Impact of distributed energy resources on distribution system reliability

Author

Solaiappan, K.T. ; Murthy, C.H. ; Reddy, M. Jaya Bharata ; Mohanta, D.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of EEE, Birla Inst. of Technol., Ranchi, India

fYear

2012

fDate

18-25 May 2012

Firstpage

1048

Lastpage

1052

Abstract

Ongoing move towards green power has encouraged greater participation of distributed energy sources (DERs) such as solar photovoltaic (SPV) arrays, fuel cells and wind energy to maximize reliability of distribution system. The major drawback of certain DERs such as SPV sources is that they lack reactive power component. Therefore, reactive power support is an important issue while evaluating reliability of distribution system. Without reactive power support, there may be voltage deviation from prescribed limits, sometimes leading to voltage instability. This paper corroborates the impact of DERs on distribution system reliability incorporating Static Var Compensator (SVCs).

Keywords

energy resources; power distribution reliability; reactive power; static VAr compensators; DER; SVC; distributed energy resource; distribution system reliability; green power; reactive power; static var compensator; voltage deviation; voltage instability; Circuit breakers; Conferences; DH-HEMTs; Density estimation robust algorithm; Power grids; Reliability; Static VAr compensators; DERs; Solar Photovoltaic (SPVs) sources; Static VAR Compensator (SVCs); distribution reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2012 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1830-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221534

Filename

6221534