Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction
Photovoltaic (PV) system inverters usually operate at unitary power factor, injecting only active power into the system. Recently, many studies have been done analyzing potential benefits of reactive power provisioning, such as voltage regulation, congestion mitigation and loss reduction. This artic...
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| author | Saša Vlahinić Dubravko Franković Vitomir Komen Anamarija Antonić |
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| description | Photovoltaic (PV) system inverters usually operate at unitary power factor, injecting only active power into the system. Recently, many studies have been done analyzing potential benefits of reactive power provisioning, such as voltage regulation, congestion mitigation and loss reduction. This article analyzes possibilities for loss reduction in a typical medium voltage distribution system. Losses in the system are compared to the losses in the PV inverters. Different load conditions and PV penetration levels are considered and for each scenario various active power generation by PV inverters are taken into account, together with allowable levels of reactive power provisioning. As far as loss reduction is considered, there is very small number of PV inverters operating conditions for which positive energy balance exists. For low and medium load levels, there is no practical possibility for loss reduction. For high loading levels and higher PV penetration specific reactive savings, due to reactive power provisioning, increase and become bigger than additional losses in PV inverters, but for a very limited range of power factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a043661e00cd46fdbfae2f1aa25cbe9f2022-12-22T04:00:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-10-011221406210.3390/en12214062en12214062Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss ReductionSaša Vlahinić0Dubravko Franković1Vitomir Komen2Anamarija Antonić3Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaFaculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaHEP—Distribution system operator, Elektroprimorje, 51000 Rijeka, CroatiaHOPS–Croatian transmission system operator, 51211 Matulji, CroatiaPhotovoltaic (PV) system inverters usually operate at unitary power factor, injecting only active power into the system. Recently, many studies have been done analyzing potential benefits of reactive power provisioning, such as voltage regulation, congestion mitigation and loss reduction. This article analyzes possibilities for loss reduction in a typical medium voltage distribution system. Losses in the system are compared to the losses in the PV inverters. Different load conditions and PV penetration levels are considered and for each scenario various active power generation by PV inverters are taken into account, together with allowable levels of reactive power provisioning. As far as loss reduction is considered, there is very small number of PV inverters operating conditions for which positive energy balance exists. For low and medium load levels, there is no practical possibility for loss reduction. For high loading levels and higher PV penetration specific reactive savings, due to reactive power provisioning, increase and become bigger than additional losses in PV inverters, but for a very limited range of power factors.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/21/4062pv invertersreactive power generationreactive power compensationloss reduction |
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| title | Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction |
| title_full | Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction |
| title_fullStr | Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction |
| title_short | Reactive Power Compensation with PV Inverters for System Loss Reduction |
| title_sort | reactive power compensation with pv inverters for system loss reduction |
| topic | pv inverters reactive power generation reactive power compensation loss reduction |
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