Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes

Oguzhan Ceylan; Aleksandar Dimitrovski; Michael Starke; Kevin Tomsovic

doi:10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741901

Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes

Oguzhan Ceylan, Aleksandar Dimitrovski, Michael Starke, Kevin Tomsovic

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This paper combines an iterative approach based voltage control algorithm for allocating the reactive power outputs of distributed energy sources (DERs) with an Augmented Lagrangian voltage deviation optimization model that takes tap positions into consideration. The approach is applied to a modified IEEE 123 bus distribution test system with several PVs of varying output. Voltage variations due to the intermittent nature of the PVs in the distribution system are constrained by scheduling reactive power injections from the inverters. Allocating reactive power outputs of PVs and changing transformer tap positions allows the proposed approach to be used as an alternative to traditional distribution voltage control approaches. Simulation results show that the proposed method is able to keep voltage magnitudes in the normal voltage magnitude range with few tap operations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509041688
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741901
State	Published - Nov 10 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016 - Boston, United States Duration: Jul 17 2016 → Jul 21 2016

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Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume	2016-November
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

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Conference	2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	07/17/16 → 07/21/16

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Ceylan, O., Dimitrovski, A., Starke, M., & Tomsovic, K. (2016). Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes. In 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016 Article 7741901 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2016-November). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741901

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Ceylan, O, Dimitrovski, A, Starke, M & Tomsovic, K 2016, Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes. in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016., 7741901, IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, vol. 2016-November, IEEE Computer Society, 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016, Boston, United States, 07/17/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2016.7741901

Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes. / Ceylan, Oguzhan; Dimitrovski, Aleksandar; Starke, Michael et al.
2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016. IEEE Computer Society, 2016. 7741901 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2016-November).

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Optimal reactive power allocation for photovoltaic inverters to limit transformer tap changes

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