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Thiago M. Braga
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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Hélio Marcos André Antunes
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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Hugo R. Torquato
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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Danilo I. Brandão
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
Keywords:
Hosting Capacity, Distributed Generator, Low-voltage distribution grid, power quality
Abstract
The deployment of DGs, especially micro and mini distributed photovoltaic (PV) power system on large scale in the low-voltage distribution power system is currently a concern for utilities, in terms of Power Quality (PQ) in their grids. This paper proposes a computational tool using MATLAB/Simulink platform capable of estimating the hosting capacity (HC) in low-voltage electrical grid. In other words, the platform estimates the maximum amount of distributed generation that the electrical grid can support without deteriorating the performance of its operation and PQ criteria. To estimate the grid hosting capacity, the computational tool performs iterative simulation and analyses. There are several simulations changing the location of DGs into the grid and increases the DGs power capacity.
