectivesElectric Power Systems function as critical societal Systems... in a particular jurisdiction. For example, a wholly centralised ArchitectureA holistic conceptual model that details how the many Compon... may experience increasing ScalabilityAn architectural characteristic that takes the future scale ... and ResilienceThe ability of the Power System to avoid or withstand stress... challenges whereas a wholly decentralised scheme may experience increasing Co-optimisationCo-optimisation is a structured approach to ensuring that En... challenges.
Where a significant transformation of a Power Systems is underway, holistic consideration of the seven inter-dependent structures reflected by the Network of StructuresA modern Power System consists of an ultra-complex web of se... model becomes critical. Rather than a ‘big bang’ architectural shift, this will then enable a progressive transition in which elements of both schemes may co-exist as a legacy Architecture is progressively transitioned over time toward the desired future Architecture.
Refer also to Centralised Future ArchitectureA vision of a future Power System that is a logical extensio... and Layered Future ArchitectureA vision of the future Power System that is informed by the ....