Testing of a distributed energy resource (DER) management system (DERMS)

A cloud computing system for testing a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management System (DERMS) configured to manage operation of DERs connected to a power system, the cloud computing system comprising cloud computing infrastructure configured to:

• host virtualized cloud computing resources;
• implement a DERMS testing platform on the virtualized cloud computing resources, wherein the DERMS testing platform is a platform for testing the DERMS and is modularized into at least:
• a simulation module configured to simulate one or more DERs of the power system;
• and
• a communication module that communicatively interfaces the DERMS with the one or more DERs via one or more communication networks;
• wherein the simulation module is further configured to simulate the power system under test conditions as the DERMS manages operation of the one or more DERs via the communication module;
• expose the DERMS testing platform as a service for testing the DERMS under test conditions;
• and
• scale the virtualized cloud computing resources allocated to the DERMS testing platform with the number of the one or more DERs simulated under different test conditions.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a cloud computing system, causes the cloud computing system to:

• host virtualized cloud computing resources;
• implement a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management System (DERMS) testing platform on the virtualized cloud computing resources, wherein the DERMS testing platform is a platform for testing the DERMS and is modularized into at least:
• a simulation module configured to simulate one or more DERs of a power system;
• and
• a communication module that communicatively interfaces the DERMS with the one or more DERs via one or more communication networks;
• wherein the simulation module is further configured to simulate the power system under test conditions as the DERMS manages operation of the one or more DERs via the communication module;
• expose the DERMS testing platform as a service for testing the DERMS under test conditions;
• and
• scale the virtualized cloud computing resources allocated to the DERMS testing platform with the number of the one or more DERs simulated under different test conditions.