A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks

Gioacchino  Tricarico; Raju  Wagle; Jesus Castro  Martinez; Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt; Maria Dicorato; Giuseppe  Forte; Jose Luis Rueda

doi:10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope57605.2023.10194703

A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks

Gioacchino Tricarico, Raju Wagle, Jesus Castro Martinez, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt, Maria Dicorato, Giuseppe Forte, Jose Luis Rueda

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Abstract

Distribution grids are subject to a drastic evolution in their operating conditions due to the high integration of renewable energy resources (RES) and their ability to regulate voltage. To cope with this issue, modern solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are equipped with smart inverters enabled with communication capabilities that allow the coordinated operation to offer services such as controlling voltage by appropriately setting the reactive power production. This paper proposes a co-simulation framework for smart converter reactive power control in active distribution grids. The proposed framework is used to appropriately control smart inverters installed in PV systems to inject/withdrew reactive power ensuring voltage control at the time that minimises active power losses of the active distribution grid (ADG). The proposed approach has been tested in a modified version of the Kumamoto distribution system. The suitability of the proposed framework has been demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-4743-2
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3503-4744-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope57605.2023.10194703
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) - Madrid, Spain Duration: 6 Jun 2023 → 9 Jun 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	6/06/23 → 9/06/23

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Keywords

Co-simulation
differential evolution
hosting capacity
reactive power control
smart inverters

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Tricarico, G., Wagle, R., Martinez, J. C., Gonzalez-Longatt, F., Dicorato, M., Forte, G., & Rueda, J. L. (2023). A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope57605.2023.10194703

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A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks. / Tricarico, Gioacchino ; Wagle, Raju ; Martinez, Jesus Castro et al.
Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2023 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). IEEE, 2023. p. 1-6.

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A Co-simulation Procedure for Optimal Reactive Power Control in Active Distribution Networks

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