Evaluation of voltage regulation mitigation methods due to high penetration of PV generation in residential areas

Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1180-1189

  Maryam Hashemi, N ^a   Agelidis, Vassilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution system; grid; integration; Inverter; photovoltaic; PV; voltage rise

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; GRID; INVERTER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV; VOLTAGE RISE;

VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

EID: 84899066532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRERA.2013.6749931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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