A Three-Stage Enhanced Reactive Power and Voltage Optimization Method for High Penetration of Solar

Conference · Mon Oct 02 04:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274312· OSTI ID:1494307

Ke, Xinda ^[1]; Huang, Renke ^[1]; Vallem, Mallikarjuna R. ^[1]; Holzer, Jesse T. ^[1]; Samaan, Nader A. ^[1]; Makarov, Yuri V. ^[1]; Elizondo, Marcelo A. ^[1]; Vyakaranam, Bharat GNVSR ^[1]; Sridhar, Siddharth ^[1]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

This paper presents a three-stage enhanced volt/var optimization method to stabilize voltage fluctuations in transmission networks by optimizing the usage of reactive power control devices. In contrast with existing volt/var optimization algorithms, the proposed method optimizes the voltage profiles of the system, while keeping the voltage and real power output of the generators as close to the original scheduling values as possible. This allows the method to accommodate realistic power system operation and market scenarios, in which the original generation dispatch schedule will not be affected. The proposed method was tested and validated on a modified IEEE 118-bus system with photovoltaic data.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1494307
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-122262
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

photovoltaic
Volt/Var Control
indexes
simulation
optimization methods
AC Optimal Power Flow