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Impact of High Penetration of Distributed Generation on System Design and Operations
（1。Bartosz Wojszczyk1，Omar Al—Juburi2,Joy Wang3 Accenture，Raleigh 27601,U。S.;2．Accenture,San Francisco 94105，U。S.；3．Accenture，Shanghai 200020，China)
ABSTRACT: This paper addresses the topic of massive utility—oriented deployment of Distributed Generation （DG） in power systems。 High penetration of DG presents significant challenges to design/engineering practices as well as to the reliable operation of the power system。 This paper examines the impact of large-scale DER implementation on system design, reliable operation and performance and includes practical examples from utility demonstration projects。 It also presents a vision for the utility of the future and describes DG technologies being implemented by utilities。
KEY WORDS: distributed energy resources ； distributed generation；power system design and operation
0 Introduction
Distributed generation （DG） or decentralized generation is not a new industry concept。 In 1882， Thomas Edison built his first commercial electric plant— “Pearl Street”. This power station provided 110V DC electricity to 59 customers in lower Manhattan. In 1887, there were 121 Edison power stations in the United States delivering DC electricity to customers。 These first power plants were run on water or coal. Centralized power generation became possible when it was recognized that alternating current power could be transported at relatively low costs and reduce power losses across great distances by taking advantage of the ability to raise the voltage at the generation station and lower the voltage near customer loads。 In addition， the concepts of improved system performance （system stability） and more effective generation asset utilization provided a platform for wide-area/global grid integration. In recent years, there has been a rapidly growing interest in wide deployment of DG。 Commercially available technologies for DG are based on combustion engines， micro— and mini-gas turbines， wind turbines, fuel—cells, various photovoltaic （PV） solutions， low—head hydro units and geothermal systems。
Deregulation of the electric utility industry (in some countries)， environmental concerns associated with traditional fossil fuel generation power plants， volatility of electric energy costs, Federal and State regulatory support of “green” energy and rapid technological developments all support the proliferation of DG units in electric utility systems. The growing rate of DG deployment suggests that alternative energy—based solutions play an increasingly important role in the smart grid and modern utility。
Large—scale implementation of DG can lead to situations in which the distribution/medium voltage network evolves from a “passive” （local/limited automation, monitoring and control) system to one that actively （global/integrated， self—monitoring， semi—automated） responds to the various dynamics of the electric grid。 This poses a challenge for design， operation and management of the power grid as the network no longer behaves as it once did. Consequently， the planning and operation of new systems must be approached somewhat differently with a greater amount of attention paid to global system challenges。
The principal goal of this paper is to address the topic of high penetration of distributed generation and its impact on grid design and operations。 The following sections describe a vision for the modern utility, DG technology landscape, and DG design/engineering challenges and highlights some of the utility DG demonstration projects。
1 Vision for modern utilities
1。1 Centralized vs. distributed
The bulk of electric power used worldwide is produced at central power plants, most of which utilize large fossil fuel combustion, hydro or nuclear reactors. A majority of these central stations have an output between 30MW (industrial plant） and 1.7GW. This makes them relatively large in terms of both physical size and facility requirements as compared with DG alternatives。 In contrast， DG is：
1)Installed at various locations (closer to the load） throughout the power system and mostly operated by independent power producers or consumers。
2）Not centrally dispatched (although the development of “virtual” power plants, where many decentralized DG units operate as one single unit, may be an exception to this definition).
3）Defined by power rating in a wide range from a few kW to tens of MW （in some countries MW limitation is defined by standards， e。g. US， IEEE 1547 defines DG up to 10MW – either as a single unit or aggregate capacity）。
4）Connected to the distribution/medium voltage network — which generally refers to the part of the network that has an operating voltage of 600V up to 110kV （depends on the utility/country）。
The main reasons why central， rather than distributed, generation still dominates current electricity production include economy of scale, fuel cost and availability， and lifetime。 Increasing the size of a production unit decreases the cost per MW； however the advantage of economy of scale is decreasing—technological advances in fuel conversion have improved the economy of small units。 Fuel cost and availability is still another reason to keep building large power plants. Additionally, with a lifetime of 25~50 years， large power plants will continue to remain the prime source of electricity for many years to come.
The benefits of distributed generation include： higher efficiency； improved security of supply； improved demand—response capabilities; avoidance of overcapacity; better peak load management; reduction of grid losses； network infrastructure cost deferral; power quality support； reliability improvement； and environmental and aesthetic concerns （offers a wide range of alternatives to traditional power system design). DG offers extraordinary value because it provides a flexible range of combinations between cost and reliability. In addition， DG may eventually become a more desirable generation asset because it is “closer” to the customer and is more economical than central station generation and its associated transmission infrastructure。 The disadvantages of DG are ownership and operation, fuel delivery （machine—based DG， remote locations）， cost of connection， dispatchability and controllability (wind and solar）.
