Abstract
In distribution systems, distributed photovoltaic (DPV) hosting capacity is widely used by system operators to evaluate how much DPV the distribution networks can accommodate without violating operational constraints. With the proliferation of DPV deployment, if managed properly, it offers a great opportunity to mitigate the persistent energy inequity issue in electric grid. Otherwise, energy inequity can be exacerbated with unequal DPV access when hosting capacity improvement plans ignore the equity factor. To consider energy equity in distribution network planning for enhancing DPV accommodation, the hosting capacity evaluation should be improved to consider equity constraints endogenously. In this paper, a DPV hosting capacity evaluation method is proposed considering equitable DPV access among sub-regions of a distribution feeder partitioned by social-economic indicators such as the income levels. The results demonstrate that considering equity in DPV hosting capacity evaluation can provide valuable reference in the equitable energy transition. This work provides a valuable guidance for future distribution network upgrade planning for equitable DPV deployment.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 8 |
State | Published - 2023 |
Event | 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC) - Manhattan, Kansas Duration: 27 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 |
Conference
Conference | 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC) |
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City | Manhattan, Kansas |
Period | 27/04/23 → 28/04/23 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-6A40-87693 for paper as published in proceedingsNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-6A40-84488
Keywords
- distributed PV
- energy equity
- hosting capacity