Impact of peak electricity demand in distribution grids: a stress test

Gerwin Hoogsteen; Albert Molderink; Johann L. Hurink; Gerardus Johannes Maria Smit; Friso Schuring; Ben Kootstra

doi:10.1109/PTC.2015.7232412

Impact of peak electricity demand in distribution grids: a stress test

Gerwin Hoogsteen, Albert Molderink, Johann L. Hurink, Gerardus Johannes Maria Smit, Friso Schuring, Ben Kootstra

Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Programming

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Abstract

The number of (hybrid) electric vehicles is growing, leading to a higher demand for electricity in distribution grids. To investigate the effects of the expected peak demand on distribution grids, a stress test with 15 electric vehicles in a single street is conducted and described in this paper. The test is conducted in a neighbourhood where both transformers and households are equipped with measurement devices. A significant maximum power consumption increase (more than double) is observed at one transformer when both the electric vehicles and domestic loads stress the network. The observed voltage drop in the network is 17V. Analysis further shows that the hosting capacity is around 15%–20% for the investigated networks and that under voltage is unlikely to occur. The measurements are compared to a simulation and the results show that the simulations predict the actual measurement accurately.

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Title of host publication	IEEE PowerTech, 2015
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	not assigned
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PTC.2015.7232412
Publication status	Published - 30 Jul 2015
Event	IEEE PowerTech 2015 - Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 29 Jun 2015 → 2 Jul 2015

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Conference	IEEE PowerTech 2015
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Eindhoven
Period	29/06/15 → 2/07/15

Keywords

EWI-26258
Voltage measurement
Stress
power distribution
Phase measurement
Oil insulation
METIS-312710
Power measurement
Power quality
Demand Side Management
Load modeling
Electric vehicles
IR-97049
Power demand

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Hoogsteen, G., Molderink, A., Smit, G. J. M., Hurink, J. L., Kootstra, B. & Schuring, F., 1 Oct 2017, In: CIRED: Open Access Proceedings Journal. 2017, 1, p. 1629-1633 5 p., 340.
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Impact of peak electricity demand in distribution grids: a stress test

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