DocumentCode
79757
Title
It´s All in the Plans: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the Impacts of DERs in an Integrated Grid
Author
Smith, Jeff ; Rylander, Matthew ; Rogers, Lindsey ; Dugan, Roger
Author_Institution
Electr. Power Res. Inst., Knoxville, TN, USA
Volume
13
Issue
2
fYear
2015
fDate
March-April 2015
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
29
Abstract
Distribution planners are facing a new reality: the vast majority of new generation currently being connected to the grid is through the distribution system. This "edge" of the grid, where utilities have the least amount of visibility and controllability, is also where most of the change is occurring. The result is a new set of challenges associated with further integrating these ever increasing levels of distributed energy resources (DERs). To meet these challenges, an integrated approach for planning is needed.
Keywords
distributed power generation; power distribution control; power distribution planning; power grids; DER; distributed energy resources; distribution planners; distribution system; integrated grid; Density estimation robust algorithm; Electricity supply industry; Power distribution planning; Production; Substations; Voltage control; Voltage measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7977
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPE.2014.2379855
Filename
7048005
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