Probabilistic Assessment of Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity in Finnish LV Networks

Ammar Arshad; Matti Lehtonen

doi:10.1109/ISGTEurope.2019.8905450

Probabilistic Assessment of Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity in Finnish LV Networks

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Large number of photovoltaic (PV) installations can lead to the network constraints' violations that comprise the voltage level outside the statutory limits and equipment ampacity-limit violations. This study quantifies the hosting capacities (HCs) of the Finnish LV networks and their limiting constraints. A stochastic approach is implemented to cover all the probabilistic variables of the LV network. Geographically distinct LV networks of rural, intermediate and urban regions are studied with the balanced and unbalanced PV feed-in scenarios. Later, the HC enhancement potential of various auxiliary equipment and techniques, like the battery storage, on-load tap changer (OLTC), network reinforcement and reactive power control of inverters, is determined. Moreover, the effect of different country-specific voltage level standards' implementation and the commercially available OLTC employment are also studied with varying PV penetrations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, ISGT-Europe 2019
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538682180
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2019.8905450
Publication status	Published - 2019
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Duration: 29 Sept 2019 → 2 Oct 2019 https://site.ieee.org/isgt-europe-2019/

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Name	IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2165-4816
ISSN (Electronic)	2165-4824

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Conference	IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Abbreviated title	ISGT-Europe
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Bucharest
Period	29/09/2019 → 02/10/2019
Internet address	https://site.ieee.org/isgt-europe-2019/

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Hosting capacity
Low voltage networks
On-load tap changer
Photovoltaics

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Arshad, A & Lehtonen, M 2019, Probabilistic Assessment of Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity in Finnish LV Networks. in Proceedings of the IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, ISGT-Europe 2019., 8905450, IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, IEEE, IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, Bucharest, Romania, 29/09/2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2019.8905450

Probabilistic Assessment of Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity in Finnish LV Networks. / Arshad, Ammar; Lehtonen, Matti.
Proceedings of the IEEE PES Europe Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, ISGT-Europe 2019. IEEE, 2019. 8905450 (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe).

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