A study of dispersed photovoltaic generation on the PSO (Public Service Company of Oklahoma) system

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · IEEE Trans. Power Electronics; (United States)

OSTI ID:6768683

Jewell, W T ^[1]; Ramakumar, R ^[2]; Hill, S R ^[3]

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1. Center for Energy Studies, Wichita State Univ., Wichita, KS (US)
2. School of Elec and Computer Engg., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK (US)
3. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, P.O. Box 201, Tulsa, OK (US)

The power generated by utility-interactive solar photovoltaic (PV) generators dispersed throughout a utility service area changes with insolation on a minute-by-minute, diurnal, and seasonal basis. The utility must follow these changes with its own generation, just as it now follows normal customer load fluctuations. This paper presents the results of a study of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) system with simulated dispersed PV generation. It was found that, with high penetrations of PV, as insolation changes, significant variations in power flows occurred on transmission and subtransmission lines that may require changes in system protection and voltage control practices.

• OSTI ID: 6768683
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Power Electronics; (United States), Vol. 3:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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