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Extreme production conditions of photovoltaic power plant operated in distribution grid

Smoček, Martin

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Photovoltaic power plants are sources of electrical energy that are very dependent on weather conditions. This paper interests in description of stochastic production of power in photovoltaic power plants and subsequently its impact on the distribution power grid. Stochastic production of power from these sources is considerable and hardly predictable. The aim of this survey is to assess the influence of photovoltaic power plants operation on the daily load diagram with regard to output change difference of active power at the relevant substation. Evaluation is based on real-time synchronous data measuring both on-site photovoltaic power plant operation and on-site electric power line output from the substation. This measurement is used for suggestion of a general calculation methodology for the assessment of the difference of active power at a particular node of the grid under various power changes from the photovoltaic power plant. Statistical methods have been employed to process a methodology in order establish extreme conditions of production power for photovoltaic power plant.

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POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER Ex eme P oduc ion Condi ions o Pho o ol aic Powe Plan Ope a ed in Dis ibu ion G id Ma in SMOCEK, Zdenek HRADILEK Depa men o Elec ical Powe Enginee ing, Facul y o Elec ical Enginee ing and Compu e Science, VSB-Technical Uni e si y o Os a a, 17.lis opadu 15/2172, 708 33 Os a a-Po uba, Czech Republic ma in.smo[email p o ec ed], [email p o ec ed] Abs ac . Pho o ol aic powe plan s a e sou ces o elec ical ene gy ha a e e y dependen on wea he condi ions. This pape in e es s in desc ip ion o s ochas ic p oduc ion o powe in pho o ol aic powe plan s and subsequen ly i s impac on he dis ibu ion powe g id. S ochas ic p oduc ion o powe om hese sou ces is conside able and ha dly p edic able. The aim o his su ey is o assess he in luence o pho o ol aic powe plan s ope a ion on he daily load diag am wi h ega d o ou pu change di e ence o ac i e powe a he ele an subs a ion. E alua ion is based on eal- ime synch onous da a measu ing bo h on-si e pho o- ol aic powe plan ope a ion and on-si e elec ic powe line ou pu om he subs a ion. This measu emen is used o sugges ion o a gene al calcula ion me hodol- ogy o he assessmen o he di e ence o ac i e powe a a pa icula node o he g id unde a ious powe changes om he pho o ol aic powe plan . S a is i- cal me hods ha e been employed o p ocess a me hodol- ogy in o de es ablish ex eme condi ions o p oduc ion powe o pho o ol aic powe plan . Keywo ds Calcula ion me hodology, pho o ol aic powe plan , eal measu emen , s a is ical me hods, s ochas ic e ec . 1. In oduc ion Dependence ope a ion o bo h pho o ol aic powe and wind powe plan is conside able on me eo ological con- di ions [3], [4]. This pape con ains a desc ip ion o he assessmen ocused on he issues o calcula ion me hod- ology. Mos s udies deal wi h he p edic ion o powe as [6], bu he pu pose o his me hodology is o de- e mine di e ences in ac i e powe induced by ope a- ion o pho o ol aic powe plan s (PVP). The su ey is based on ac ual long- e m moni o ing o a speci ic powe plan . The da a a ailable has been ob ained by measu emen a he PVP ope a ion si e as well as he poin o elec ic powe ou pu om subs a ion plan , whe e he PVP is connec ed. Bo h measu emen s we e conduc ed on synch onised basis. The e alua ion o PVP p oduc ion is conduc ed by means o se e al indi idual asks ha can be spli in o wo s ages. The i s s age de e mines me hodology o se -up o ex eme h esholds o p oduc ion gene - a ed by he PVP and he second s age conce ns ana- lysis o he impac o hese ex eme h eshold alues on he magni ude o ac i e powe lows a he place o measu emen wi hin subs a ion plan . The eached esul s om he analysis o PVP a e use o es ablish a me hodical calcula ion model o conside he impac o s ochas ic p oduc ion o ac i e