Review of challenges and research opportunities for voltage control in smart grids

H Sun, Q Guo, J Qi, V Ajjarapu, R Bravo… - … on Power Systems, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we review the emerging challenges and research opportunities for voltage
control in smart grids. For transmission grids, the voltage control for accommodating wind …

Cyber–physical vulnerability and resiliency analysis for DER integration: A review, challenges and research needs

A Vosughi, A Tamimi, AB King, S Majumder… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
High penetration of renewable and sustainable Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into
the traditional distribution system requires a well-coordinated control strategy for the …

A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning based voltage regulation using coordinated PV inverters

D Cao, W Hu, J Zhao, Q Huang, Z Chen… - … on Power Systems, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a multi-agent deep reinforcement learning-based approach for
distribution system voltage regulation with high penetration of photovoltaics (PVs). The …

Deep reinforcement learning enabled physical-model-free two-timescale voltage control method for active distribution systems

D Cao, J Zhao, W Hu, N Yu, F Ding… - … on Smart Grid, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active distribution networks are being challenged by frequent and rapid voltage violations
due to renewable energy integration. Conventional model-based voltage control methods …

Distributed coordinated reactive power control for voltage regulation in distribution networks

Z Tang, DJ Hill, T Liu - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel distributed coordinated control framework is proposed to handle the
uncertain voltage violations in active distribution networks. It addresses the problem of …

Decentralized charging control of electric vehicles in residential distribution networks

M Liu, PK Phanivong, Y Shi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electric vehicle (EV) charging can negatively impact electric distribution networks by
exceeding equipment thermal ratings and causing voltages to drop below standard ranges …

Photovoltaic hosting capacity sensitivity to active distribution network management

MSS Abad, J Ma - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing integration of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems in low voltage (LV)
distribution systems may result in technical problems such as over-voltage. Thus, utilities …

Load flow in multiphase distribution networks: Existence, uniqueness, non-singularity and linear models

A Bernstein, C Wang, E Dall'Anese… - … on Power Systems, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers unbalanced multiphase distribution systems with generic topology and
different load models, and extends the-bus iterative load-flow algorithm based on a fixed …

Robust volt/var control with photovoltaics

RA Jabr - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The new IEEE 1547-2018 standard includes dynamic Volt/VAr control for photovoltaic (PV)
smart inverters. While recent research has addressed the problem of optimal inverter …

Linear power-flow models in multiphase distribution networks

A Bernstein, E Dall'Anese - 2017 IEEE PES Innovative Smart …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers multiphase unbalanced distribution systems and develops
approximate AC power-flow models wherein voltages, line currents, and powers at the point …