Renewable energy integration impact on power quality of supply of transmission system

Oluwakemi Kehinde Akintayo, Omowunmi Mary Longe, Oluwafemi Emmanuel Oni

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Abstract

Electrical energy is known as an essential part of our day-to-day lives. Renewable energy resources can be regenerated through the natural method within a reasonably short time and can be used to bridge the gap in extended power outages. Achieving more renewable energy (RE) than the low levels typically found in today’s energy supply network will entail continuous additional integration efforts into the future. This study examined the impacts of integrating renewable energy on the power quality of transmission networks. This work considered majorly two prominent renewable technologies (solar photovoltaic and wind energy). To examine the effects, IEEE 9-bus (a transmission network) was used. The transmission network and renewable sources (solar photovoltaic and wind energy technologies) were modelled with MATLAB/SIMULINK®. The Newton-Raphson iteration method of solution was employed for the solution of the load flow owing to its fast convergence and simplicity. The effects of its integration on the quality of the power supply, especially the voltage profile and harmonic content, were determined. It was discovered that the optimal location, where the voltage profile is improved and harmonic distortion is minimal, was at Bus 8 for the wind energy and then Bus 5 for the solar photovoltaic source.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7836
JournalJournal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
Volume8
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • harmonic content
  • harmonic distortion
  • load flow
  • Newton–Raphson
  • renewable energy
  • voltage profile

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Development
  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Urban Studies
  • Public Administration

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