Title :
Intentional islanding for reliability improvement in distribution networks with high DG penetration
Author :
Seca, Luís ; Lopes, J. A Peças
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Unit, INESC, Porto
Abstract :
In this paper, a new operational strategy regarding islanding operation is presented exploiting distributed generation for islanding purposes. The presence of DG may be used to enhance reliability to final consumers by providing an alternative power source when there is an interruption in the upstream network. The feasibility of this type of operation in distribution networks is analyzed in a case study by analyzing the behavior of different generating units and protection settings
Keywords :
distributed power generation; power distribution faults; power distribution protection; power distribution reliability; DG penetration; alternative power source; distributed generation; distribution networks; generating units; islanding operation; network interruption; protection settings; reliability improvement; Distributed control; Frequency control; Intelligent networks; Power system interconnection; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Production; Reliability; Voltage control; Wind energy; Dynamic behavior; distributed generation; islanding operation; power system protection; power system relays;
Conference_Titel :
Future Power Systems, 2005 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
90-78205-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/FPS.2005.204202
