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Prevention of distribution network overvoltage by adaptive droop-based active and reactive power control of PV systems

Ghasemi, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2015.12.030
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
  4. Abstract:
  5. Proliferation of grid-connected photovoltaic systems (PVSs) causes technical problems due to their variable and non-dispatchable generated power. High penetration of PVS in distribution networks can result in overvoltage in some operating conditions. Although this situation occurs rarely, it limits the installed capacity of PVS. In this paper, adaptive droop-based control algorithms are presented to regulate active and reactive power of PVS, with the objectives of loss minimization and increasing the PVS capacity installation without unallowable overvoltage. Operating voltage range of the PVS is divided into several intervals, and a specific control algorithm is presented for each of them. Reactive power control of PVS is used as the first action, and active power curtailment as the final remedy for voltage rise prevention. The proposed adaptive droop-based algorithms make the system operation smooth and highly stable. The required active power curtailment is shared equally between all PVSs, so that they have equal opportunity to sell their extra generation. Decentralized control with only local measurements is the other feature of the proposed methods. Efficiency of the proposed methods is demonstrated through simulation of different scenarios on the IEEE 33-bus distribution network
  6. Keywords:
  7. Distribution network ; Droop control ; Fair real power curtailment ; Photovoltaic generation ; Reactive power control ; Voltage rise regulation ; Adaptive control systems ; Algorithms ; Decentralized control ; Electric power distribution ; Electrolysis ; Photovoltaic cells ; Reactive power ; Active and Reactive Power ; Active and reactive power controls ; Droop control ; Grid-connected photovoltaic system ; Operating voltage range ; Photovoltaic generation ; Real power ; Voltage rise ; Power control
  8. Source: Electric Power Systems Research ; Volume 133 , 2016 , Pages 313-327 ; 03787796 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378779615004071