Studying the Impact of Distributed Solar PV on Power Systems Using Integrated Transmission and Distribution Models
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Jain, Himanshu; Palmintier, Bryan; Krad, Ibrahim; Krishnamurthy, Dheepak
- Source
- 2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D) Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), 2018 IEEE/PES. :1-5 Apr, 2018
- Subject
- General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Voltage control
Load modeling
Regulators
Generators
Real-time systems
Reactive power
Electricity supply industry
Solar Power Generation
Power Systems Analysis
Integrated Transmission and Distribution
High-performance Computing
Co-Simulation
- Language
- ISSN
- 2160-8563
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.