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Mitigation of overvoltage due to high penetration of solar photovoltaics using smart inverters volt/var control

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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPasupuleti J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEkanayake J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKarunarathne E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57211718103en_US
dc.contributor.authorid11340187300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7003409510en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57216633155en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T08:07:52Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T08:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe modern photovoltaic (PV) inverters are embedded with smart control capabilities such as Volt/Var and Volt/Watt functions to mitigate overvoltage issues. The Volt/Var control has gained a significant attention in regulating grid voltage through reactive power compensation. However, the reactive power capability of a PV inverter is limited during peak irradiance and could be improved by curtailing the active power generation and by oversizing the PV inverter. This paper analyzes the performance of Volt/Var function of smart PV inverters in mitigating overvoltage issues due to high PV integration and thus increasing the hosting capacity of low voltage distribution networks (LVDNs). The study is conducted on a real Malaysian LVDN considering two different Volt/Var set points under different PV penetration levels. Results demonstrate that the oversized smart PV inverter could enhance the Volt/Var functionality by increasing its reactive power capability than a typical smart PV inverter. Further it reveals that adaptation of sensitive Volt/Var set points with shorter deadbands increase the PV hosting capacity of LVDNs. Copyright � 2020 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.11591/ijeecs.v19.i3.pp1259-1266
dc.identifier.epage1266
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85085486086
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25285
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.publisherInstitute of Advanced Engineering and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold, Green
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleIndonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
dc.titleMitigation of overvoltage due to high penetration of solar photovoltaics using smart inverters volt/var controlen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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