Mitigating the impact of increased loads on medium-voltage networks using Strategic PV Integration: Bir Al-Ghanam 30 kV as a case study
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https://doi.org/10.65405/nr0p6t36Keywords:
load growth; Global warning; system stability; ETAP software; load flow; PV system; Voltage droopAbstract
Global warming is one of the biggest challenges of the current century, which has led to an increasing demand for electricity every year, causing increased technical challenges on electricity grids, including system stability and increasing transformer loads. This paper the effects of integrating distributed photovoltaic solar power generation (DSP) into medium-voltage networks as technical solution to these problems, and within a simulation of expected load growth for 2029 in the Bir Al-Ghanam 30 kV loop. A simulation-based methodology using ETAP software was applied to analyze load flow, voltage drop, and system stability under different operational scenarios. The results show that integrating the DSP significantly improves voltage regulation, reduces transmission losses, contributes to grid stability, and enhances overall system performance under projected load growth.
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