Optimal Voltage Control in Low-Observable Unbalanced Distribution Systems

Abujubbeh, Mohammad; Kumar R., James Ranjith; Pahwa, Anil; Natarajan, Balasubramaniam

doi:10.1109/isgt50606.2022.9817471

Optimal Voltage Control in Low-Observable Unbalanced Distribution Systems

Conference · 24 April 2022 · 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/isgt50606.2022.9817471· OSTI ID:1907353

Abujubbeh, Mohammad ^[1]; Kumar R., James Ranjith ^[1]; Pahwa, Anil ^[1]; Natarajan, Balasubramaniam ^[1]

Kansas State University,Electrical and Computer Engineering,Manhattan,USA,KS-66506

The increased integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in distribution systems brings both advantages and technical challenges. High levels of DERs can often cause over/under voltage problems. Classical voltage control algorithms are based on full knowledge of voltage states across all nodes in the system. However, this may not be a practical assumption since many locations in distribution systems are unobservable. Therefore, this paper proposes a new model predictive control (MPC) based control algorithm that accounts for system unobservability to efficiently eliminate voltage violations with as low as 50% fraction of observable nodes. Additionally, an analytical voltage sensitivity framework is employed to quickly determine the change in voltage states due to PV injections. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated via simulations on the unbalanced IEEE 37 node test system.

Research Organization:: Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008767

OSTI ID:: 1907353

Report Number(s):: DOE-KSU-8767

Journal Information:: 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Conference: 2022 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) New Orleans, LA, 24-28 April 2022

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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