A formally established mathematical technique employed in many technology sectors to solve Ultra Large-scale (ULS)Extremely large, and inordinately complex Systems that consi... optimisation problems characterised by highly coupled constraints.
In the case of Power SystemsA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri... transitioning from hundreds to tens of millions of participating Energy ResourcesA universal term for all technologies that provide one or se..., and experiencing growing levels of operational VolatilityThe propensity of rapid and/or unpredictable change, especia..., Layered Decomposition provides an empirical basis for solving a range of critical Architectural IssuesFollowing are seven important structural issues that System ..., including otherwise intractable Operational CoordinationThe systematic operational alignment of Utility assets and n... problems.
In contrast with more traditional hierarchical control, it enables highly complex problems to be decomposed multiple times into sub-problems, which then work in combination to solve the original problem in a manner that addresses long-term ScalabilityAn architectural characteristic that takes the future scale ..., ExtensibilityAn architectural characteristic that takes the future extens..., Cyber-security and ResilienceThe ability of the Power System to avoid or withstand stress... issues. Importantly, rather than ‘competing’ with other ArchitectureA holistic conceptual model that details how the many Compon... models currently or proposed for use in the power sector, Layered Decomposition provides a universal, canonical structure for unifying alternative models.