Design for distributed energy resources

Author

Driesen, Johan ; Katiraei, Farid

Author_Institution

K.U. Leuven, Leuven

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

2008

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

40

Abstract

The blackout experiences have demonstrated the vulnerability of the interconnected electric power system to grid failure caused by natural disasters and unexpected phenomena. Changes in customer needs, additional stress due to liberalized electricity markets, and a high degree of dependency of today´s society on sophisticated technological services also intensify the burden on traditional electric systems and demand for a more reliable and resilient power delivery infrastructure. This paper discusses the design of a restructured electric distribution network that employs a large number of small distributed energy resources (DER) units, which can improve the level of system reliability and provide service differentiations.

Keywords

energy resources; power distribution planning; power distribution reliability; power system interconnection; distributed energy resources; distribution system planning; grid failure; interconnected electric power system; liberalized electricity markets; restructured electric distribution network; system reliability; Density estimation robust algorithm; Distributed power generation; Electricity supply industry; Energy resources; Power quality; Power system interconnection; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Power systems; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1540-7977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPE.2008.918703

Filename

4505824