A Novel Integrated Real-time Simulation Platform for Assessing Photovoltaic Penetration Impacts in Smart Grids. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bottaccioli, Lorenzo; Estebsari, Abouzar; Patti, Edoardo; Pons, Enrico; Acquaviva, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 111(2017)
• Page Start: 780
• Page End: 789
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Distributed Infrastructure -- GIS -- Real-Time simulation -- PV penetration -- PV system -- Smart Grid; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: For future planning and development of smart grids, it is important to evaluate the impacts of PV distributed generation, especially in densely populated urban areas. In this paper we present an integrated platform, constituted by two main components: a PV simulator and a real-time distribution network simulator. The first simulates real-sky solar radiation of rooftops and estimates the PV energy production; the second simulates the behaviour of the network when generation and consumption are provided at the different buses. The platform is tested on a case study based on real data for a district of the city of Turin, Italy.