Impact of fuel cell-based embedded generation on distribution networks

Author

Di Pema, C. ; Moreno, A. ; Russo, A. ; Verde, P.

Author_Institution

ENEA (Ente per le Nuove Tecnol. l´Energia e I´Ambiente), Rome

fYear

2005

fDate

27-30 June 2005

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Modern distribution systems include the presence of generation units, namely Embedded Generation (EG), that can affect the Power Quality (PQ) levels inside the systems. This paper concerns with the analysis of PQ effects linked to the installation of fuel cell based production systems. Site and system indices are proposed to quantify these effects in terms of slow voltage variations, harmonic pollution and voltage dips. Tests on a real 17-bus distribution network are performed to demonstrate how the EG can modify PQ levels.

Keywords

distributed power generation; distribution networks; fuel cell power plants; power supply quality; 17-bus distribution network; fuel cell-based embedded generation; harmonic pollution; power quality effects; voltage dips; Distributed power generation; Fuel cells; Harmonic distortion; Performance evaluation; Pollution; Power generation; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Testing; Voltage fluctuations; distributed generation; distribution network; fuel cell systems; power quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech, 2005 IEEE Russia

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-5-93208-034-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2005.4524737

Filename

4524737