A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks

Conference paper (2023)

Authors

Gioacchino Tricarico Polytechnic University of Bari
Raju Wagle University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway
Jesus Castro Martinez Carlos III University of Madrid
Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt University of Exeter
Maria Dicorato Polytechnic University of Bari
Giuseppe Forte Polytechnic University of Bari
José L. Rueda Intelligent Electrical Power Grids - EEMCS
Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 Gioacchino Tricarico, Raju Wagle, Jesus Castro Martinez, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt, Maria Dicorato, Giuseppe Forte, José L. Rueda
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https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope57605.2023.10194703
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

Intelligent Electrical Power Grids

Abstract

Distribution grids are subject to a drastic evolution in their operating conditions due to the high integration of renewable energy resources (RES) and their ability to regulate voltage. To cope with this issue, modern solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are equipped with smart inverters enabled with communication capabilities that allow the coordinated operation to offer services such as controlling voltage by appropriately setting the reactive power production. This paper proposes a co-simulation framework for smart converter reactive power control in active distribution grids. The proposed framework is used to appropriately control smart inverters installed in PV systems to inject/withdrew reactive power ensuring voltage control at the time that minimises active power losses of the active distribution grid (ADG). The proposed approach has been tested in a modified version of the Kumamoto distribution system. The suitability of the proposed framework has been demonstrated.