Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/00051144.2022.2130257
Bus selection index for distributed generators placement and sizing in the electrical network
Muhammad Raza
; Department of Electrical Engineering, Bahria University Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
*
Aurangzeb Rashid Masud
; Department of Electrical Engineering, Bahria University Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Ayaz Hussain
; Department of Electrical Engineering, Bahria University Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan
Ravi Mohan Lal
; School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Renewable energy sources, widely considered as distribution generation units, will be essential
parts of the future electrical network. They will be integrated into the network at all voltage levels
and act as the main controlling elements in the microgrid to stabilize the network. However, the
objective of determining the suitable busbar to integrate the renewable generation source and
its maximum capacity is still an indecisive problem. This article presents a methodology to select
suitable busbars to integrate the renewable generation unit. A bus selection index is proposed
based on three criteria, i.e. voltage deviation, active power loss, and grid energy infeed. The
developed algorithm considers network busbar voltage limit and branch loading as constraints
and the solution is determined using analytical technique. Algorithm is implemented in MATLAB,
and MATPOWER is used for the power flow analysis. Furthermore, the proposed methodology is
analysed on CIGRE and IEEE medium voltage benchmark network.
Keywords
Renewable energy; distribution generation; optimum placement and sizing; network operational limits; analytical technique
Hrčak ID:
315744
URI
Publication date:
6.10.2022.
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