학술논문

Risk-Aware Operating Regions for PV-Rich Distribution Networks Considering Irradiance Variability
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on. 14(4):2092-2108 Oct, 2023
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Geoscience
Computing and Processing
Load modeling
Power distribution networks
Probabilistic logic
Computational modeling
Energy consumption
Stochastic processes
Low-carbon economy
Multivariate copulas
stochastic modeling
load modeling
irradiance modeling
hosting capacity
Language
ISSN
1949-3029
1949-3037
Abstract
This article proposes a framework to identify, visualize, and quantify risk of potential over/under voltage due to annual energy consumption and PV generation growth. The stochastic modeling considers the following: (i) Active and reactive power profiles for distribution transformers, dependent on annual energy consumption and activity in the serviced areas. (ii) Variable solar irradiance profiles that allow a broader range of PV generation scenarios for sunny, overcast, and cloudy days. The proposed framework uses multivariate-$t$ copulas to model temporal correlations between random variables to generate synthetic scenarios. A probabilistic power flow is computed using the generated scenarios to define critical static operating regions. Results show that classical approaches may underestimate the maximum PV capacity of distribution networks when local irradiance conditions are not considered. Moreover, it is found that including annual energy consumption growth is critical to establishing realistic PV installation capacity limits. Finally, a sensitivity analysis shows that taking a 5% of overvoltage risk could increase up to 15% of the PV installed capacity limits.