Study of Photovoltaic Power Plant Distribution Network Integration: Case of Algeria-Djanet City Distribution Network

Abstract

The work presented in this article concerns the issues of the integration of renewable energies and in particular photovoltaic solar energy into distribution networks. In this context we used the grid of the city of Djanet-Algeria to study the impact of the injection of a 3MW photovoltaic power plant and to visualize its influence on the different main parameters of the grid which are: voltage, active and reactive losses, and frequency. Simulations are performed using the CYME distribution network simulation tool. The analysis of the different scenarios executed using this tool, we were able to study the static and dynamic behavior of the integration of a photovoltaic (PV) plant and to find the optimal location for it.