Matt McGrail, Scott Hagaman, Joseph Leung, T. George, Levin Mardira
{"title":"Meeting new distribution power system challenges","authors":"Matt McGrail, Scott Hagaman, Joseph Leung, T. George, Levin Mardira","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380993","url":null,"abstract":"Distribution utilities are facing challenges arising from rapid technology developments coupled with strong drivers to minimize operating and capital expenditures. Embedded generation including solar rooftop PVs and other demand management means do not only change the demand profile of the system but also other electrical characteristics of the distribution network. Advanced power system analysis tools are required to address the needs for more accurate modelling. The ability to integrate with other enterprise software systems offers opportunities to achieve efficiency gains in day-to-day operations as well as investment planning. Three projects undertaken by the authors are selected to illustrate how the new challenges are resolved using advanced analysis tools. The projects include the modelling of PV and battery inverter systems on distribution system, calculation and optimization of distribution losses, and fast assessment of domestic PV connection based on GIS and asset management data.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114665507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haiyun Wang, Shaowei Huang, Yankan Song, Yan Zhang, Cunping Wang, Z. Wei
{"title":"Flexible power flow solver for interconnected transmisstion and distribution network using PSASP and DIgSILENT","authors":"Haiyun Wang, Shaowei Huang, Yankan Song, Yan Zhang, Cunping Wang, Z. Wei","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380961","url":null,"abstract":"High penetration of DERs in distribution network may change power flow characteristics of the interconnected transmission and distribution network. Therefore, power flow solver for the whole network is highly required. A flexible power flow solver for the interconnected transmission and distribution network is designed based on decomposition and coordination method. Two commercial software, PSASP and DIgSILENT are applied to solve power flow for transmission and distribution respectively. The coordinator is designed to be model-free and solved by Jacobian-Free Newton-GMRES(m) algorithm. The provided test results validate its good accuracy and convergence performance for unbalanced power flow solution.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116128252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wen-Dong Li, Xiaoyu You, H. Mu, Jun-bo Deng, Guanjun Zhang
{"title":"Numerical optimization and 3D-printing fabrication concept of high voltage FGM insulator","authors":"Wen-Dong Li, Xiaoyu You, H. Mu, Jun-bo Deng, Guanjun Zhang","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381007","url":null,"abstract":"The application of Functionally Graded Material (FGM) in the solid insulation of high voltage apparatus is discussed. Firstly, the concept of FGM and its effect on electric field (E-field) optimization is introduced. Secondly, optimization of permittivity FGM (e-FGM) insulator is studied. A numerical technique for the optimization of permittivity distribution in e- FGM spacer is proposed and simulated on three typical spacer models, i.e. cone type, disk type and basin type. It is confirmed that the FGM application could significantly improve the E-field distribution. Moreover, the effect of the shrinking coefficient in the algorithm is discussed. Finally, concept of a novel fabrication method for FGM spacers is proposed based on the rapid- developing 3D printing technology. The process and advantage of this `bottom to up' method is discussed.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121788080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensitivity studies and calibration of small signal models","authors":"Joseph Leung, T. George","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381042","url":null,"abstract":"Inter-connectors are strategically important elements in the power system for their role in bulk power transfer between different areas. The dynamic performance of the interconnector is relatively less certain due to modelling complexity and difficulty in testing, despite its importance to power system security. This paper firstly presents the calibration result of the small signal power system dynamic models of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), using the field test measurements of SVC Power Oscillation Dampers in Queensland. Based on the calibrated models, the sensitivities of a number of parameters to system damping are evaluated. The results show that apart from the generator PSS design, the inter-area mode damping is also significantly influenced by the modelling of loads, generator (inertia in particular) and governor.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123614053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Earth hour energy impact","authors":"M. Senadeera, J. McGree","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380949","url":null,"abstract":"Earth Hour is an awareness event that encourages turning off lights and other non-essential energy sources for an hour in March. Advocating to bring attention to the impact of climate change and to reflect on the actions individuals can take to alleviate its effects, this study aimed to assess whether the event resulted in any significant reductions in energy consumption. Examined at both a state wide and residential level in New South Wales, the results of this study determined that at a state level it was extremely difficult to observe any notable impact. At a residential level however the influence of Earth Hour is much more prevalent with the event being seen to slowly gain momentum resulting in significant reductions between the years of 2008 to 2012. In recent years however its popularity has declined and the event has ceased to have any significant reduction in consumption.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127675799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Maruyama, H. Ishii, Y. Hayashi, H. Onojima, Yoshikane Kojima
