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Voltage regulation for off-peak and peak conditions in distribution networks with the high penetration of PV units

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posted on 2023-05-23, 13:13 authored by Tavakoli, A, Najafi, A, Haque, ME, Hossain, MJ, Michael NegnevitskyMichael Negnevitsky
The conventional distribution networks are designed for mitigating the voltage drop and unbalance problems at peak times through voltage regulation by using shunt capacitors. With the integration of photovoltaic (PV) units in these networks, the voltage rise at off–peak period is considered as growing concerns. This paper proposes a dump load as an added low-cost voltage regulator in the distribution network to moderate voltage rise and unbalance problems in distribution networks. The performance of the proposed method is compared with that of a distributed static synchronous compensator (dSTATCOM) by finding the optimal location and size of voltage regulators in the distribution network for both off-peak and peak load conditions. The designed voltage regulators consist of capacitors, dump loads and a dSTATCOM. A case study and numerical results are considered and compared in term of voltage unbalance factor, the voltage deviation, and power losses.

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Publication title

Proceedings from the Australian Universities Power Engineering Conference

Pagination

1-6

ISBN

9781538626481

Department/School

School of Engineering

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Place of publication

United States

Event title

2017 Australian Universities Power Engineering Conference

Event Venue

Melbourne, Australia

Date of Event (Start Date)

2017-11-19

Date of Event (End Date)

2017-11-22

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Copyright 2017 IEEE

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified

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