Analyzing Cross-Phase Effects of Reactive Power Intervention on Distribution Voltage Control

Dhaval Dalal, Anamitra Pal, Raja Ayyanar

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Abstract

Increasing photovoltaic (PV) penetration in the distribution system can often lead to voltage violations. Mitigation of these violations requires reactive power intervention from PV inverters. However, the unbalanced nature of the distribution system leads to mixed effects on the voltages of nearby nodes for each inverter injecting or absorbing reactive power. In particular, reactive power absorption to reduce over-voltage in one phase can exacerbate over-voltage in a different phase. In this paper, the factors impacting the incremental and decremental voltage effects of reactive power intervention are analyzed in detail. The result of these effects on the distribution system performance is presented to highlight their significance and the need to factor them in for any coordinated voltage control algorithm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9798350381832
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024 - Seattle, United States
Duration: Jul 21 2024Jul 25 2024

Publication series

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

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period7/21/247/25/24

Keywords

  • Cross-phase effects
  • Photovoltaic penetration
  • Reactive power intervention
  • Voltage control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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