Multiple-Zone Synchronous Voltage Regulation and Loss Reduction Optimization of Distribution Networks Based on a Dual Rotary Phase-Shifting Transformer

Chen Shao, Xiangwu Yan (), Yaohui Yang, Waseem Aslam, Jiaoxin Jia and Jiayao Li
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Chen Shao: Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Storage and Micro-Grid of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Xiangwu Yan: Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Storage and Micro-Grid of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Yaohui Yang: Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Storage and Micro-Grid of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Waseem Aslam: Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Systems, University of Sargodha (UOS), Sargodha 40100, Punjab, Pakistan
Jiaoxin Jia: Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Storage and Micro-Grid of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
Jiayao Li: Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Storage and Micro-Grid of Hebei Province, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: For the problem in which accessing a high proportion of renewable energy results in exceeding the limit in distribution network voltage, the existing regulating method experiences difficulty in considering the two-way voltage regulation and loss reduction optimization function. This study proposes a series-type dual rotary phase-shifting transformer (DRPST) based on the principle of phase volume synthesis. This transformer exhibits bidirectional voltage regulation, high reliability, and low cost. First, the topology, operating principle, and equivalent circuit of DRPST are introduced, and its simplified circuit model is established. On the basis of this model, the causes of voltage exceeding the limits are analyzed and the active distribution network model that contains DRPST is constructed. A real-time rolling two-layer optimization strategy based on DRPST is proposed. The inner layer model is solved using the multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm with the objective of minimizing voltage deviation and line loss. The optimal compromise solution of the Pareto solution set of the inner layer model is determined using the fuzzy subordinate degree function method. The outer model is based on the optimal compromise solution of the inner model, and the DRPST output rotor angle is controlled without deviation through double closed-loop proportional–integral regulation. Finally, the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed topology and control method are verified via simulation and experimental analysis.

Keywords: dual rotary phase-shifting transformer; active distribution grid; bidirectional voltage regulation; loss reduction optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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