Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources

The presence of large number of single-phase distributed energy resources (DERs) can cause severe power quality problems in distribution networks. The DERs can be installed in random locations. This may cause the generation in a particular phase exceeds the load demand in that phase. Therefore the e...

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Main Authors: Mazumder, S., Ghosh, A., Shahnia, Farhad, Ledwich, G., Zare, F.
Other Authors: NA
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE Power and Energy Society 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31737
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author Mazumder, S.
Ghosh, A.
Shahnia, Farhad
Ledwich, G.
Zare, F.
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Shahnia, Farhad
Ledwich, G.
Zare, F.
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description The presence of large number of single-phase distributed energy resources (DERs) can cause severe power quality problems in distribution networks. The DERs can be installed in random locations. This may cause the generation in a particular phase exceeds the load demand in that phase. Therefore the excess power in that phase will be fed back to the transmission network. To avoid this problem, the paper proposes the use of distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) that needs to be connected at the first bus following a substation. When operated properly, the DSTATCOM can facilitate a set of balanced current flow from the substation, even when excess power is generated by DERs. The proposals are validated through extensive digital computer simulation studies using PSCAD and MATLAB.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-317372017-09-13T15:20:31Z Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources Mazumder, S. Ghosh, A. Shahnia, Farhad Ledwich, G. Zare, F. NA DER DSTATCOM DVR power circulation The presence of large number of single-phase distributed energy resources (DERs) can cause severe power quality problems in distribution networks. The DERs can be installed in random locations. This may cause the generation in a particular phase exceeds the load demand in that phase. Therefore the excess power in that phase will be fed back to the transmission network. To avoid this problem, the paper proposes the use of distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) that needs to be connected at the first bus following a substation. When operated properly, the DSTATCOM can facilitate a set of balanced current flow from the substation, even when excess power is generated by DERs. The proposals are validated through extensive digital computer simulation studies using PSCAD and MATLAB. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31737 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345189 IEEE Power and Energy Society fulltext
spellingShingle DER
DSTATCOM
DVR
power circulation
Mazumder, S.
Ghosh, A.
Shahnia, Farhad
Ledwich, G.
Zare, F.
Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title_full Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title_fullStr Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title_full_unstemmed Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title_short Excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
title_sort excess power circulation in distribution networks containing distributed energy resources
topic DER
DSTATCOM
DVR
power circulation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31737