Studying the Impact of Distributed Solar PV on Power Systems Using Integrated Transmission and Distribution Models

Himanshu Jain; Bryan Palmintier; Ibrahim Krad; Dheepak Krishnamurthy

doi:10.1109/TDC.2018.8440457

Studying the Impact of Distributed Solar PV on Power Systems Using Integrated Transmission and Distribution Models

Himanshu Jain, Bryan Palmintier, Ibrahim Krad, Dheepak Krishnamurthy

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Abstract

Rapid growth of distributed energy resources has prompted increasing interest in integrated Transmission (T) and Distribution (D) modeling. This paper presents the results of a distributed generation from solar photovoltaics (DGPV) impact assessment study that was performed using a synthetic T D model. The primary objective of the study was to present a new approach for DGPV impact assessment, where along with detailed models of transmission and distribution networks, consumer loads were modeled using the physics of end-use equipment, and DGPV was geographically dispersed and connected to the secondary distribution networks. The study highlights (i) how a lack of DGPV forecasting can increase the Area Control Error (ACE) at the transmission level for high penetration levels; and (ii) how capturing transmission voltage changes using integrated T D can change simulated distribution voltage profiles and voltage regulator operations between integrated T D and distribution-only simulations.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440457 https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440457
State	Published - 17 Aug 2018
Event	2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2018 - Denver, United States Duration: 16 Apr 2018 → 19 Apr 2018

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Conference	2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	16/04/18 → 19/04/18

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See NREL/CP-5D00-68995 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5D00-72537

Keywords

Co-Simulation
High-performance Computing
Integrated Transmission and Distribution
Power Systems Analysis
Solar Power Generation

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Jain, H., Palmintier, B., Krad, I., & Krishnamurthy, D. (2018). Studying the Impact of Distributed Solar PV on Power Systems Using Integrated Transmission and Distribution Models. Paper presented at 2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2018, Denver, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440457, https://doi.org/10.1109/TDC.2018.8440457

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2018. Paper presented at 2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2018, Denver, United States.

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