Grid frequency and voltage support using PV systems with energy storage

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Bhatt ◽  
Badrul Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Voltage Support

scholarly journals A Grid-Supporting Photovoltaic System Implemented by a VSG with Energy Storage

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huadian Xu ◽  
Jianhui Su ◽  
Ning Liu ◽  
Yong Shi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Synchronous Generator ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Frequency Regulation ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Storage Unit ◽  
Support Functions ◽  
Energy Storage Unit ◽  
Pv Systems

Conventional photovoltaic (PV) systems interfaced by grid-connected inverters fail to support the grid and participate in frequency regulation. Furthermore, reduced system inertia as a result of the integration of conventional PV systems may lead to an increased frequency deviation of the grid for contingencies. In this paper, a grid-supporting PV system, which can provide inertia and participate in frequency regulation through virtual synchronous generator (VSG) technology and an energy storage unit, is proposed. The function of supporting the grid is implemented in a practical PV system through using the presented control scheme and topology. Compared with the conventional PV system, the grid-supporting PV system, behaving as an inertial voltage source like synchronous generators, has the capability of participating in frequency regulation and providing inertia. Moreover, the proposed PV system can mitigate autonomously the power imbalance between generation and consumption, filter the PV power, and operate without the phase-locked loop after initial synchronization. Performance analysis is conducted and the stability constraint is theoretically formulated. The novel PV system is validated on a modified CIGRE benchmark under different cases, being compared with the conventional PV system. The verifications demonstrate the grid support functions of the proposed PV system.

scholarly journals Techno-Economic Analysis of a Residential PV-Storage Model in a Distribution Network

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 3062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong ◽  
Nour
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Battery System ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
High Penetration ◽  
Harmonic Components ◽  
Pv Generation

The high penetration level of photovoltaic (PV) generation in distribution networks not only brings benefits like carbon savings, but also induces undesirable outcomes, like more harmonic components and voltage fluctuations. Driven by decreasing costs of energy storage, the focus of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of applying energy storage in the grid-connected PV system to mitigate its intermittency. Firstly, to appreciate the functionality of storage, a generic PV-battery-supercapacitor model was simulated in MATLAB/Simulink, and a flat load profile was obtained to enhance predictability from the network management point of view. However, the usage of supercapacitors at the residential level is limited, due to its high startup costs. Secondly, a detailed residential PV-battery model was implemented in the System Advisor Model (SAM) based on local data in Dubai. The optimal sizing of a battery system was determined by assessing two criteria: The number of excursions, and average target power, which are contradictory in optimization process. Statistical indicators show that a properly sized battery system can alleviate network fluctuations. The proposed sizing method can be also applied to other PV-storage systems. Finally, economic studies of PV-battery system demonstrated its competitiveness against standalone PV systems under appropriate tariff incentives.

scholarly journals The Optimal Allocation and Operation of an Energy Storage System with High Penetration Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Zailin Piao ◽  
Xiaofang Meng ◽  
Chao Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Energy Storage System ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
High Penetration ◽  
Storage Optimization

High-penetration grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems can lead to reverse power flow, which can cause adverse effects, such as voltage over-limits and increased power loss, and affect the safety, reliability and economic operations of the distribution network. Reasonable energy storage optimization allocation and operation can effectively mitigate these disadvantages. In this paper, the optimal location, capacity and charge/discharge strategy of the energy storage system were simultaneously performed based on two objective functions that include voltage deviations and active power loss. The membership function and weighting method were used to combine the two objectives into a single objective. An energy storage optimization model for a distribution network considering PV and load power temporal changes was thus established, and the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm was utilized to solve the problem. Taking the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)-33 bus system as an example, the optimal allocation and operation of the energy storage system was realized for the access of high penetration single-point and multi-point PV systems in the distribution network. The results of the power flow optimization in different scenarios were compared. The results show that using the proposed approach can improve the voltage quality, reduce the power loss, and reduce and smooth the transmission power of the upper-level grid.

scholarly journals Time-Series PV Hosting Capacity Assessment with Storage Deployment

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Bartecka ◽  
Grazia Barchi ◽  
Józef Paska
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Gaussian Mixture ◽  
Variable Load ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Voltage Deviation ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
Capacity Selection ◽  
The Impact

Europe aims to diversify energy sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. On this field, large PV power growth is observed that may cause problems in existing networks. This paper examines the impact of distributed PV systems on voltage quality in a low voltage feeder in terms of the European standard EN 50160. As the standard defines allowable percentage of violation during one week period, time-series analyses are done to assess PV hosting capacity. The simulations are conducted with 10-minute step and comprise variable load profiles based on Gaussian Mixture Model and PV profiles based on a distribution with experimentally obtained parameters. In addition, the outcomes are compared with “snapshot” simulations. Next, it is examined how energy storage utilization affects the hosting capacity. Several deployments of energy storages are presented with different number and capacity. In particular, a greedy algorithm is proposed to determine the sub-optimal energy storage deployment based on the voltage deviation minimization. The simulations show that time-series analyses in comparison with snapshot analyses give completely different results and change the level of PV hosting capacity. Moreover, incorrect energy storage capacity selection and location may cause even deterioration of power quality in electrical systems with high RES penetration.

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