Autonomous operation of a MV grid with high penetration of CHP

P. Karaliolios, Y. Sun, J.G. Slootweg, W.L. Kling

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Abstract

The increasing penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) units connected to the distribution network, driven mainly by environmental reasons, gives the opportunity to consider islanded operation of electricity distribution grids. Grid disturbances at the transmission level can lead to power interruptions in extended areas. This paper examines the possibility to operate an area with a significant penetration level of Combined Heat and Power plants (CHP) connected to a Medium Voltage (MV) grid autonomously. In this way, a loss of the connection with the High Voltage (HV) grid due preplanned or unplanned events could be survived instead of resulting in an outage. For this purpose the operation of DG units, how these units manage to contribute to the voltage and frequency control during the switch to autonomous operation and how this affects the operational parameters (voltage and frequency) of the network are investigated. Finally it investigates the possibility to reconnect to the HV grid when this has recovered
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 24-28 July 2011, Detroit, Michigan
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4577-1000-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society  General Meeting (PESGM 2011) - Renaissance Center, Detroit, United States
Duration: 24 Jul 201128 Jul 2011
http://www.pes-gm.org/2011/

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE Power and Energy Society  General Meeting (PESGM 2011)
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDetroit
Period24/07/1128/07/11
Other"The Electrification of Transportation & the Grid of the Future"
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