Probabilistic Evaluation of Available Load Supply Capability for Distribution System

To describe the impact of uncertainties, such as fluctuation of bus loads and intermittent behavior of renewable generations, on the available load supply capability (ALSC) of distribution system accurately and comprehensively, this paper defines a series of meaningful indices for the probabilistic evaluation of ALSC. An efficient simulation method, Latin hypercube sampling-based Monte Carlo simulation (LHS-MCS), combined with step-varied repeated power flow method is proposed to compute the defined indices. Compared with simple random sampling-based Monte Carlo simulation (SRS-MCS), LHS-MCS is found to be more suitable for the probabilistic evaluation of ALSC. It can achieve more accurate and stable ALSC indices under relatively small sample sizes. The calculation speed of LHS-MCS is comparable with that of SRS-MCS under the same sample sizes, and the required CPU time of LHS-MCS is far less than SRS-MCS under the same calculation accuracy. Case studies carried out on the modified Baran & Wu 33-bus and the modified IEEE 123-bus distribution systems verify the feasibility of the defined indices and high performance of the proposed method.

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