Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Coordinated Volt/VAR Control in Power Distribution Networks
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating voltage and volt-amps-reactive (VAR) control (VVC) in power distribution networks, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more VVC objective functions from a distribution management system (DMS);
determining at least one microgrid conservation voltage reduction factor (CVRF);
forecasting microgrid load profile for a predetermined period of time;
controlling microgrid VVC resources based at least on the one or more received VVC objective functions; and
communicating the at least one microgrid CVRF and the forecasted load profile to the DMS.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing coordinated volt/volt-amps-reactive (VAR) control in power distribution networks. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for coordinating voltage and volt-amps-reactive (VAR) control (VVC) in power distribution networks. The method can include receiving one or more VVC objective functions from a distribution management system (DMS); determining at least one microgrid conservation voltage reduction factor (CVRF); forecasting microgrid load profile for a predetermined period of time; controlling microgrid VVC resources based at least on the one or more received VVC objective functions; and communicating the at least one microgrid CVRF and the forecasted load profile to the DMS.
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1. A method for coordinating voltage and volt-amps-reactive (VAR) control (VVC) in power distribution networks, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more VVC objective functions from a distribution management system (DMS); determining at least one microgrid conservation voltage reduction factor (CVRF); forecasting microgrid load profile for a predetermined period of time; controlling microgrid VVC resources based at least on the one or more received VVC objective functions; and communicating the at least one microgrid CVRF and the forecasted load profile to the DMS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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at least one power distribution network; at least one distribution management system (DMS); one or more microgrids; one or more microgrid controllers (MGC) in communication with the one or more microgrids and the DMS, wherein the one or more MGC comprises at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions for; receiving one or more VVC objective functions from a distribution management system (DMS); determining at least one microgrid conservation voltage reduction factor (CVRF); forecasting microgrid load profile for a predetermined period of time; controlling microgrid resources based at least on the one or more received objective functions; and communicating the at least one microgrid CVRF and the forecasted load profile to the DMS. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one distribution management system (DMS); one or more microgrid controllers (MGC) in communication with the one or more microgrids and the DMS, wherein the one or more MGC comprises at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions for; receiving one or more objective functions from a distribution management system (DMS); determining at least one microgrid conservation voltage reduction factor (CVRF); forecasting microgrid load profile for a predetermined period of time; controlling microgrid resources based at least on the one or more received objective functions; and communicating the at least one microgrid CVRF and the forecasted load profile to the DMS. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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