powe in he PVP on he dis ibu ion g id a a ious nominal alues o peak powe wi hin a ious ime in e als h oughou he yea . The ope a o s o such g ids conside he s ochas ic na u e o he powe supplied undesi able. Such con- di ions esul in highe demand o ese e capaci y in e ms o Ancilla y Se ices o ensu e he equi ed bal- ance be ween immedia e p oduc ion and consump ion o elec ic powe . Po en ial changes o powe low ep- esen jus ano he nega i e consequence. Tha a ec s he p ope unc ioning o means o g id p o ec ion. The e a e also p oblems wi h keeping he equi ed s a- ble ope a ing g id pa ame e s. This calcula ion model is es ablished wi h espec o he po en ial impac on p ese ing he magni ude o capaci y Ancilla y Se - ices [5]. 2. A ea o a Measu ed G id The da a was ob ained by measu emen bo h a PVP ope a ion and on he ele an powe line ou pu o he subs a ion plan , whe e his PVP is connec ed [1]. c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 185 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER 2.1. Da abase o Measu ed Da a 1) Pho o ol aic Powe Plan The peak ou pu o his PVP is 1.1 MWp. The mea- su emen was conduc ed on he low ol age side on a con inuous basis o one yea . Accu a ely ha was om 30.6.2010 ill 29.6.2011. The da a was eco ded wi h ime s ep se a one-minu e inc emen s. 2) Ou pu Subs a ion Plan The measu emen a he powe line ou pu was con- duc ed on he high ol age end and an wi hin a ious ime pe iods om 26.7.2010 ill 23.6.2011. Same as o PVP, he measu emen was pe o med a one-minu e inc emen s. The measu emen p ocess p oduced many ope a ing alues and pa ame e s. This su ey deals wi h he analysis o he ac i e powe Po e ime pa h . Pe cen age e alua ion and mu ual compa ison o da a measu ed on PVP and a he subs a ion poin ha e been illus a ed in Fig. 1. Columns in cha s ep- esen indi idual mon hs. The las column shows an a e age o all mon hs moni o ed. In o al, he e a e 98 % o he da a om PVE and 64 % o he da a om he subs a ion, whe e: •p - pe cen a ailabilily, •x-axis - indi idual mon hs, •su - a e age sum o indi idual mon hs. Fig. 1: Pe cen age compa ison o da a measu ed [1]. 2.2. Ne wo k Topology The ne wo k opology has a loop sys em, ye i is ope- a ed in he adial sys em. When his measu emen was conduc ed, he PVP was he only elec ic powe sou ce wi h signi ican ou pu on a gi en powe line, whe e: •PVP - pho o ol aic powe plan , •SS - sec ion swi ch (disconnec ed), •110/22 kV - subs a ion plan 110/22 kV. Fig. 2: Measu e g id opology [1]. The i s measu emen was pe o med a he ou going eede om he subs a ion 110/22 kV using he side o lowe ol age le el o 22 kV. The second measu emen was done a he connec ion poin o he pho o ol aic plan o he g id a he ol age le el o 0.4 kV. Bo h measu emen s we e conduc ed in a synch onous man- ne . Poin s o measu emen a e lagged ed in Fig. 2. 3. Ancilla y Se ices The T ansmission G id Code (GC), pa II, as amended by e ision 14 duly app o ed by he Ene gy Regula- o y O ice on 1.1.2014 in Czech Republic, de ines he ma e s ele an o he u ilisa ion o GC wi h espec o Ancilla y Se ices. The documen con ains me ho- dology o de e mina ion o summa y con ol backups o SS o he powe g id in Czech Republic. One o he p e equisi es o de e mina ion o summa y con- ol backups o SS is he so-called de ia ion ODOZE( ). This is a pa ame e o es ablish he inc emen o bal- ancing de ia ion caused by p oduc ion om newly in- s alled enewable esou ces o elec ic powe . As s a ed he e (1), his inc emen is de ined by he sum o he inc ease gene a ed by ope a ion o wind ODV E( )and pho o ol aic ODF V E( )powe plan s. The de ia ion ODOZE( )is hen used o de e mine olumes o SS e- qui ed o he subsequen pe iod, based on exis ing in- o ma ion om p epa a ions o he ope a ion, e.g.: ODOZE( )=ODV E( )+ODF V E( ).