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Power Quality within LV distribution and Smart Grid systems is an important issue. Open Unified Power Quality Conditioner (Open UPQC) is a possible solution to improve power quality level within distribution smart grid networks. This paper presents the ICT-based power control in order to manage cooperation between series and shunt units of Open UPQC. The cooperation is meant to improve system functionality...
A Florida utility feeder with a high penetration level of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation was modeled in RTDS/RSCAD. The feeder model was validated by comparing the results in different simulation tools, and using field measurements and short circuit data provided by the utility. The feeder has 2.6 MW of PV which is approximately 30% penetration (comparing with peak load). The feeder has a step...
In Queensland, Australia, the statutory regulation for an electricity distribution network is to deliver a voltage within ± 6% to customers from the nominal value of 240 V. Typically, voltage control is determined using the system load as the main driver. This approach gives preference to customers that use more energy. This paper presents a customer-weighted method to control the voltage regulation...
Many countries have provided incentives for homeowners, businesses and other entities to install solar photovoltaics (PV) to offset generation from other sources, to reduce the pollution caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. Where incentives are high, significant amounts of solar PV are being installed. The term, high penetration solar, has been defined a number of different ways; sometimes comparing...
One of the most important operational requirements for any electrical power network for both distribution and transmission level is voltage control. Many studies have been carried out to improve or develop new voltage control techniques to facilitate safe connection of distributed generation. In Saudi Arabia, due to environmental, economical and development perspectives a wide integration of photovoltaic...
This paper presents a comparative analysis among the various methodologies of automatic voltage control in electric power distribution substations, by studying the behavior of the steady state voltage. This project was based on a real case study in which three different voltage regulation techniques (Constant Voltage, Load Line, and Line Drop Compensation (LDC)) were implemented in a substation of...
Voltage rise is a significant limitation when connecting large volumes of distributed generation (DG), particularly in rural distribution networks. One means of allowing further capacity penetration is to control voltage regulation devices such as on-load tap changers in a coordinated manner considering the variability of demand and generation. This approach, however, requires the deployment of communication...
As grid-integrated photovoltaic (PV) systems become more prevalent, utilities want to determine if, and at what point, PV systems might begin to negatively impact the voltage regulation of their distribution systems. This paper will briefly describe voltage regulation methods in a utility distribution system. It will also take a preliminary look at the distribution impacts of high penetrations of...
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