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This paper focuses on the impact of using the existing public network communication infrastructure for online voltage control support and coordination of renewable generation (ReGen) plants in medium voltage distribution systems. The communication network infrastructure and related communication protocols have introduced several test scenarios and cases that are evaluated with respect to the related latencies and validity of the signals being exchanged between a control center and the ReGen plants. An exemplary benchmark grid area in Denmark, including flexible ReGen plants, is used as a base case for evaluating the network performance in terms of latency. The main outcome of this study is to provide a generic overview of the aspects and their effects related to the use of existing public network communication infrastructure for online coordination of voltage control in a distributed system, considering the huge ReGen penetration, in order to ensure a resilient voltage controlled distributed systems.
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This work was carried out by the Department of Electronic Systems in cooperation with the Department of Energy Technology at AAU. Energinet.dk is acknowledged for funding this work in contract number: PSO project 2015 no. 12347, “Ancillary Services from Renewable Power Plants (RePlan)”, www.replanproject.dk.
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Shahid, K., Petersen, L., Iov, F., Olsen, R.L. (2017). On the Impact of Using Public Network Communication Infrastructure for Voltage Control Coordination in Smart Grid Scenario. In: Lau, E., et al. Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies. SmartGift 2017. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 203. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61813-5_1
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