Increasing RES Hosting Capacity in Distribution Networks Through Closed-Loop Reconfiguration and Volt/VAr Control

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Home Ortiz, JM (Author) Other; Macedo, LH (Author) Other; Vargas, R (Author) Other; Romero, R (Author) Other; Mantovani, JRS (Author) Other; Catalao, JPS (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Vol. 58

Pages: 4424-4435

ISSN: 0093-9994

Publisher: IEEE

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Authenticus ID: P-00W-Y51

DOI: 10.1109/tia.2022.3177175

Abstract (EN): This article presents a novel mixed-integer second-order cone programming model to increase the photovoltaic (PV) hosting capacity and optimize the operation of distribution networks. The problem considers voltage and reactive (Volt/VAr) control through the optimal operation of capacitors banks, substations' on-load tap changers, voltage regulators, and network reconfiguration with radial and closed-loop operation topologies. The proposed formulation considers voltage-dependent models for loads and capacitor banks. The objective function maximizes the PV hosting capacity of the network. Numerical experiments are carried out using the 33-node and the 85-node networks. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed formulation to increase the penetration of PV sources, especially when the closed-loop operation is allowed, together with network reconfiguration and Volt/VAr control.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12