(1) This s a emen , desc ibed equa ion (1), implies ha he e ec o ins alled capaci y o pho o ol aic powe plan s has a ce ain impac on he calcula ion o SS. Aim o his su ey is o assess i and how much he PVP p oduc ion has in luence o o al calcula ion o SS wi h espec o indi idual mon hs. The simila app oach o e alua ion is also desc ibed in [7]. c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 186 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER 4. Ex eme Condi ions The consis ency and comp ehensibili y o his a icle a e suppo ed by he esul s om own su ey o de- ine a me hodology o de e mina ion o ex eme p o- duc ion condi ions o pho o ol aic powe plan . These ma e s we e p esen ed in de ail a he con e ence [2]. Essen ial esul s will be desc ibed. 4.1. Pho o ol aic Powe Plan Figu e 3 shows h ee cu es as a sample o analyzed da a in his pape . Indi idual cu es co espond as ollows: •p oducend powe om PVP (g een), •powe lowing h ough he subs a ion (blue), •loads (black). Fig. 3: Sample o examined da a. The powe di e ence o PVP has a nega i e impac on immedia e powe balance be ween p oduc ion and con- sump ion wi hin he powe g id. Fo his eason, he analysis o ex eme h esholds is necessa y. Based on ac o s desc ibed in [2], one-minu e ou pu se ies was con e ed in o i e-minu e inc emen s. De o ma ion o he da a in o ma ion wi h espec o u he p ocess- ing and e alua ion a ge is negligible. As an example, u he s eps desc ibed in his a icle analyse da a in Ap il 2011. Figu e 4 shows ex eme a eas o PVP p oduc ion ( he g een cu e om Fig. 3. The h esholds o hese ex eme condi ions a e de ined by wo eg ession poly- nomial Eq. (2) and Eq. (3), which o m he op and bo om en elope cu es o s ochas ic changes in he p oduced powe . The equa ions a e as ollows: PF V Emax =−5700,51 + 63525,7·T ime −246642 ·T ime2+ 400745 ·T ime3(2) −279206 ·T ime4+ 66861,7·T ime5, PF V Emin = 4554,05 −68932,4·T ime +414328 ·T ime2−1,25591 ·106·T ime3(3) +2,0145 ·106·T ime4−1,62904 ·106·T ime5 +523013 ·T ime6. De e mina ion o hese ex eme condi ions was con- duc ed based on s a is ical me hods ha u ilize he el- e an equency ca ego ies using he so-called S u ges ule. This is a ule o op imal de e mina ion o e- quency ca ego ies. Nex s ep is o e alua e daily load Fig. 4: Ex eme condi ions o PVP. diag am. Co ela ion ields o daily load diag am ( he black cu e om Fig. 3) can be subjec o eg ession analysis applied o enable de e mina ion o di e en ial powe h esholds o loads. I is desc ibed in Fig. 5. Ex- eme h eshold condi ions, Eq. (4) and Eq. (5), ha e been de e mined using 95 % p edic ion le els. Fo mo e in o ma ion on his issue e e o [2]. The equa ions a e as ollows: Fig. 5: Ex eme condi ions o daily diag am. P e ious analyses ha e p oduced he ex eme di e - ence o ou pu gene a ed by PVP and de e mina ion o h esholds o daily load diag am. Ex eme condi ions ha migh occu a he subs a ion plan ou le co e- spond wi h he sum o ex eme condi ions bo h PVP c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 187 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER POBDmax(M W ) = 2,13445 + 0,000174187 ·T ime −4,6908 ·10−8·T ime2+ 4,32657 ·10−12 ·T ime3 −1,78877 ·10−16 ·T ime4+ 3,85326 ·10−21 ·T ime5−4,49778 ·10−26 ·T ime6(4) +2,69318 ·10−31 ·T ime7−6,46948 ·10−37 ·T ime8, POBDmin(M W )=1,45615 + 0.000176551 ·T ime −4,72509 ·10−8·T ime2+ 4,35116 ·10−12 ·T ime3 −1,79852 ·10−16 ·T ime4+ 3,87564 ·10−21 ·T ime5−4,52732 ·10−26 ·T ime6(5) +2,71398 ·10−31 ·T ime7−6,52996 ·10−37 ·T ime8. and he daily load diag am. They ha e been de ined as ollows: 1) Maximum Ex eme Condi ions: ma ching he maximum ex eme condi ion ha may occu . I is equal o he di e ence be ween he max- imum ex eme o DLD (uppe p edic ion le el 95 %) and he minimum ex eme o PVP: PROZ(max)=POBD(max)−PF V E(min)(MW ).(6) 2) Minimum Ex eme Condi ions: ma ching he minimum ex eme condi ions ha may occu . I is equal o he di e ence be ween he min- imum ex eme o DLD (lowe p edic ion le el 95 %) and he maximum ex eme o PVP: PROZ(min)=POBD(min)−PF V E(max)(MW ).