2017/06/08 by Mir Hadi Athari, Zhifang Wang, Athari, Mir Hadi +3
Engineering · #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Optimal Power Flow Distribution #Power System Reliability and Maintenance #Smart Grid Energy Management
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1706.02762
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Increasing penetration level of photovoltaic (PV) distributed generation (DG)\ninto distribution networks will have many impacts on nominal circuit operating\nconditions including voltage quality and reverse power flow issues. In U.S.\nmost studies on PVDG impacts on distribution networks are performed for west\ncoast and central states. The objective of this paper is to study the impacts\nof PVDG integration on local distribution network based on real-world settings\nfor network parameters and time-series analysis. PVDG penetration level is\nconsidered to find the hosting capacity of the network without having major\nissues in terms of voltage quality and reverse power flow. Time-series analyses\nshow that distributed installation of PVDGs on commercial buses has the maximum\nnetwork energy loss reduction and larger penetration ratios for them.\nAdditionally, the penetration ratio thresholds for which there will be no power\nquality and reverse power flow issues and optimal allocation of PVDG and\npenetration levels are identified for different installation scenarios.\n