IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications · 2009 · 155 citations · 7 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringUrban PlanningPower ElectronicsRenewable Energy IntegrationRenewable Energy SystemsDistributed Energy ResourcesPower Grid AnalysisPower SystemsSolar Energy SystemsSolar Photovoltaic SystemsUrban NetworksElectric Power NetworksElectrical Power InfrastructureElectricity DistributionGrid-connected Photovoltaic SystemsPhotovoltaic System SimulationPhotovoltaic SystemsSolar Photovoltaic InstallationUrban Electricity Networks
This paper presents the problem of power penetration of photovoltaic (PV) systems in urban networks. After a qualitative problem description, two different environments for PV systems have been analyzed: rural and urban networks. Concerning the rural network, a single line has been simulated in order to evaluate the relation between the number of PV systems installed along the line and the maximum PV power installable. In the second part of this paper, possible problems due to power penetration have been examined concerning a clustered PV system that will be installed in the city of Torino (Italy) within the ambit of the EU project called POLYCITY.
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