A new method to evaluate maximum capacity of photovoltaic integration considering network topology reconfiguration

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Abstract

As photovoltaic (PV) integration increases in distribution systems, an effective way of assessing the maximum allowable PV integration capacity is urgently needed. In this paper, a new method is proposed to evaluate the maximum PV integration capacity with AC power flow limits, and the effect of topology reconfiguration on PV integration is also considered. In addition, the single commodity flow constraint is put forward to guarantee topology radiality. Usually, this problem requires mix integer non-convex optimization, which is a great challenge to solve. To address this problem, second order cones are employed to relax the non-convex constraints so that the model can be efficiently solved. Furthermore, the IEEE 33-bus test system with four PV integration cases for maximum integration capacity is studied. The test result shows the effectiveness of reconfiguration in increasing maximum PV integration capacity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781509041688
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Nov 2016
Event2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016 - Boston, United States
Duration: 17 Jul 201621 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period17/07/1621/07/16

Keywords

  • Distributed generation (DG)
  • Mixed integer second order cone programming (SOCP)
  • Photovoltaic
  • Topology reconfiguration

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