A review of strategies to increase PV penetration level in smart grids

SA Aleem, SMS Hussain, TS Ustun - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Due to environmental concerns, power system generation is shifting from traditional fossil-
fuel resources to renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal. Some of these …

[HTML][HTML] Multipurpose control and planning method for battery energy storage systems in distribution network with photovoltaic plant

S Akagi, S Yoshizawa, M Ito, Y Fujimoto… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) have attracted much attention as a key device for
realizing the installation of photovoltaic plants (PVPs) in distribution networks. To improve …

Techno-economic analysis of the impact of dynamic electricity prices on solar penetration in a smart grid environment with distributed energy storage

M Sheha, K Mohammadi, K Powell - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the technical and economic feasibility of using high levels of solar
energy penetration up to 400 MW into a smart grid system of 60,000 smart houses. A novel …

Electric vehicle charging management using auction mechanism for reducing PV curtailment in distribution systems

H Kikusato, Y Fujimoto, S Hanada… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes an electric vehicle (EV) charging management scheme for effective
utilization of photovoltaic (PV) power based on an auction mechanism. The proposed …

Versatile modeling platform for cooperative energy management systems in smart cities

Y Hayashi, Y Fujimoto, H Ishii… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With growing attention to sustainability and recognition of the impact of global warming
problems, energy supply and consumption have become critically important. This paper …

Evaluation of an optimal radial-loop configuration for a distribution network with PV systems to minimize power loss

A Kaneko, Y Hayashi, T Anegawa, H Hokazono… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a method to determine an optimal radial-loop configuration to minimize
power loss in a distribution network with photovoltaic (PV) systems and evaluates the …

Fair consumer outcomes in the balance: Data driven analysis of distributed PV curtailment

N Stringer, N Haghdadi, A Bruce, I MacGill - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyses distributed photovoltaic (D-PV) system curtailment and impacts on
consumers in response to high network voltages. Novel analytical techniques are applied to …

Microgrid controller testing using power hardware-in-the-loop

H Kikusato, TS Ustun, M Suzuki, S Sugahara… - energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Required functions of a microgrid become divers because there are many possible
configurations that depend on the location. In order to effectively implement the microgrid …

[HTML][HTML] Transition towards a sustainable power system: MA-DA&DC framework based voltage control in high PV penetration networks

A ur Rehman, M Ali, S Iqbal, S Habib, A Shafiq… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Grid control systems must deal with voltage fluctuation and power losses because of the
rising saturation of Renewable Energy Resources (RERs) in the Power Distribution Network …

Innovative Volt/VAr control philosophy for future distribution systems embedded with voltage-regulating devices and distributed renewable energy resources

D Ranamuka, AP Agalgaonkar… - IEEE Systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional voltage-regulating devices such as load tap changers, voltage regulators, and
local capacitor banks are commonly used for voltage-regulation purposes in medium …