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Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2025.1540577
This article is part of the Research Topic Advanced Technologies for High-quality Development of Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources View all 3 articles
A Multi-Grade Reactive Power Utilization Evaluation Method for Distribution Networks with High Renewables
Provisionally accepted- 1 Economic and Technological Research Institute, Development Division of State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company, Lanzhou, China
- 2 Hunan University, Changsha, China
This paper proposes a multi-grade reactive power utilization evaluation strategy for distribution networks with high renewables to identify the devices with low-grade utilization efficiency. Firstly, a suitability assessment indicator is presented to quantify the mismatch degree between reactive power demand and compensation capacity in distribution substations, and then a Kantorovich distance-based scenario reduction method is used to obtain typical reactive power load curves from historical data. Furthermore, influence factors on reactive power planning are investigated for distribution networks with different penetration level of renewable energy sources. Finally, considering zonal differences in load types and network structures, a multigrade utilization evaluation strategy is proposed to identify inefficient reactive power equipment under various operating conditions. Comparative case studies have validated the superior performance of the proposed strategy for better utilization of reactive power compensation equipment.
Keywords: Distribution networks, reactive power utilization, Renewable Energy, multi-grade evaluation, Reactive power compensation equipment
Received: 06 Dec 2024; Accepted: 28 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Wanyan Zeng, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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