March 2026

Conference Paper

Distributed Inertia Management Under Communication Constraints

By:
Yadav, Ajay P; Olama, Mohammed M; Ekti, Ali Riza ; Stenvig, Nils M
Page Number:
1-6
Book Title:
2025 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC)
Publication Date:
March 12, 2026
Publisher Location:
IEEE, New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name:
IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC)
Conference Location:
Manhattan, KS, Kansas, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1109/KPEC65465.2025.11045045

Abstract

This paper presents a framework for distributed inertia management based on consensus algorithm. We propose a methodology to achieve optimal operation of inertia sources such as distributed energy resources (DERs) and synchronous generators in real time. Additionally, we analyze the algorithm under communication constraints and evaluate its robustness under scenarios involving communication time delays and packet losses. The proposed approach is validated via simulations on a 4-node system test feeder, demonstrating its effectiveness and resilience.