A Novel Approach for Voltage Control in Electrical Power Distribution Systems

Oguzhan Ceylan, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Michael Starke, Kevin Tomsovic

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Abstract

This paper proposes a novel approach for voltage control in 3-phase unbalanced distribution systems. The approach is based on the change of the magnetizing reactances of the voltage regulators in the system. We used an augmented Lagrangian-based optimization model to determine the optimal settings on a modified IEEE 123 Bus Test System with large PV penetration. Simulations were performed on a minute-based resolution either by controlling regulators or by controlling the magnetizing reactances of the regulators only. The simulation results presented and their comparison show that the control of the magnetizing reactances of the regulators may improve the voltage profile, and may be an addition or alternative to both traditional voltage control devices, such as capacitors, tap changers, and newer devices such as smart inverters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781538677032
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 21 2018
Event2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: Aug 5 2018Aug 10 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2018-August
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period08/5/1808/10/18

Funding

This work was sponsored by the Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR 22725 with UT-Battelle and conducted at ORNL and UT Knoxville. This work also made use of Engineering Research Center Shared Facilities supported by the Engineering Research Center Program of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy under NSF Award Number EEC-1041877 and the CURENT Industry Partnership Program.

Keywords

  • Magnetic reactance
  • Optimization
  • Smart grids
  • Voltage control

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