(7) These cu es Eq. (6) and Eq. (7) a e po ayed in Fig. 6. They demons a e he maximum ex eme con- di ions ha may occu o a ele an ou le o he g id a he ou going eede om he subs a ion. In o de o Fig. 6: Subs a ion ou le ex eme condi ions. con ol o de eloped me hodology, he measu ed da a o lowing powe a he poin o he subs a ion ( he blue cu e om Fig. 3) a e plo ed in calcula ed compe en h esholds o cu es desc ibing he minimum and max- imum ex eme powe (desc ibed in Fig. 5) which could occu a he ou le om he subs a ion plan . This si ua ion shows Fig. 7. All he da a and e alua ion me hodology we e conside ed wi h he eliabili y le el o 95 %. This pa icula case conce ns 95.54 % o alues si ua ed wi hin he de ined ou pu ex eme condi ions. This ac jus i ies he co ec ness o he p ocess. Fig. 7: Con ol o adjus men o powe ou pu di e ence esh- olds. 5. Sugges ed Me hodical Models 5.1. Assessmen Me hodology The p ocess o assessmen me hodology is desc ibed by he block diag am in Fig. 8. The diag am is di ided in o h ee e ical and h ee ho izon al sec ions. Ve - ical columns a e sepa a ed by a dashed ec o , and ho izon al lines a e highligh ed by blue backg ound. c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 188 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER 1) Ve ical Sec ions The i s column ep esen s measu ed da a undamen- al o he es ablishmen o his me hodology. The second column p o ides a desc ip ion o sug- ges ed calcula ion me hodology. The i s s ep equi ed p ocessing o da a, o he so-called Pos -P ocessing (block P.-P ocess.). The nex s ep was o enume a e ex eme condi ions o powe ou pu o pho o ol aic powe plan s (block Ex . PVP), ex eme condi ions o he daily load diag am (Ex . DLD) and ex eme condi ions a he ou going eede om he subs a ion (Ex . SUB). De e mina ion o Ex . SUB i s ly e- qui ed ob aining he da a wi hou impac o p oduc- ion om he PVP. This da a ep esen s so-called he ow da a (only loads) o daily load diag am (block DLD). The ow da a was de e mined by sub ac ion o he immedia e ou pu da a du ing ope a ion o PVP om he immedia e ou pu da a measu ed a he sub- s a ion. This sub ac ion is subjec o accu a e syn- ch onising (block Synch.) o bo h se s o da a mea- su ed. Subsequen ly, ex eme condi ions o DLD we e e alua ed. Sui able sum o Ex . DLD and Ex . PVP can help wi h assessmen o ex eme condi ions occu - ing a he subs a ion (block SUM Ex .). The las column con ains di e ences o ac i e powe o he PVP (block P di . P P) and he da a measu ed a ou going eede om he subs a ion (block P di . SUB and P di . DLD). 2) Ho izon al Sec ions As p e iously men ioned, he diag am is also di ided in o h ee ho izon al lines. The i s line comp ises blocks linked by means o ed a ows. These desc ibe he s eps o assessmen o powe di e ences on he PVP i sel only. This indica- o does no include he impac o daily load diag am. This assessmen is hen used o de e mine he model si ua ions o indi idual mon hs wi h u he po en ial o lexible al e a ions acco ding o he panel ype al- eady known and i s nominal peak powe . This s ep is he mos impo an and di icul o all e alua ion. The las ho izon al line con ains blocks linked wi h g een a ows. The da a measu ed a subs a ion in- cludes he impac o PVP ope a ion oo. De e mina- ion o he di e ence o ac i e powe in his manne is co ec , al hough dedica ed only. I canno be ap- plied o ano he model si ua ion in a b oade sense, being limi ed o hese speci ic da a measu ed a his pa icula subs a ion and he ele an PVP. These issues do no also deal wi h a case, when he di e ence o ac i e powe would change wi h he con- s uc ion o a new PVP wi hin he pa icula loca ion. The second line p o es i sel as an op imal solu ion, and i is linked o blocks using blue a ows. We need o ealize ha ex eme condi ions o powe a he sub- s a ion occu due o ex eme condi ions on bo h he PVP as well as a daily load diag am. As men ioned p e iously, he da a measu ed a ou going eede om he subs a ion mus be educed by sub ac ing he da a pe aining o powe p oduced by he PVP. This s age al eady enables o de e mine he ex eme condi ions o daily load diag am as well as PVP o any ypes o panels wi h a ying peak powe igu es. Model si ua ions o ex eme condi ions o PVP may also be use ul o a ious model o simula ion p ocesses, whe e he change o load diag am is al eady an ici- pa ed. 5.2. Calcula ion Model The sugges ed assessmen me hodology can be used o se up a calcula ion model. The calcula ion model con ains blocks linked wi h ed a ows. The main ad an age o he e y assessmen o ex- eme s a es o PVP and DLD has been desc ibed abo e. This idea has been also ans e ed in o he cal- cula ion