Abstract: | Because of global warming, attention to photovoltaic (PV) generation has increased, and considerable PV generation capacity will be installed in the power system. In Japan, most PV generation will be connected to the distribution system, which will cause changes in power flow in the power system. Forward power flow (flow from the higher voltage system to the lower voltage system) will be reduced and reverse power flow may occur. Because of the change in power flow, the voltage characteristics will also be changed. Consequently, it is expected that the penetration of PV generation will have some impact on voltage stability. In previous studies, the voltage characteristics in a simple power system model consisting of one infinite bus, one load, and one PV power source, have been investigated. It was found that there is not only a forward power flow limit but also a reverse power flow limit (the left nose in the PV curve), and that when the output power from PV generation is very large, the left nose sometimes has some impact on voltage stability. In this paper, the voltage stability in a simple power system model considering the dynamics of an induction motor is discussed. |