Monte Carlo-Based Comprehensive Assessment of PV Hosting Capacity and Energy Storage Impact in Realistic Finnish Low-Voltage Networks

• DOI: 10.3390/en11061467
• Publication Date: 2018-06-06T11:38:15Z
• Authors: Ammar Arshad; Verner Püvi; Matti Lehtonen
• Keywords: Grid connection; Limiting

The direction taken towards sustainable power system and renewable energy generation is now irreversible. grid needs to host more sources, such as solar power, tackle quality problems that come along with it. In this paper, firstly, the Hosting Capacities (HCs), of Photo-Voltaic (PV), were found for various regions their limiting constraints defined. Afterwards, comparison was made HC values obtained different voltage value standards defined by countries. Next, single-phase PV connection percentages in network makes unbalance factor HC. Lastly, coupled a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assessed Finnish Low-Voltage (LV) grids. Different BESS-based scenarios employed impact on HCs observed. Finally, also load incorporated make approach realistic its analyzed. Results reveal that, depending strategy, BESS can increase well decrease based criteria. However, has little effect values.