scholarly journals Computing the feasible operating region of active distribution networks: Comparison and validation of random sampling and optimal power flow based methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Contreras ◽  
Krzysztof Rudion
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Optimal Power Flow ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Optimal Power ◽  
Operating Region ◽  
Active Distribution Networks

scholarly journals Voltage Regulation Planning for Distribution Networks Using Multi-Scenario Three-Phase Optimal Power Flow

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Rubens Baran Junior ◽  
Thelma S. Piazza Fernandes ◽  
Ricardo Augusto Borba
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Optimal Power Flow ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Voltage Regulator ◽  
Distribution Transformer ◽  
Optimal Power ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Transformer Taps ◽  
Active Distribution Networks

Active distribution networks must operate properly for different scenarios of load levels and distributed generation. An important operational requirement is to maintain the voltage profile within standard operating limits. To do this, this paper proposed a Multi-Scenario Three-Phase Optimal Power Flow (MTOPF) that plans the voltage regulation of unbalance and active distribution networks considering typical scenarios of operation. This MTOPF finds viable operation points by the optimal adjustments of voltage regulator taps and distribution transformer taps. The differentiating characteristic of this formulation is that in addition to the traditional tuning of voltage regulator taps of an active network applied for just one scenario of load and generation, it also performs the optimal adjustment of distribution transformer taps, which, once fixed, is able to meet the voltage limits of diverse operating situations. The optimization problem was solved by the primal-dual interior-point method and the formulation was tested using the IEEE 123-bus system.

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