Transmission system overvoltage mitigation through the use of distributed generation (DG) smart inverters

The objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical ability and cost-effectiveness of reducing electric transmission system overvoltage violations using distributed generation (DG) smart inverters connected to the electric distribution system. Overvoltage violations are situations when the system exhibits voltage levels outside of the acceptable range set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) of 105% of nominal system voltage. The challenge that Atlantic Electric could potentially face from the rapid deployment of DG across its distribution system - driven by new additional renewable energy incentive programs in the US State in which it operates - is the underloading of its high voltage (69kV and 115kV) transmission lines causing overvoltage violations at the ends of the transmission lines. The traditional response to this challenge is to install system upgrades on the transmission system in the form of shunt reactors.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Alrayes, Ali Said.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• James L. Kirtley, Jr. and Georgia Perakis.

• Sloan School of Management.
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
• Leaders for Manufacturing Program.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126993

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