Title
Impact of High PV Penetration on Voltage Profiles in Residential Neighborhoods
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2012
Keywords
grid disturbances, overvoltage, power distribution, power system modeling, power system planning and power quality, solar power generation
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to provide an assessment on voltage profiles in residential neighborhoods in the presence of photovoltaic (PV) systems. The network was modeled in PSCAD using common feeder characteristics that Canadian system planners use in suburban residential regions. A simulation study was performed to investigate potential voltage rise issues in the networkupto11.25%totalPVpenetrationinthefeederandLVtransformer capacity penetration up to 75%. Results indicate that the PV penetration level should not adversely impact the voltage on the grid when the distributed PV resources do not exceed 2.5 kW perhouseholdonaverageonatypicaldistributiongrid.Moreover, the role of feeder impedance, feeder length, and the transformer short circuit resistance in the determination of the voltage rise is quantified.
Volume
3
Issue
3
First Page
518
Last Page
527
Type
text
Language
en
DOI of Published Version
10.1109/TSTE.2012.2191425
Recommended Citation
Tonkoski, Reinaldo; Turcotte, Dave; and El-Fouly, Tarek H. M., "Impact of High PV Penetration on Voltage Profiles in Residential Neighborhoods" (2012). Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications. 7.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/ee-cs_pubs/7