Modelling Future Prosumer Nodes and their Impact on Network Planning - a Case Study

Maria Perdices Segui, Robert John Millar, Marco A.Azpurua Auyanet

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Abstract

This paper presents a pair of reasonably likely scenarios for low voltage (LV) electricity consumption and distributed generation and investigates how these scenarios will impact a realistic approximation of an existing section of LV network generated by a distribution network-planning algorithm using falsified but realistic existing load data. Some simplifying assumptions are made due to the difficulty of modelling the consumption of individual customers, but general methodology is set up and illustrated that will suit a more fine-grained analysis as data becomes available. The scenario loading uses simulated consumption time series data for two heating scenarios: EV consumption using uncontrolled and sensible charging scenarios, and photovoltaic rooftop generation time series data from earlier research at Aalto University. The results clearly illustrate that smart EV charging can alleviate the need for network reinforcements but the network upgrade costs imposed by the most pessimistic uncontrolled EV charging are also quantified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE 63rd Annual International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, RTUCON 2022 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-6654-6558-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2022
MoE publication typeA4 Conference publication
EventInternational Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University - Riga, Latvia
Duration: 10 Oct 202212 Oct 2022
Conference number: 63

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE 63rd Annual International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, RTUCON 2022 - Proceedings

Conference

ConferenceInternational Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University
Abbreviated titleRTUCON
Country/TerritoryLatvia
CityRiga
Period10/10/202212/10/2022

Keywords

  • Distributed Generation
  • EV charging
  • Expansion Planning
  • Load scenarios

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