Augmented Sensitivity Estimation Based Voltage Control Strategy of Active Distribution Networks With PMU Measurement

Abstract

The application of synchronized phasor measurement technology at distribution networks provides new options for voltage-to-power sensitivity estimation and voltage regulation. An augmented sensitivity estimation-based voltage control strategy with a phasor measurement unit (PMU) measurement is proposed for active distribution networks (ADNs). The voltage control records are extracted from historical synchronized phasor measurements. The voltage-to-power sensitivities reflecting the relationship of voltage change and power fluctuation are estimated with the obtained voltage control records. In addition to the linear parameter, parameters to match the nonlinearity between voltage and power variation and to track the operation conditions are introduced in the fitting model to improve the accuracy of the voltage control strategy. Rule-based and sensitivity-based optimization voltage control methods are proposed using the sensitivities estimated in which the measurements of partial nodes at the distribution network are the only needed data. The voltage control is also realized with faster computation speed. Case studies and analysis on the IEEE 33-node test feeder verify the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method.

Keywords

• Active distribution network (ADN)
• voltage control
• phasor measurement unit (PMU)
• sensitivity estimation