model. Ano he i e u able ad an age b ough by analysis o such sepa a ed da a is a mo e accu a e ma hema ical desc ip ion. I has o be ealized ha he DLD and PVP p oduc ion cu es di e g ea ly in na u e ha is also one o he easons, why examin- ing ei he ex eme sepa a ely is mo e con enien be- o e calcula ion o model si ua ion o ex eme condi- ions o PVP (block PVP) equi es knowledge o he panel ype and hei nominal peak powe igu es. Fu - he equi emen s o be me include he p econdi ion assuming s a ic posi ion o he panel in o de o maxi- mize p o i (inclina ion a app ox. 38◦wi h espec o he ho izon al plane and sou hwa ds o ien a ion). The ed a ow in Fig. 8 ep esen s he in eg a ion o model ex eme condi ions o PVP in o he calcula ion p ocess and he poin o assessmen . The poin o assessmen (block 110/22), which is o be used o assessmen o he powe di e ence, mus be iden i ied wi h he na- u e o powe load - he daily load diag am. These load cu es a e usually moni o ed by dis ibu o s a ce ain i al poin s. Da a o igina ing om a ious model o simula ion p ocesses can be also used. 5.3. Annual Ex eme Condi ions o PVP Maximum ex eme condi ions o p oduc ion a e de- sc ibed in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. Figu e 9 co e s mon hs wi hin he pe iod om Decembe ill June, i.e. he pe iods o win e and summe sols ice. One can no- c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 189 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER Fig. 8: Block diag am o assessmen me hodology. ice ha he dispe sion o p oduc ion ime is ex ended p opo ionally o he inc easing du a ion o sunshine wi hin pa icula mon hs, and he ampli ude is ising wi h inc easing in ensi y o sola adia ion. The maxi- mum occu s in May a he ha du ing he summe sol- s ice, as migh be expec ed. This case he e o e leads o he es ablishmen o an op imal a io be ween he in ensi y o sola adia ion and a e age empe a u e du ing he pa icula mon h (p e ious mon hs indica e lack o sola adia ion and he subsequen mon hs b ing highe ambien empe a u e wi h a nega i e impac on panel e iciency). Figu e 10 shows maximum cu es Fig. 9: Ex eme condi ions o PVP, Decembe o June. om July ill Decembe , i.e. be ween he summe and win e sols ice. Fig. 10: Ex eme condi ions o PVP, July o Decembe . 6. Conclusion B ie ly speaking, his measu emen is used o sugges- ion o a gene al calcula ion me hodology o assess- men o di e ence o ac i e powe a a pa icula node o he g id unde a ious ic ional changes o powe om he pho o ol aic powe plan o he whole sola c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 190 POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING VOLUME: 12 |NUMBER: 3 |2014 |SEPTEMBER a m, o e en in case o expec ed changes o p edic ions in he daily load diag am. Compa ing maximum ex- emes o each mon h indica es signi ican di e ences. I is clea ha di e en pe iods du ing he yea ha e in luence o he assessmen o Ancilla y Se ices. Nex S eps o his s udy will ocus on he applica ion o his me hodology on a ull da abase and e alua ion he e- la ionship o each mon h o Ancilla y Se ices. 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Abou Au ho s Ma in SMOCEK was bo n in H anice. In 2011 he g adua ed VSB-Technical Uni e si y o Os a a, Facul y o Elec ical Enginee ing and Compu e Sci- ence, elec ical powe enginee ing. Today he is Ph.D. s uden in he Depa men o Elec ical Powe Engi- nee ing, VSB-Technical Uni e si y o Os a a and he applies himsel o he issue o pho o ol aic powe plan . Zdenek HRADILEK was bo n in B no. A e g adua ion o college educa ion a Facul y o Elec ical Enginee ing and Compu e Science B no Uni e si y o Technology in 1962 he wo ked as a echnician in company Sou he n Mo a ian powe plan s in B no, han he wo ked as a majo powe -supply di ec o in Hea -supply Os a a and om 1966 un il now he is a he VSB-Technical Uni e si y Os a a. His scien i ic p epa a ion g adua ed by his candida e disse a ion de ending a he B no Uni e si y o Technology in 1972. He de ended his doc o al hesis a he Czech Technical Uni e si y in P ague in 1988 and was appoin ed as p o esso . c 2014 ADVANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 191