Voltage-Led Load Management in Whole Distribution Networks

Abstract

The ability to manage loads can play a significant role in the future operation and planning of electricity networks. One way of unlocking this source of flexibility without directly involving thousands or millions of customers is to exploit the positive correlation between supplied voltage and demand, i.e., voltage-led load management. Distribution network operators, in particular, could achieve this by adequately controlling voltage regulation devices. Nonetheless, to quantify this it is key to understand the extent to which voltages can be changed (reduced) while considering the dependencies across different voltage levels. A methodology is proposed here to quantify the aggregated demand ..