Title :
Standalone LV distribution network voltage control mechanism
Author :
Iacovella, Sandro ; Lemkens, Kris ; Vingerhoets, Pieter ; Geth, Frederik ; Deconinck, Geert ; D´Hulst, Reinhilde ; Vanthournout, Koen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper describes a voltage stabilizing control mechanism using the available flexibility of smart devices within one household. The flexibility of all types of smart appliances is used, especially smart on/off devices. The main advantage of the developed control system is that it does not require a communication network between the different households, only locally available measurements, such as the household supply voltage, are taken into account. The control system will be rolled out in a real life pilot test. Simulation results point out that the amount of over and under voltage occurrences on average are lowered with 35%.
Keywords :
distribution networks; domestic appliances; voltage control; voltage regulators; smart appliances; smart devices; standalone LV distribution network voltage control mechanism; voltage stabilizing control mechanism; Electric vehicles; Home appliances; Switches; System-on-chip; Voltage control; Voltage measurement; LV distribution grid; local voltage control; smart grid;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vienna
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2013.6700380