A new tool to assess maximum permissible solar pv penetration in a power system
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Author(s)
Lekshmi, Dhanuja J
Rather, Zakir Hussain
Pal, Bikash C
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
With diminishing fossil fuel resources and increasing environmental concerns, large-scale deployment of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) has accelerated the transition towards clean energy systems, leading to significant RES generation share in power systems worldwide. Among different RES, solar PV is receiving major focus as it is most abundant in nature compared to others, complimented by falling prices of PV technology. However, variable, intermittent and non-synchronous nature of PV power generation technology introduces several technical challenges, ranging from short-term issues, such as low inertia, frequency stability, voltage stability and small signal stability, to long-term issues, such as unit commitment and scheduling issues. Therefore, such technical issues often limit the amount of non-synchronous instantaneous power that can be securely accommodated by a grid. In this backdrop, this research work proposes a tool to estimate maximum PV penetration level that a given power system can securely accommodate for a given unit commitment interval. The proposed tool will consider voltage and frequency while estimating maximum PV power penetration of a system. The tool will be useful to a system operator in assessing grid stability and security under a given generation mix, network topology and PV penetration level. Besides estimating maximum PV penetration, the proposed tool provides useful inputs to the system operator which will allow the operator to take necessary actions to handle high PV penetration in a secure and stable manner.
Date Issued
2021-12-01
Date Acceptance
2021-11-30
Citation
Energies, 2021, 14 (24)
ISSN
1996-1073
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Energies
Volume
14
Issue
24
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Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
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Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
© 2021 by the authors.
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
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Attribution (CC BY) license (https://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
4.0/).
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
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4.0/).
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
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Grant Number
J15119 - PO:500174140
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
frequency stability
maximum penetration level
renewable energy sources
solar PV
voltage stability
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 8529
Date Publish Online
2021-12-09