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GA-Based Voltage Optimization of Distribution Feeder with High-Penetration of DERs Using Megawatt-Scale Units

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  • Aswad Adib

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA)

  • Joao Onofre Pereira Pinto

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA)

  • Madhu S. Chinthavali

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA)

Abstract

In this paper, genetic algorithm (GA)-based voltage optimization of a modified IEEE-34 node distribution feeder with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is proposed using two megawatt-scale reactive power sources. Traditional voltage support units present in distribution grids are not suitable for DER-rich feeders, while voltage support using small-scale DERs present in the feeder requires considerable communication effort to reach a global solution. In this work, two megawatt-scale units are placed to improve the voltage profile across the IEEE 34-node feeder, which has been modified to include several PV units and an energy storage unit. The megawatt-scale units are optimized using GA for fast and accurate operation. The performance of the proposed scheme is verified using simulation results with a multi-platform setup where the modified IEEE-34 node feeder is modeled in OpenDSS while the GA optimization scheme is programmed in MATLAB.

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  • Aswad Adib & Joao Onofre Pereira Pinto & Madhu S. Chinthavali, 2023. "GA-Based Voltage Optimization of Distribution Feeder with High-Penetration of DERs Using Megawatt-Scale Units," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:13:p:4842-:d:1175947
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