Research of Three-Phase Unbalanced Treatment in Low-Voltage Distribution Network Based on New Commutation Switch

Low-voltage distribution systems in our country are mostly used in agricultural loads and household loads. The value and using time of these kinds of loads are uncontrollable, which lead to the three-phase imbalance in low-voltage distribution system, and seriously affect the quality of power supply. A new type of the commutation system and an improved quantum genetic algorithm (IQGA) are proposed in the paper. At last, the rationality and the efficiency of the method are verified by a practical example.

Voltage Profile Enhancement and Power Loss Reduction with Economic Feasibility Using Small Capacity Distribution Transformers

Usually,rural areas can be electrified via three-phase distribution transformers with relatively large capacities.In such areas,low voltage lines are used for long distances,which cause power losses and voltage drop for different types of consumers.Reducing losses and improving voltage profiles in rural distribution networks are significant challenges for electricity distribution companies.However different solutions were proposed in the literature to overcome these challenges,most of them face difficulties when applied in the conventional distribution network.To address the above issues,an applicable solution is proposed in this paper by installing a number of small-capacity distribution transformers instead of every single large-capacity transformer in rural areas.The proposed approach is implemented in the branch network of Al-Hoqool village,which belongs to the Nineveh distribution network.The network has been inspected on-site,drawn,and analyzed using the electrical systems analysis program(ETAP).The analysis showed that using the single-phase pole-mounted transformers can improve the voltage in the network’s end by 29%and enhance the voltage profile for all consumers.The analysis has also demonstrated that the modification can reduce the total power losses by 78%compared to the existing network.Concerning the economic aspect,the payback period for the proposed network is assigned to be 20 months.

Community-detection-based Approaches for Distribution Network Partition

A rational partition is the key prerequisite for the application of distributed algorithms in distribution networks.This paper proposes community-detection-based approaches to a distribution network partition,including a non-overlapping partition and a border-node partitioning method.First,a novel electrical distance is defined to quantify the coupling relationships between buses and it is further used as the edge weight in a transformed equivalent graph.Then,a vertex/link partition community detection approach is applied to over-partition the network into high intra-cohesive and low inter-coupled subregions.Following this,a greedy algorithm and a tabu search method are combined to merge these subregions into target numbers according to the scale similarity principle.The proposed approaches take the influence of three-phase imbalance into consideration and they are decoupled from the power flow.Finally,the approaches are tested on an IEEE 123-bus distribution system and the results verify the effectiveness and the credibility of our proposed methods.

Multi-area distributed three-phase state estimation for unbalanced active distribution networks

This paper proposes a new multi-area framework for unbalanced active distribution network(ADN) state estimation. Firstly, an innovative three-phase distributed generator(DG) model is presented to take the asymmetric characteristics of DG three-phase outputs into consideration. Then a feasible method to set pseudo-measurements for unmonitored DGs is introduced. The states of DGs,together with the states of alternating current(AC) buses in ADNs, were estimated by using the weighted least squares(WLS) method. After that, the ADN was divided into several independent subareas. Based on the augmented Lagrangian method, this work proposes a fully distributed three-phase state estimator for the multi-area ADN.Finally, from the simulation results on the modified IEEE123-bus system, the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed methodology have been investigated and discussed.

Analysis on Circulating Current and Split Capacitor Voltage Balance for Modular Multilevel Converter Based Three-phase Four-wire Split Capacitor DSTATCOM

We propose a modular multilevel converter(MMC)based three-phase four-wire(3P4W)split capacitor distribution static synchronous compensator(DSTATCOM),aiming at compensating unbalanced and reactive load currents.Due to the zero-sequence current compensation,the circulating current char-acteristics of 3P4W MMC-DSTATCOM are different from conventional MMCs.Moreover,the distinct working principle of IMMC would affect the features of split capacitor voltage.The decoupled positive-,negative-and zero-sequence second-order and DC components of the circulating current are deduced explicitly.Two proportional-integral controllers with dual dq transformation are employed to suppress the positive-and negative-sequence components of second-order circulating current,while quasi proportional-resonance controller is designed to eliminate the zero-sequence component.Besides,the phenomenon of the unbalanced split capacitor voltages is revealed,and fast-tracking balancing method by controlling zero-sequence current flowing through the split capacitors is provided.Digital simulation results verify the accuracy of the analysis and the feasibility of the suppression methods.

Distributed continuation power flow method for integrated transmission and active distribution network

As the integration of distributed generations(DGs)transforms the traditional distribution network into the active distribution network,voltage stability assessments(VSA)of transmission grid and distribution grid are not suitable to be studied separately.This paper presents a distributed continuation power flow method for VSA of global transmission and distribution grid.Two different parameterization schemes are adopted to guarantee the coherence of load growth in transmission and distribution grids.In the correction step,the boundary bus voltage,load parameter and equivalent power are communicated between the transmission and distribution control centers to realize the distributed computation of load margin.The optimal multiplier technique is used to improve the convergence of the proposed method.The three-phase unbalanced characteristic of distribution networks and the reactive capability limits of DGs are considered.Simulation results on two integrated transmission and distribution test systems show that the proposed method is effective.