The growth of distributed generation in Great Britain and associated challenges

Gordon, S.J. and McGarry, C. and Bell, K.; (2021) The growth of distributed generation in Great Britain and associated challenges. In: The 9th Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG Dublin Online 2021). IEEE, IRL, pp. 318-323. ISBN 9781839535048 (https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2021.1381)

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Abstract

Great Britain has reached high penetrations of intermittent Distributed Generation (DG), which has influenced many aspects of power system planning and operation. There has been a lack of technical requirements for DG to provide grid support and for network operators to monitor, control and gather detailed information of DG installations. The work reported in this paper has explored available data sources to provide better visibility of the amount, size and type of DG installed at various locations in the distribution networks and evaluated it alongside whole electricity system trends. Several of the issues associated with a high volume of generation being unobservable and uncontrollable are surveyed and discussed, such as active network management and coordination of transmission and distribution (T & D) networks. Finally, the paper discusses system resilience, emphasising that DG loss-of-mains protection continues to present a threat to system security and DG adds uncertainty to the effectiveness of automatic defence mechanisms. The latter issues were brought into focus following a system disturbance in GB on August 9th, 2019 and are reflected on in this study.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:79580
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    22 October 2021
    Published
    2 March 2021
    Published Online
    10 December 2020
    Accepted
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:14 Feb 2022 11:43
    Last modified:23 Apr 2024 00:05
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/79580
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