Development of innovative voltage control for distribution networks with high photovoltaic penetration

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-759

  Bletterie, B ^a   Gorsek A ^a   Fawzy, T ^b   Premm, D ^b   Deprez, W ^c   Truyens, F ^c   Woyte, A ^d   Blazic B ^e   Uljanic B ^e  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG   (Germany)

^c Infrax Cvba   (Belgium)

^d 3E Sa/nv Sa ^*  (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

local voltage control; PV inverters; reactive power control; smart grids

Indexed keywords

CONTROL APPROACH; CONTROL CONCEPT; CONTROL MECHANISM; ENERGY IMPORTS; MEDIUM VOLTAGE NETWORKS; NETWORK CONSTRAINTS; NETWORK LOSS; NETWORK OPERATOR; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PENETRATION LEVEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER FACTORS; PV INVERTER; REACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT; SMART GRID; VOLTAGE PROFILE; VOLTAGE RISE; VOLTAGE TIME-SERIES;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

REACTIVE POWER;

EID: 84865661446     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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