{"title":"Study on business continuity capability by cooperative operation of photovotaic and battery energy storage system","authors":"H. Maruyama, H. Ishii, Y. Hayashi, H. Onojima, Yoshikane Kojima","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381054","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, as a new index of facilities, business continuity capability on occasion of an energetically isolated operation, was defined and evaluated for the facility with a rich amount of resources such as private generators, a battery energy storage system and a PV generation system. A methodology was proposed to evaluate a duration during which the facility is self- sustaining regarding energy use. An effect of reducing the capacity of PV or battery was also examined.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129410967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. P. Moghaddam, S. Bahramara, M. Damavandi, M. Haghifam
{"title":"Distribution company and microgrids behaviour in energy and reserve equilibirum","authors":"M. P. Moghaddam, S. Bahramara, M. Damavandi, M. Haghifam","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380944","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the cooperation of distribution company (Disco) and microgrids (MGs) in a local energy and reserve markets is addressed. To investigate the behavior of these decision makers in local energy and reserve equilibrium, a bilevel optimization model is presented. In the proposed bi-level model, Disco and MGs are considered as the leader and the followers, respectively. Disco decides about energy and reserve price in local markets. In addition, MGs decides about optimal scheduling of their resources and energy and reserve interactions with Disco in local markets. In energy and reserve equilibrium point, the local energy and reserve prices and the amount of energy and reserve interactions between Disco and MGs are determined. Duality theory is employed to solve the proposed bi-level model. The proposed model has been applied on a distribution grid with four MGs and the numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed modeling framework.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121187765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of series active voltage conditioners on modernized grid","authors":"Mostafa Nazih, R. Rayudu","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380980","url":null,"abstract":"Series Active Voltage Conditioner (AVC) is the state of the art in voltage regulation and conditioning. A new method to model the AVC is developed in this paper. The paper also discusses the envisaged impact on grid-tied renewable energy sources and the associated impact of equivalent grid stiffness is examined. Grid behavior due to AVC operation during overvoltages and undervoltages is studied and impact on tied Wind Turbine Generators and Photovoltaic systems is discussed.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115444425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weixing Lin, D. Jovcic, L. Yao, Wei Sun, Xiaojun Lu, J. Wen
{"title":"Investigation of interconnecting two Chinese LCC-HVDC through LCL DC/DC converter","authors":"Weixing Lin, D. Jovcic, L. Yao, Wei Sun, Xiaojun Lu, J. Wen","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380987","url":null,"abstract":"In order to increase the operating flexibility and reliability of HVDC lines for power transmission, this paper studies the technical feasibility of interconnecting two Chinese LCC HVDC using a high power DC/DC converter. A new control system is proposed for each rectifier, inverter and DC/DC converter to enable independent operation of each terminal. DC voltage droop feedback is designed to moderate power order at each terminal which facilitates DC power balancing without communication between terminals. Simulation on detailed PSCAD model is presented for several extreme operating scenarios and responses confirm many operational benefits of the proposed topology. Loss of one terminal in this 4-terminal DC grid, for example, will not disturb operation of the remaining 3 terminals. This preliminary study concludes that there are no serious technical challenges, while operating benefits might be significant.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115489758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Bennett, M. Moghimi, M. J. Hossain, Junwei Lu, R. Stewart
{"title":"Applicability of load forecasting techniques for customer energy storage control systems","authors":"C. Bennett, M. Moghimi, M. J. Hossain, Junwei Lu, R. Stewart","doi":"10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380906","url":null,"abstract":"There is an opportunity for commercial customers to use energy storage to charge during low load periods and discharge during peak load periods to reduce demand charges. Energy storage control systems that incorporate load forecasts have an economic relationship with forecast error. The less the forecast error is, the more economically feasible energy storage will be. A range of time series forecast models and exponential smoothing forecast algorithms were compared to determine their applicability for use in these energy storage control systems. Model coefficients were estimated by regression and an optimization algorithm. The ARIMA model and double exponential smoothing algorithm performed the best out of the developed set of models.","PeriodicalId":439089,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131854815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}