Standalone LV distribution network voltage control mechanism

This paper describes a voltage stabilizing control mechanism using the available flexibility of smart devices within one household. The flexibility of all types of smart appliances is used, especially smart on/off devices. The main advantage of the developed control system is that it does not require a communication network between the different households, only locally available measurements, such as the household supply voltage, are taken into account. The control system will be rolled out in a real life pilot test. Simulation results point out that the amount of over and under voltage occurrences on average are lowered with 35%.

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