Optimal configuration of distributed energy storage considering intending island recovery in faulty distribution networks

Abstract

With the rapid development of distributed generation, represented by photovoltaic power, the access of a large number of distributed generation poses threats to the security and reliable operation of islanded distribution networks. However, relying on the distributed energy storage system can stabilize the island power supply, which can effectively improve the reliability of the island distribution network. To this end, under the premise of knowing photovoltaic output and load forecast curve, this paper proposes a distributed energy storage optimization configuration method in the active islanding operation mode of multi-source distribution network, which satisfies the “N-1″ safety criterion. First, this paper establishes an optimization configuration model for distributed energy storage with multiple objectives, including minimizing the load shedding in the non-fault loss of power zone, the initial investment cost of distributed energy storage, the node voltage deviation and the system frequency offset. Then, aiming at the islanded power flow calculation process mentioned above, an improved trust region algorithm is proposed, and integrating this method with the harmony search algorithm and ”N-1″ safety criterion solves the model. Finally, the IEEE 33-node distribution system is used to test the performance of the proposed algorithm. The results show that the proposed improved trust region algorithm has the advantages of fast convergence speed and short time-consumption compared with the traditional trust region algorithm. And the proposed optimization configuration scheme for distributed energy storage can satisfy the “N-1″ safety criterion of the distribution network under different fault scenarios.

Keywords

• Distribution network
• Distributed Energy Storage
• Improved trust region algorithm
• Optimal configuration
• “N-1” safety criterion