Title: Soft Open Points for the Operation of Medium Voltage Distribution Networks
Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Principal Investigator
None Yet Associated
Co-Investigators
Wu, Jianzhong
Jenkins, Nicholas
Project Details
Start date: 01/10/2012
End date: 29/02/2016
Abstract
Soft Open Points (SOPs) are power electronic devices
installed in place of normally-open points in electrical power distribution
networks. They are able to provide active power flow control, reactive power
compensation and voltage regulation under normal network operating conditions,
as well as fast fault isolation and post-fault supply restoration under
abnormal conditions. This project investigated use of SOPs for the operation of
medium voltage (MV) distribution networks. Three aspects were studied, which
include the control of an SOP, benefit analysis of using SOPs and distribution
network voltage control with SOPs.
Research Areas