Real time voltage regulation through gather and broadcast techniques
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- at least one processor configured to;
receive a plurality of voltage measurements, wherein voltage measurements in the plurality of voltage measurements correspond to respective nodes in a plurality of nodes of a distribution network;
determine, for each respective node in the plurality of nodes;
a respective value of a first voltage-constraint coefficient, based on a respective previous value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective minimum voltage value for the respective node, and a respective voltage measurement in the plurality of voltage measurements that corresponds to the respective node; and
a respective value of a second voltage-constraint coefficient based on a respective previous value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective maximum voltage value for the respective node, and the respective voltage measurement, wherein the respective minimum voltage value for the respective node and the respective maximum voltage value for the respective node represent a defined allowable voltage range at the respective node; and
cause at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource in a plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resources that are connected to the distribution network to modify an output power of the at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource based on the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node.
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Abstract
An example device includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of voltage measurements corresponding to nodes in a distribution network, and determine, for each respective node: a value of a first coefficient, based on a previous value of the first coefficient, a minimum voltage value for the node, and a voltage measurement that corresponds to the node, and a value of a second coefficient based on a previous value of the second coefficient, a maximum voltage value for the node, and the voltage measurement. The processor of the example device is also configured to cause an inverter-interfaced energy resource connected to the distribution network to modify its output power based on the value of the first coefficient for each node and the value of the second coefficient for each node.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
at least one processor configured to; receive a plurality of voltage measurements, wherein voltage measurements in the plurality of voltage measurements correspond to respective nodes in a plurality of nodes of a distribution network; determine, for each respective node in the plurality of nodes; a respective value of a first voltage-constraint coefficient, based on a respective previous value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective minimum voltage value for the respective node, and a respective voltage measurement in the plurality of voltage measurements that corresponds to the respective node; and a respective value of a second voltage-constraint coefficient based on a respective previous value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective maximum voltage value for the respective node, and the respective voltage measurement, wherein the respective minimum voltage value for the respective node and the respective maximum voltage value for the respective node represent a defined allowable voltage range at the respective node; and cause at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource in a plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resources that are connected to the distribution network to modify an output power of the at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource based on the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of voltage measurement devices, each configured to; determine a respective voltage measurement that corresponds to a respective node in a plurality of nodes of a distribution network; and output the respective voltage measurement; a distribution network management system comprising at least one processor that is configured to; receive, from each of the plurality of voltage measurement devices, the respective voltage measurement; determine, for each respective node in the plurality of nodes; a respective value of a first voltage-constraint coefficient, based on a respective previous value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective minimum voltage value for the respective node, and the respective voltage measurement; and a respective value of a second voltage-constraint coefficient based on a respective previous value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective maximum voltage value for the respective node, and the respective voltage measurement, wherein the respective minimum voltage value for the respective node and the respective maximum voltage value for the respective node represent a defined allowable voltage range at the respective node; and output the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node; and a plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resource management devices corresponding to a plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resources that are connected to the distribution network, each inverter-interfaced energy resource management device comprising at least one processor that is configured to; receive the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node; determine, based on the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node, a respective power setpoint value; and modify a respective output power of a respective inverter-interfaced energy resource from the plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resources, based on the respective power setpoint value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a distribution network management system comprising at least one processor, a plurality of voltage measurements, wherein voltage measurements in the plurality of voltage measurements correspond to respective nodes in a plurality of nodes of a distribution network; determining, by the distribution network management system, for each respective node in the plurality of nodes; a respective value of a first voltage-constraint coefficient, based on a respective previous value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective minimum voltage value for the respective node, and a respective voltage measurement in the plurality of voltage measurements that corresponds to the respective node; and a respective value of a second voltage-constraint coefficient based on a respective previous value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient, a respective maximum voltage value for the respective node, and the respective voltage measurement, wherein the respective minimum voltage value for the respective node and the respective maximum voltage value for the respective node represent a defined allowable voltage range at the respective node; and causing at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource in a plurality of inverter-interfaced energy resources that are connected to the distribution network to modify an output power of the at least one inverter-interfaced energy resource based on the respective value of the first voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node and the respective value of the second voltage-constraint coefficient for each respective node. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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