Title :
Profits of power-quality improvement by residential distributed generation
Author :
Renders, B. ; Degroote, L. ; Driesen, J. ; Vandevelde, L.
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ., Ghent
Abstract :
Improvement of the power quality in the utility grid can be obtained by connecting damping power-electronic devices. Regarding the increased presence of converter-based distributed generation units in the power system, an active front end for distributed generation units is extended with a mitigating function. However, in order to encourage the connection of mitigating devices to the power system, damping behaviour should be financially rewarded. In this paper, the financial benefits of connecting a damping distributed generation unit to the present power system are verified.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; power convertors; power electronics; power generation economics; power grids; power supply quality; profitability; converter-based distributed generation units; financial profits; power electronic devices; power quality improvement; power system damping behaviour; residential distributed generation; utility grid; Costs; Damping; Distributed control; Joining processes; Power harmonic filters; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Voltage; Watthour meters; active damping; distributed generation; financial profits; power quality;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2007. UPEC 2007. 42nd International
Conference_Location :
Brighton
Print_ISBN :
978-1-905593-36-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-905593-34-7
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2007.4468976
