Analysis of the Impact of Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into the Power System in the Colombian Caribbean Region

Carlos Arturo Cárdenas Guerra, Adalberto José Ospino Castro and Rafael Peña Gallardo ()
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Carlos Arturo Cárdenas Guerra: Departamento de Energía, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
Adalberto José Ospino Castro: Departamento de Energía, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
Rafael Peña Gallardo: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78290, Mexico

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: This paper compares the effects of adding solar and wind power to the power system of Colombia’s Caribbean region and its connections to the National Interconnected System. A base scenario was simulated in the PowerFactory 2003 software considering the actual data of the power system in 2023, and then, they were compared with the results obtained for 2033, considering the growth of the network and the addition of new power plants based on variable renewable energy. The comparison analyzes the impact of the newly added renewable energy in the power system on the voltage stability and system frequency. The results obtained show that the addition of new variable renewable energy plants generates voltage fluctuations in the lower voltage levels, ranging from 1% to 3.1%, which indicates potential challenges in maintaining the voltage stability. In higher voltages, no significant variations were found. Regarding the system frequency, the transient value tends to increase but is within the regulatory range, with variations of less than 0.2 Hz.

Keywords: renewable energy integration; power system analysis; stability analysis; energy transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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