Abstract
This paper presents the work which investigates the value that the medium voltage back to back (MVB2B) converter can bring to the grid, through two potential applications: voltage regulation powered by the reactive power adjustment function, and the distributed energy resource (DER) adoption enhancement powered by the quantitative power transfer function. Two groups of distribution systems have been prepared for the value investigation, including IEEE 123-bus system for voltage regulation study and two utility provided realistic distribution systems for DER adoption enhancement study. The analysis results have demonstrated that the MVB2B converter can bring significant value to the grid through the two aforementioned applications. Particularly, with MVB2B converter transferring power between two feeders, a substantial amount of backfeeding solar power can be avoided, and the size of the energy storage which is used to store the extra solar power can be significantly reduced.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
| Event | 2021 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - North America (ISGT NA) Duration: 15 Feb 2021 → 18 Feb 2021 |
Conference
| Conference | 2021 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies |
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| City | North America (ISGT NA) |
| Period | 15/02/21 → 18/02/21 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-5D00-79802 for paper as published in proceedingsNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5D00-77822
Keywords
- distribution system
- grid application
- medium voltage back to back converter
- value analysis