A Review of Voltage Control Studies on Low Voltage Distribution Networks Containing High Penetration Distributed Photovoltaics

Xiaozhi Gao, Jiaqi Zhang, Huiqin Sun, Yongchun Liang, Leiyuan Wei (), Caihong Yan and Yicong Xie
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Xiaozhi Gao: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Jiaqi Zhang: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Huiqin Sun: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Yongchun Liang: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Leiyuan Wei: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Caihong Yan: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
Yicong Xie: School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-24

Abstract: Distributed photovoltaic (PV) in the distribution network accounted for an increasing proportion of the distribution network, and the power quality of the distribution network of the power quality problem is more and more significant. In this paper, the voltage regulation methods for low-voltage distribution networks containing high-penetration PV are investigated. First, the working principles of the four voltage control methods are introduced: energy storage system configuration, regulating the reactive power output of PV inverters, restricting the active power output of PV, adjusting the switching positions of on-load regulator trap changer and distribution network reconfiguration, and then, in combination with the recent related research, the optimization of each method is compared horizontally with its respective concerns and characteristics. The optimization of each method is compared horizontally with the recent studies to find out the focus and characteristics of each method, and the shortcomings of each method are explored. Coordinated voltage control through multiple flexibility resources has become the mainstream voltage regulation scheme, and distribution network voltage regulation is considered from the perspective of flexibility resources. The three types of flexibility resources, namely, source, network, and storage, have been widely used in distribution network voltage regulation. Although load-side resources have become one of the main regulation resources of the new type of power system, the current study introduces less about the participation of load-side flexibility resources in voltage regulation of LV distribution networks and advancing the application of load-side resources in voltage regulation of LV distribution networks is the focus of future research. Then, the important role of load-side flexibility resources in voltage regulation is described in three parts, namely, the important role of load-side resources, the development trend, and the suggestions for promoting the coordination of source-network-load-storage flexibility resources, aiming to promote the application of load-side resources in voltage regulation in LV distribution networks, and the suggestions and programs are proposed for the technological challenges faced by voltage regulation. In the context of today’s new power system emphasizing the interaction of source, network, load, and storage, new technologies and methods for solving voltage problems in LV distribution networks are prospected, with a view to providing certain reference value for the actual operation and optimization of distribution network systems.

Keywords: distributed photovoltaic; voltage overrun; distribution network; voltage regulation (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: 2024
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