Abstract / Description of output
Despite the technical challenges in properly accommodating distributed generation (DG), one of the major and well-recognized benefits is the ability of DG to defer future demand-related network investment. It is, however, often poorly represented in existing planning approaches and analysis ignores the potential security of supply benefits. Here, a novel, more integrated, approach is presented wherein reinforcements required by system security standards (e.g., N - 1) are also taken into account. The DG contributions to system security provided by U. K. Engineering Recommendation P2/6 are adopted, enabling the methodology to quantify the deferment produced by DG considering both demand growth- and system security-related investment. The methodology employs the successive elimination algorithm together with multi-stage planning and is applied to a generic, meshed, U.K. distribution network. Results show that, despite differences between technology types, significant economic benefits can be harnessed when strategically incorporating DG at the planning stage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1134-1141 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Power Systems |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2010 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Distributed generation
- distribution networks
- investment deferral
- planning