arXiv · 1706.02770
Optimized Solar Photovoltaic Generation in a Real Local Distribution Network
Abstract
Remarkable penetration of renewable energy in electric networks, despite its valuable opportunities, such as power loss reduction and loadability improvements, has raised concerns for system operators. Such huge penetration can lead to a violation of the grid requirements, such as voltage and current limits and reverse power flow. Optimal placement and sizing of Distributed Generation (DG) are one of the best ways to strengthen the efficiency of the power systems. This paper builds a simulation model for the local distribution network based on obtained load profiles, GIS information, solar insolation, feeder and voltage settings, and define the optimization problem of solar PVDG installation to determine the optimal siting and sizing for different penetration levels with different objective functions. The objective functions include voltage profile improvement and energy loss minimization and the considered constraints include the physical distribution network constraints (AC power flow), the PV capacity constraint, and the voltage and reverse power flow constraints.
Explore related subjects
Keep this discovery
Hamidreza Sadeghian, Mir Hadi Athari, Zhifang Wang. 2017-06-08. Optimized Solar Photovoltaic Generation in a Real Local Distribution Network. https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.02770
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.