Active Coordinated Operation of a Distribution Network System for Many Connections of Distributed Generators

Recently, the total number of distributed generators (DGs) Such as photovoltaic generation system and wind turbine generation system connected to an actual distribution network has increased drastically. The distribution network connected to many distributed gerators must be operated keeping reliability of power supply, power quality, and loss minimization. In order to accomplish active distribution network operation to take advantage of many connections of DGs, a new coordinated operation of distribution system with many connections of DGs is necessary. In this paper, the authors propose a coordinated operation of distribution network system connected to many DGs by using newly proposed sectionalizing switch control, sending voltage control, and computation of available DG connection capability. In order to check the validity of the proposed coordinated operation of distribution system, numerical simulations using the proposed coordinated distribution system operation are carried out in a practical distribution network model. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 167(3): 46-57, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley. com). DOI 10.1002/eej.20655