NDLI: Assessing the impacts of photovoltaic penetration across an entire low-voltage distribution network containing 1.5 million customers

Content Provider	IET Digital Library
Author	Westacott, Paul Candelise, Chiara
Abstract	Deployment of grid-connected photovoltaics (PV) in the UK has increased rapidly. By 2014 there were over 650,000 installations (over 5 GWp), spread over different market segments (on site of existing domestic and non-domestic electricity demand customers, or connected directly to the network, e.g. solar farms). This rapid deployment and diverse market segmentation raises questions about impacts upon the electricity network. Here the authors present a novel geographical information system framework which maps current PV deployment and electricity demand to sensitive spatial resolution and by market segment. This is used to understand how current PV deployment affects power flows between the high-voltage (HV) and low-voltage (LV) network. The analysis reveals that overall, current LV PV generation is significantly below summer daytime LV demand – with over half of the areas investigated showing electricity demand five times greater than peak PV generation. Interestingly a small number of areas exhibit peak PV generation greater than demand, where reverse power flow from LV to HV may occur. The framework is hence capable of identifying the areas where network impacts are likely to occur and will also be useful to consider how integration strategies, such as energy storage and demand response could facilitate further PV deployment.
Starting Page	460
Ending Page	466
Page Count	7
ISSN	17521416
Volume Number	10
e-ISSN	17521424
Issue Number	Issue 4, Apr (2016)
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/10/4
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-rpg.2015.0535
Journal	IET Renewable Power Generation
Publisher	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publisher Date	2016-04-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Subject Keyword	Demand Side Management Distribution Network Electricity Demand Electricity Network Entire Low-voltage Distribution Network Geographic Information System Geographical Information System Framework Grid-connected Photovoltaic Deployment High-voltage Network HV Network Load Flow Low-voltage Network LV Network LV PV Generation Market Segmentation Photovoltaic Penetration Impact Assessment Photovoltaic Power System Power Distribution Economics Power Flow Power Generation Economics Power Market Power System Economics Power System Managemen Power System Operation PV Deployment Solar Power Stations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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