Stochastic Assessment of Voltage Unbalance Due to Single-Phase-Connected Solar Power

A stochastic method is presented in this paper to estimate the future voltage unbalance in a low-voltage distribution network with high-penetration of single-phase photovoltaic inverters (PVIs). The location and phase allocation of the PVIs are considered as input parameters for the stochastic simulation. The method has been applied to three different low-voltage networks: two in Sweden and one in Germany. In the Swedish networks, for 6-kW single-phase PVIs, it is likely that the contribution from single-phase photovoltaic inverters to the voltage unbalance exceeds 1%. The 2% value is unlikely to be exceeded. In the German network, for 4.6-kW single-phase PVIs, the voltage unbalance is between 1.35% and 2.62%. The risk of high-voltage unbalance can be reduced by a combination of controlled distribution over the phases and a reduction of the maximum size for a single-phase PVI.

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