Modelling of a housing estate with micro-combined heat and power for power flow studies

Abstract

A high concentration of micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) units leads to difficulties in predicting power flows in low-voltage electrical feeders. A simple model of a house with mCHP generation, which is combined with an estate model, is used to predict electrical network flows. The model of the estate includes representation of the residents’ behaviour and ambient weather conditions.

Results for an individual house, as well as electrical power flows for the estate feeder, are shown for three different seasons of a year.

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distributed generation network model micro-combined heat and power power flow

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