New strategies for coordinated control in power distribution grids — Effective integration of photovoltaic plants utilizing sensitivity analysis

Author

Fawzy, Yehia Tarek ; Bletterie, Benoit ; Deprez, Wim ; Buelo, Thorsten ; Bettenwort, Gerd ; Engel, Bernd

Author_Institution

SMA, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This investigation aims at providing recommendations to distribution system operators on how to effectively integrate photovoltaic plants in the distribution network. The focus is laid on utilizing the sensitivity analysis to coordinate voltage control and optimize the total reactive power required. Furthermore novel strategies are introduced for an effective use of the reactive power capability of PV plants. The main goal is to pave the way for system operators to use PV plants for operation management purposes by means of integrating them in their SCADA system.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; power distribution control; sensitivity analysis; voltage control; PV plants; SCADA system; coordinated control; distribution network; photovoltaic plants; power distribution grids; reactive power capability; sensitivity analysis; voltage control; Generators; Photovoltaic systems; Power cables; Reactive power; Sensitivity analysis; Voltage control; Coordinated control; Distribution networks; Grid integration of Photovoltaic plants; Reactive power capability of photovoltaic plants; Voltage sensitivity analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2013 48th International Universities'

Conference_Location

Dublin

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UPEC.2013.6714896

Filename

6714896