1。2 Development of “smart grid”
In recent years， there has been a rapidly growing interest in what is called “Smart Grid – Digitized Grid – Grid of the Future"。 The main drivers behind this market trend are grid performance， technology enhancement and stakeholders' attention . The main vision behind this market trend is the use of enhanced power equipment/technologies， monitoring devices (sensors）, digital and fully integrated communications， and embedded digital processing to make the power grid observable （able to measure the states of critical grid elements）， controllable (able to affect the state of any critical grid element)， automated (able to adapt and self—heal)， and user—friendly （bi-directional utility–customer interaction)。 The Smart Grid concept should be viewed through the modern utility perspective of remaining profitable （good value to shareholders）, continuing to grow revenue streams, providing superior customer service， investing in technologies， making product offerings cost effective and pain free for customers to participate and partnering with new players in the industry to provide more value to society. It is important to recognize that there is merit in the Smart Grid concept and should be viewed in light of it bringing evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in the industry。
In general， this market trend requires a new approach to system design, re-design and network integration and implementation needs。 In addition, utilities will have to develop well—defined engineering and construction standards and operation and maintenance practices addressing high penetration levels of DG。
2 DG technology landscape
DG systems can utilize either well—established conventional power generation technologies such as low/high temperature fuel cells， diesel, combustion turbines， combined cycle turbines， low-head hydro or other rotating machines， renewable energy technologies including PV， concentrated PV （CPV）， solar concentrators, thin-film， solar thermal and wind/mini—wind turbines or technologies that are emerging on the market （e。g。 tidal/wave， etc。）。 Each of the DG technologies has its own advantages and disadvantages which need to be taken into consideration during the selection process。
3 DR interconnection requirements
DR interconnection design and engineering details depend on the specific installation size (kW vs. MW）； however, the overall components of the installation should include the following：
1）DG prime mover （or prime energy source) and its power converter.
2）Interface/step—up transformer.
3)Grounding （when needed-grounding type depends on utility specific system equirements）．
4）Microprocessor protective relays for：
① Three—, single-phase fault detection and DG overload。
② Islanding and abnormal system conditions detection.
③ Voltage and current unbalances detection .
④ Undesirable reverse power detection 。
⑤ Machine-based DG synchronization .
5）Disconnect switches and/or switchgear（s）。
6)Metering， control and data logging equipment。
7）Communication link(s） for transfer trip and dispatch control functions (when needed)。
4 Impact of DR integration and “penetration” level
Integration of DG may have an impact on system performance。 This impact can be assessed based on：
1)Size and type of DG design: power converter type， unit rating, unit impedance， protective relay functions, interface transformer， grounding, etc。
2)Type of DG prime mover: wind， PV， ICE, CT， etc.
3）Intended DG operating mode(s）： load shaving， base-load CHP， power export market， Volt-Var control， etc。
4）Interaction with other DG(s） or load（s）。
5）Location in the system and the characteristics of the grid such as：
① Network， auto-looped， radial， etc.
② System impedance at connection point。
③ Voltage control equipment types, locations and settings。
④ Grounding design。
⑤ Protection equipment types, locations， and settings.
⑥ And other.
DR system impact is also dependent on the “penetration” level of the DG connected to the grid. There are a number of factors that should be considered when evaluating the penetration level of DG in the system。 Examples of DG penetration level factors include：
1）DG as a percent of feeder or local interconnection point peak load （varies with location on the feeder）。
2）DG as a percent of substation peak load or substation capacity。
3）DG as a percent of voltage drop capacity at the interconnection point （varies with location on the feeder）。
4)DG source fault current contribution as a percent of the utility source fault current (at various locations）。
4。1 DG impact on voltage regulation
Voltage regulation， and in particular voltage rise effect, is a key factor that limits the amount （penetration level） of DG that can be connected to the system. Fig. 2 shows the first example of the network with a relatively large （MW size） DG interconnected at close proximity to the utility substation。
Careful investigation of the voltage profile indicates that during heavy load conditions, with connected DG, voltage levels may drop below the acceptable/permissible by standards。 The reason for this condition is that relatively large DG reduces the circuit current value seen by the Load Tap Changer （LTC） in the substation (DG current contribution）. Since the LTC sees “less” current （representing a light load) than the actual value, it will lower the tap setting to avoid a “light load， high voltage” condition。 This action makes the actual “heavy load, low voltage” condition even worse。 As a general rule, if the DG contributes less than 20％ of the load current， then the DG current contribution effect will be minor and can probably be ignored in most cases。
However， if the real power （P) flow direction reverses, toward the substation (Fig. 4)， the VR will operate in the reverse mode (primary control）. Since the voltage at the substation is a stronger source than the voltage at the DG (cannot be lowered by VR）， the VR will increase the number of taps on the secondary side; therefore, voltage on the secondary side increases dramatically.
Bi—directional voltage regulators have several control modes for coordination with DG operation。 Bi—directionality can be defined based on real （P) and/or reactive （Q) power flow。 However， reactive power support （Q) from DG is generally prohibited by standards in many countries. Therefore， VR bi—directionality is set for co—generation modes (real current）。
4。2 DG impact on power quality
Two aspects of power quality are usually considered to be important during evaluation of DG impact on system performance: voltage flicker conditions and harmonic distortion of the voltage。 Depending on the particular circumstance, a DG can either decrease or increase the quality of the voltage received by other users of the distribution/medium voltage network. Power quality is an increasingly important issue and generation is generally subject to the same regulations as loads。 The effect of increasing the grid fault current by adding generation often leads to improved power quality； however, it may also have a negative impact on other aspects of system performance （e。g. protection coordination）. A notable exception is that a single large DG, or aggregate of small DG connected to a “weak” grid may lead to power quality problems during starting and stopping conditions or output fluctuations （both normal and abnormal）。 For certain types of DG， such as wind turbines or PV, current fluctuations are a routine part of operation due to varying wind or sunlight conditions。
Other types of DG such as ICE or CT can also have fluctuations due to various factors （e。g. cylinders misfiring and pulsation torque — one misfiring in a 1800 rpm engine translates to 15 Hz pulsation frequency）。
Harmonics may cause interference with operation of some equipment including overheating/ de-rating of transformers， cables and motors leading to shorter life. In addition, they may interfere with some communication systems located in the close proximity of the grid. In extreme cases they can cause resonant over—voltages， blown fuses， failed equipment， etc。 DG technologies have to comply with pre-specified by standards harmonic levels.
In order to mitigate harmonic impact in the system the following can be implemented：
1)Use an interface transformer with a delta winding or ungrounded winding to minimize injection of triplen harmonics。
2）Use a gro