Incremental Volt/VAR control; Distributed Energy Resources; Distribution Networks; Local control
Abstract :
[en] This paper proposes an incremental Volt/VAR
control for voltage regulation in distribution networks
with high penetration of distributed energy resources. The
Volt/VAR controller coefficients are obtained by solving a
robust optimization problem, where reactive power is minimized.
The proposed optimization problem is solved using a
Successive Convex Approximation method. Communication
requirements are minimal and restricted to the offline stage
since the local controllers share the same gains. Numerical
studies on a 42-node low voltage network demonstrate the
improved performance of our local controllers against a
traditional static Volt/VAR control strategy.
Disciplines :
Electrical & electronics engineering
Author, co-author :
Colot, Antonin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'électricité, électronique et informatique (Institut Montefiore) > Smart-Microgrids
Perotti, Elisabetta; UCB - University of Colorado Boulder [US-CO] > Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Glavic, Mevludin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Montefiore Institute of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Dall'Anese, Emiliano; Boston University [US-MA] > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Language :
English
Title :
A Robust Incremental Volt/VAR Control for Distribution Networks
