Network reconfiguration and storage systems for the hosting capacity improvement

In the present paper two methods to increase the Medium Voltage (MV) distribution grids Hosting Capacity (HC) for Distributed Energy Sources (DERs) are investigated. The first method provides to change the Network Configuration (NC) to optimize the HC in different buses of the distribution system. The second technique exploits Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) to store electricity during grid congestions, and to re-inject it later on into the grid. Both the proposed approaches have been tested on a model of a real MV distribution grid.