Title :
Distributed generation planning
Author_Institution :
Competitive Power Solutions, Evergreen, CO, USA
Abstract :
The author presents his past experience with existent generation technologies currently accepted as distributed generation (DG) options of the future. Relevant system analysis issues are examined, regarding the impact of the interconnection of DG to the primary grid, with respect to fault determination, protection requirements and power quality attributes. The discussion also addresses the technical changes that have occurred in the past decade and projected future changes which impact planning decisions, i.e. issues resolved due to the operating experience, capability improvements in manufactured products and price reductions in the technologies. Emphasis in specific commentary is focused on renewable options, such as wind technologies, with international case studies referenced
Keywords :
power generation planning; power generation reliability; power supply quality; power system interconnection; renewable energy sources; capability improvements; distributed generation planning; fault determination; generation technologies; interconnection impact; international case studies; operating experience; planning decisions; power quality; price reductions; primary grid; protection requirements; renewable energy options; Capacity planning; Conductors; Distributed control; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6420-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2000.868780
