Abstract
Wide-scale penetration of small distributed generation (DG) units to weak distribution systems is one of the major concerns for power system engineers. As grid standards limit reactive power generation capability of small DG units, lack of sufficient reactive power support, brings the problem of slow voltage recovery under post-fault conditions. In this paper, a STATic COMpensator (STATCOM), which is chosen as a dynamic volt-ampere reactive (VAR) compensator has been placed in DG integrated systems based on a new index. Impact of index based placement of STATCOMs on angle stability has been investigated in details with both modal and time domain analyses. Simulation results confirm satisfactory voltage recovery and damping improvement with index based placement of STATCOMs. An IEEE industrial mesh system with various dynamic motor loads is used to validate the effectiveness of the proposed STATCOM placement technique.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2011 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2011 Conference) |
Subtitle of host publication | Smarter Grid for Sustainable and Affordable Energy Future |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781457708756, 9781457708749 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781457708732 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2011 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2011 Conference): Smarter Grid for Sustainable and Affordable Energy Future - Perth, Australia Duration: 13 Nov 2011 → 16 Nov 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 2011 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2011 Conference) |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Perth |
Period | 13/11/11 → 16/11/11 |
Keywords
- Angle stability
- Damping
- Distributed generation
- Grid code
- STATCOM placement
- Voltage recovery time