Determination of optimal location and Implementation of Solar Photovoltaic system using ETAP

Power system in India is supported by traditional sources of electricity production such as Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear power plant. The renewable resources can be introduced as certain location in power network to compensate the burden on traditional sources and to enhance stability of power network. Solar energy has significant benefits compared to other renewable sources. The aim of the proposed work is to analyze the location for the placement of PV penetration using voltage collapse proximity index method and evaluate the effect of PV penetration in active power loss, reactive power loss as well as improvement in voltage profile. So the attempt is made to analyze loading characteristic of IEEE14 Bus system when network is subjected to application of Photovoltaic solar energy sources at locations where voltage collapse may occur. The particular location of buses where photovoltaic system will be connected is identified with help of Voltage Collapse Proximity Index (VCPI) method. The stimulation of IEEE14 Bus is designed in ETAP. The analysis of voltage profiles before and after application of photovoltaic is studied. The real power losses and reactive power losses are obtained when test system was supplied with traditional sources of electricity. Outcomes of proposed system are that the application PV system at weak buses has come up with noticeable reduction in power losses.