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Analysis of Local Reactive Power Provision Using PV in Distribution Systems

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Reactive Power Support Using Photovoltaic Systems

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Approximately 50% of global PV installations have occurred at the distribution level by the end of 2015 [1]. And in many countries, the share of distributed PV systems can go much higher, e.g. 80% of the PV capacity in Germany and nearly all of PV capacity in Italy and Australia [2, 3]. By having the solar power generation close to where the load is consumed, transmission losses can be significantly reduced [4], voltage improved, and congestion of the lines avoided [5].

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  1. 1.

    \(P_{i,t}^{\text {PV}}\) and \(P_{j,t}^{\text {PV}}\) are different from \(P_{x,t}^{\text {PV}}\), in the sense that the former two quantities are concerned with the PV generation at some particular nodes i and j (which may or may not have PV), whereas the latter is concerned with the generation of the xth PV. Similar notations are also used for \(Q^{\text {PV}}\). As is the case throughout the thesis, i and j are indices reserved for nodes in a system, whereas x is the index for PV and other DERs.

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    PV penetration is defined here as the ratio of the total active power generated by PV systems to the total active power demand in the same period.

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