Reliability evaluation of distribution systems containing renewable distributed generations

Author

Alkuhayli, Abdulaziz A. ; Raghavan, Srinath ; Chowdhury, Badrul H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Reliability evaluation of distribution networks under grid-tied and islanded microgrid modes is presented. The Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) algorithm is applied to a modified RBTS Bus 2 distribution network. The network includes three types of distributed energy resources, namely, solar photovoltaic (PV), wind turbine (WT), and diesel turbine generator (DTG). These distributed generators contribute to supply part of the load during grid-connected mode, but supply 100% of the load in the islanded microgrid mode. This study shows that the implementation of distributed generations can improve the reliability indices of the distribution network.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; diesel-electric generators; distributed power generation; photovoltaic power systems; power distribution reliability; power grids; renewable energy sources; solar power stations; turbogenerators; wind turbines; DTG; MCS algorithm; Monte Carlo simulation algorithm; WT; diesel turbine generator; distributed energy resource; grid-connected mode; grid-tied mode; islanded microgrid mode; modified RBTS Bus 2 distribution network; reliability evaluation; renewable distributed generation network system; solar PV; solar photovoltaic; wind turbine; Interrupters; Maintenance engineering; Power generation; Power system reliability; Reliability; Wind speed; Distributed Generations; Monte Carlo Simulation; Reliability Evaluation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2012

Conference_Location

Champaign, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2306-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2307-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAPS.2012.6336324

Filename

6336324