Centralized Volt-VAR-Watt Optimization for Real Distribution Grids

Md Shamim Hasan; Priti Paudyal; Harsha Vardhana Padullaparti; Matthew Mills; Manasseh Obi

doi:10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10689078

Centralized Volt-VAR-Watt Optimization for Real Distribution Grids

Md Shamim Hasan
, Priti Paudyal
, Harsha Vardhana Padullaparti
, Matthew Mills
, Manasseh Obi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The increasing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into distribution grids can pose challenges to power quality. Specifically, distributed photovoltaic (PV) systems can cause issues, such as voltage fluctuations, due to their intermittent nature. PV inverter control deployment is necessary to minimize these issues. The existing local inverter control methods might not adequately address the broader grid concerns. As such, this work proposes an optimization-based volt-var-watt centralized control method to optimize the output of PV across the grid and solve the voltage issues with high levels of PV integration. The proposed methodology is validated on a medium IEEE 123-bus and a large 3,989-bus distribution network. Simulation results show significant improvement in the overall voltage profiles, and thus, the proposed method proves to be effective in enhancing the overall system performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350381832
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10689078
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024 - Seattle, United States Duration: Jul 21 2024 → Jul 25 2024

Publication series

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

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Conference	2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	07/21/24 → 07/25/24

Funding

This work was authored in part by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Funding was provided by Portland General Electric (PGE) under agreement #TSA-22-22325.

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Centralized inverter control
distribution system voltage management
nonlinear optimal power flow

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Hasan, MS, Paudyal, P, Padullaparti, HV, Mills, M & Obi, M 2024, Centralized Volt-VAR-Watt Optimization for Real Distribution Grids. in 2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, IEEE Computer Society, 2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024, Seattle, United States, 07/21/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10689078

Centralized Volt-VAR-Watt Optimization for Real Distribution Grids. / Hasan, Md Shamim; Paudyal, Priti; Padullaparti, Harsha Vardhana et al.
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