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Until now, electric distribution systems have almost always been designed for one-way electricity flow (i.e., from the big central station power plants out to the loads). Because of this, some questions arise concerning the expectation of the system handling the two-way flow required by distributed power technologies.
Through DOE, researchers are investigating systemic issues raised by distributed resource interconnection with the electric power system. The goal is to produce simplified guidelines and modeling techniques to identify the key parameters that must be analyzed, when such analysis is necessary, and to further define the conditions that lead to penetration "limits" of distributed resources on distribution feeders.
The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
The following links are presentations that summarize this work to date. Pursue them to learn more.
- DTE Energy Technologies With Detroit Edison Co. and Kinectrics Inc.: Distributed Resources Aggregation Modeling and Field Configuration Testing (PDF 555 KB). A fact sheet summarizing collaborative work with Distribution and Interconnection R&D.
- Distributed and Electric Power System Aggregation Model Determination and Field Configuration Equivalency Validation Testing (PDF 2.44 MB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, July 2002, in Madison, WI.
- Distributed and Electric Power System Aggregation Model Determination and Field Configuration Equivalency Validation Testing (PDF 3.25 MB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Annual Review, 2002, in Arlington, VA.
- Distributed and Electric Power System Aggregation Model Determination and Field Configuration Equivalency Validation Testing (PDF 352 KB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, July 2001, in Washington, D.C.
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