TY - GEN
T1 - Operational DER Scheduling Tool for Unbalanced Distribution Systems Considering Watt-VAr Controllers of PV Smart Inverters
AU - Achuthan Parthasarathy, Hari Krishna
AU - Soltani, Zahra
AU - Khorsand, Mojdeh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Increased penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in distribution feeders may have reduced dependency to meet demand with power from substation, but has also lead to a rapid rise in several power quality issues. An effective DER scheduling model is required to combat issues related to system requirements and power quality. This paper proposes a DER scheduling tool using a robust AC optimal power flow (ACOPF) model for an unbalanced distribution system with Watt-VAr curves modeled. The Watt-VAr curves are mathematically modeled using a mixed-integer formulation based on the IEEE 1547-2018 standard. This ensures accurate real-time reactive power dispatch to support local and system-wide over-voltage issues. The proposed tool is tested on a snapshot of a distribution feeder in Arizona. The proposed tool is also compared with the Volt-VAr control mode, generally deployed among DERs. The potential of the tool for feeder-wide deployment is illustrated by the results.
AB - Increased penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in distribution feeders may have reduced dependency to meet demand with power from substation, but has also lead to a rapid rise in several power quality issues. An effective DER scheduling model is required to combat issues related to system requirements and power quality. This paper proposes a DER scheduling tool using a robust AC optimal power flow (ACOPF) model for an unbalanced distribution system with Watt-VAr curves modeled. The Watt-VAr curves are mathematically modeled using a mixed-integer formulation based on the IEEE 1547-2018 standard. This ensures accurate real-time reactive power dispatch to support local and system-wide over-voltage issues. The proposed tool is tested on a snapshot of a distribution feeder in Arizona. The proposed tool is also compared with the Volt-VAr control mode, generally deployed among DERs. The potential of the tool for feeder-wide deployment is illustrated by the results.
KW - AC optimal power flow
KW - Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
KW - PV smart inverters
KW - Volt-VAr Controller
KW - Watt-VAr Controller
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U2 - 10.1109/NAPS58826.2023.10318572
DO - 10.1109/NAPS58826.2023.10318572
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85179553277
T3 - 2023 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2023
BT - 2023 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2023
Y2 - 15 October 2023 through 17 October 2023
ER -