Voltage Unbalance Analysis in Power Distribution Networks

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Voltage Unbalance Analysis in Power Distribution Networks”. Balanced operation of voltages within allowed power quality standards is important for the safe operation of electrical equipment and assets. Renewable generators and increasing electrification might cause unbalance, if no special attention is given to disadvantageous conditions. With the advent of smart meters, sensors and IoT devices, unbalanced network states can be detected, and symmetry can be re-established by means of connection planning measures, phase-sequencing or operational interventions.

This Special Issue will deal with emerging issues of unbalanced voltage in energy systems, due to changing consumption behaviour, renewable generation and increasing electrification, like transportation and heat pumps. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring and detection of unbalanced network states
• Impact on equipment, e.g. motors, transformers and power electronics
• Observations in single and three-phase networks
• Impact and limitation on hosting capacity
• Effects of neutral point displacement, neutral line faults and overheating
• Emerging controls of power electronics and filters
• Advanced controls in unbalanced distribution systems
• Transposed network constructions and dynamic operations
• Transformer construction and configuration for balancing (delta-wye, delta-zigzag)
• Regional and international approaches and grid codes
• Impact on customers and operational expenditure (Opex)
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methods for phase balancing
• Problems related to high impedance and interuptions in grounding and neutral wires

Matthias Stifter
Guest Editor

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