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Title: High-Speed Voltage Control in Active Distribution Systems with Smart Inverter Coordination and DRL
The increasing penetration of renewable energy resources in distribution systems necessitates high-speed monitoring and control of voltage for ensuring reliable system operation. However, existing voltage control algorithms often make simplifying assumptions in their formulation, such as real-time availability of smart meter measurements (for monitoring), or real-time knowledge of every power injection information (for control). This paper leverages the recent advances made in high-speed state estimation for real-time unobservable distribution systems to formulate a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based control algorithm that utilizes the state estimates alone to control the voltage of the entire system. The results obtained for a modified (renewable-rich) IEEE 34-node distribution feeder indicate that the proposed approach excels in monitoring and controlling voltage of active distribution systems.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2145063
PAR ID:
10565111
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
Date Published:
ISBN:
979-8-3503-8183-2
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 5
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Seattle, WA, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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