Development Status and Future Strategies of Networked Distribution System

Woo-Hyun Kim, Woo-Kyu Chae, Hyeon-Myeong Lee, Hyun-Woo No and Dong-Sub Kim ()
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Woo-Hyun Kim: Distribution Planning Group, Smart Power Distribution Laboratory, KEPCO Research Institute, Daejeon 34056, Korea
Woo-Kyu Chae: Distribution Planning Group, Smart Power Distribution Laboratory, KEPCO Research Institute, Daejeon 34056, Korea
Hyeon-Myeong Lee: Distribution Planning Group, Smart Power Distribution Laboratory, KEPCO Research Institute, Daejeon 34056, Korea
Hyun-Woo No: Giheung Electricity Operation Group, Samsung Electronics, Yongin 17113, Korea
Dong-Sub Kim: Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, Mokpo National University, Mokpo 58628, Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-25

Abstract: In response to the escalation of environmental issues including global warming due to reckless development, the energy industry has been partaking in measures to improve sustainability of the environment. As an effort to target decarbonization, thermal power generation using fossil fuels is being minimized whilst the generation of renewable energy is gradually being increased. In addition, research on the structure of power distribution systems is steadily on the rise to improve efficiency of energy supply and system reliability. Amongst existing distribution systems, high expectations have been focused on the networked distribution system (NDS) due to multiplex advantages the system possesses. The NDS, a power system of multiple interconnected distribution lines which allow uninterrupted supply of both power and communication, holds the potential of increasing renewable energy capacity, reducing construction of new feeders, expanding electric transport infrastructure capacity, and improving facility utilization rate. In this paper, technologies for the construction of NDS are introduced and strategies to increase future application of the NDS are discussed. Through this, both the validity of the NDS and the direction of the power industry is to be presented.

Keywords: meshed network; networked distribution system (NDS); protection coordination; intelligent electronic device (IED); power-hardware in the loop simulation (P-HILS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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