TY - GEN
T1 - Solar PV hosting capacity
T2 - 19th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2023
AU - Gorrasi, Chiara
AU - Koirala, Arpan
AU - Bruninx, Kenneth
AU - Delarue, Erik
AU - Van Hertem, Dirk
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Assessing the capability of a distribution grid to accommodate new solar PV installations, namely its hosting capacity (HC), has been a prevalent research topic. Although providing a technical limit to how much additional solar PV can be integrated into a distribution grid without trespassing operational limits, commonly used HC analysis (HCA) does not consider consumer preferences or the economic feasibility of installations. Using a market-based optimal power flow (MBOPF) and HCA, we compare the economic and technical limits of solar PV capacity integration in low voltage distribution systems (LVDS). Findings illustrate that (1) the PV HC computed using grid limits only does not give a complete picture of solar PV capacity integration potential, (2) linear, deterministic power flow is not a foolproof method for assessing the network-secure amount of PV, and (3) the number of technically feasible installation sites supersedes the economically feasible ones.
AB - Assessing the capability of a distribution grid to accommodate new solar PV installations, namely its hosting capacity (HC), has been a prevalent research topic. Although providing a technical limit to how much additional solar PV can be integrated into a distribution grid without trespassing operational limits, commonly used HC analysis (HCA) does not consider consumer preferences or the economic feasibility of installations. Using a market-based optimal power flow (MBOPF) and HCA, we compare the economic and technical limits of solar PV capacity integration in low voltage distribution systems (LVDS). Findings illustrate that (1) the PV HC computed using grid limits only does not give a complete picture of solar PV capacity integration potential, (2) linear, deterministic power flow is not a foolproof method for assessing the network-secure amount of PV, and (3) the number of technically feasible installation sites supersedes the economically feasible ones.
KW - distribution energy market
KW - distribution locational marginal price
KW - hosting capacity
KW - low voltage distribution system
KW - solar photovoltaic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165228749&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EEM58374.2023.10161916
DO - 10.1109/EEM58374.2023.10161916
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85165228749
T3 - International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM
BT - 2023 19th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2023
PB - IEEE
Y2 - 6 June 2023 through 8 June 2023
ER -
