Enhancing hosting capacity of intermittent wind turbine systems using bi-level optimisation considering OLTC and electric vehicle charging stations

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2021-02-22

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en

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10
3558-3567

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IET RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION, Volume 14, issue 17

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Worldwide, the hosting capacity of renewable energy sources (RES) is remarkably expanded in distribution systems. One of the most auspicious RES is wind turbine systems (WTSs), which can improve the performance of distribution systems. In turn, the integration of high WTS penetrations can also deviate the system operation away from the standard condition. To tackle this issue, we propose a method for enhancing the hosting capacity of multiple WTSs considering their intermittent generations in distribution systems. The proposed method considers the operation of the on-load tap changer (OLTC), allowing to solve voltage problems efficiently. Especially, the proposed method optimises the charging/discharging power of electric vehicles (EVs), which can contribute positively to regulating WTS intermittent generation. Additionally, the reactive power support of WTSs, complying with the IEEE 1547:2018 standard, is incorporated in the planning model of WTSs. To solve such an optimisation problem, a bi-level optimisation algorithm is developed based on the gravitational search algorithm. Comprehensive simulation results are performed on the 69-bus distribution feeder interconnected to four EV stations. Based on the results, the proposed approach can efficiently enhance/increase the hosting capacity of WTSs in distribution systems, thanks to the consideration of OLTC, reactive power support of WTSs and EVs.

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Wind turbines, Electric vehicle charging, IEEE standards, On load tap changers, Distribution networks, Wind power, Optimisation, Distributer power generation, Search problems

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Ali, A, Mahmoud, K & Lehtonen, M 2021, ' Enhancing hosting capacity of intermittent wind turbine systems using bi-level optimisation considering OLTC and electric vehicle charging stations ', IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 14, no. 17, pp. 3558-3567 . https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2020.0837