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Title: A Data-Driven Global Sensitivity Analysis Framework for Three-Phase Distribution System with PVs

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
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  1. Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  4. Entergy Corporation, Jackson, MI (United States)

Global sensitivity analysis (GSA) of distribution systems with respect to stochastic PV and load variations plays an important role in designing optimal voltage control schemes. This paper proposes a data-driven framework for GSA of distribution systems. In particular, two representative surrogate modeling-based approaches are developed, including the traditional Gaussian process-based and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) kernel ones. The key idea is to develop a surrogate model that captures the hidden global relationship between voltage and real and reactive power injections from the historical data. With the surrogate model, the Sobol indices can be conveniently calculated through either the sampling-based method or the analytical method to assess the global sensitivity of voltage to variations of PV and load power injections. The sampling-based method approximates the Sobol indices using Monte Carlo simulations while the analytical method calculates them by resorting to the ANOVA expansion framework. Comparison results with other model-based GSA methods on the unbalanced three-phase IEEE 37-bus and 123-bus distribution systems show that the proposed framework can achieve much higher computational efficiency with negligible loss of accuracy. The results on a real 240-node distribution system using actual smart meter data further validate the feasibility and scalability of the proposed framework.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1778201
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5D00-79767; MainId:36987; UUID:4659c7a6-2567-4659-b3b9-9b710055cac6; MainAdminID:21264
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 36, Issue 5; ISSN 0885-8950
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English