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Evaluating the effects of high penetrations of roof-top wind Turbines on secondary distribution circuits
PP Kritharas, LF Ochoa, KD Papastergiou, GP Harrison
2006 IEEE Pes Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition Latin America Tdc 06 | IEEE | Published : 2006
Abstract
Incentives for using wind power and the increasing price of energy might generate in a relatively short time a scenario where low voltage customers opt to install roof-top wind turbines. This paper focuses on evaluating the effects of such situation in terms of energy consumption, loss reduction, reverse power flow and voltage profiles. Various commercially-available roof-top wind turbines are installed in two secondary distribution circuits considering real-life wind speed data and seasonal load demand. Results are presented and discussed. © 2006 IEEE.