Assessment of Decentralized Reactive Power Control Strategies for Low Voltage PV Inverters

Benoit Couraud; Partik Kumar; Valentin Robu; David Jenkins; Sonam Norbu; David Flynn; Abhijit Abhyankar

doi:10.1109/ICPS48983.2019.9067367

Assessment of Decentralized Reactive Power Control Strategies for Low Voltage PV Inverters

Benoit Couraud
, Partik Kumar
, Valentin Robu
, David Jenkins
, Sonam Norbu
, David Flynn
, Abhijit Abhyankar

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

8 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The increase of solar PV installations at the distribution grid level causes new challenges that Distribution System Operators have to resolve. Amongst those challenges, one is the voltage fluctuation at the distribution grid level due to intermittent active power injection from solar PV systems. A well-known solution to regulate the voltage is the local consumption or production of reactive power, that is extensively used at the transmission grid level by generators or Flexible AC Transmission Systems. This paper discusses the impacts of low-voltage control by reactive power injection from commercialized rooftop PV solar inverters. Using a fully decentralized approach, several state of the art strategies for PV inverters’ power factor control are compared, showing that some of these decentralized strategies are a viable solution to control voltage in distribution grids. The methodology used for the assessment of these control strategies includes the impact on the inverters’ life time (measured as the annual cost for each strategy) as well as the impact on the voltage profiles of a real grid representing an Indian community with more than 200 households.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728141039
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48983.2019.9067367
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2020
Event	8th International Conference on Power Systems 2019 - Jaipur, Jaipur, India Duration: 20 Dec 2019 → 22 Dec 2019 https://icps2019.in/

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Power Systems 2019
Abbreviated title	ICPS
Country/Territory	India
City	Jaipur
Period	20/12/19 → 22/12/19
Internet address	https://icps2019.in/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Photovoltaic Systems
Reactive Power
Smart Grids
Voltage Control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Information Systems and Management
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Optimization

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Couraud, B, Kumar, P, Robu, V, Jenkins, D, Norbu, S, Flynn, D & Abhyankar, A 2020, Assessment of Decentralized Reactive Power Control Strategies for Low Voltage PV Inverters. in 2019 8th International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS)., 9067367, IEEE, 8th International Conference on Power Systems 2019, Jaipur, India, 20/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48983.2019.9067367

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