Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance

Ronald Xezile; Nhlanhla Mbuli; J. H.C. Pretorius

doi:10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221435

Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance

Ronald Xezile
, Nhlanhla Mbuli
, J. H.C. Pretorius

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The Upington area within South Africa is well-endowed with solar resources, with relatively high annual solar radiation recorded compared to other parts of the country. The distribution network in the area comprises very long lines, has very low fault levels, and is very prone to voltage dips. Previous studies [1] have investigated the feasibility and network considerations of connecting concentrating solar power (CSP) plants of sizes 50 MW, 100 MW and 150 MW at Upington substation. In this paper, the previous work is extended to assess the impact of connecting the plant sizes described above on the voltage dip performance of this weak network. The studies show that embedding a CSP plant in such a weak network, apart from capacity-related benefits, can have positive on quality of supply of such a system by reducing the severity of dips due to disturbances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings
Pages	537-542
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221435
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Venice, Italy Duration: 18 May 2012 → 25 May 2012

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Name	2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings

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Conference	2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Venice
Period	18/05/12 → 25/05/12

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

power quality
transient stability
voltage dip

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering

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Xezile, R., Mbuli, N., & Pretorius, J. H. C. (2012). Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance. In 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings (pp. 537-542). Article 6221435 (2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221435

Xezile, Ronald ; Mbuli, Nhlanhla ; Pretorius, J. H.C. / Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance. 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings. 2012. pp. 537-542 (2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings).

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Xezile, R, Mbuli, N & Pretorius, JHC 2012, Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance. in 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings., 6221435, 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings, pp. 537-542, 2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012, Venice, Italy, 18/05/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2012.6221435

Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance. / Xezile, Ronald; Mbuli, Nhlanhla; Pretorius, J. H.C.
2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings. 2012. p. 537-542 6221435 (2012 11th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2012 - Conference Proceedings).

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Impact of connecting a CSP plant in the upington distribution network on voltage dip performance

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