Special Issue "Raising Power Energy from Distributed Renewable Sources"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marek Jasinski
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Association of Polish Power Engineers Branch in Lubin, 59-300 Lubin, Poland
Interests: smart grids; renewable sources of energy; energy storage systems; distributed generation; electrical engineering; mining industry; reliability analysis; maintenance
Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Leonowicz
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: signal analysis; advanced signal processing methods; renewable energy; ecology
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Dr. Michał Jasinski
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: distributed generation; renewable energy sources; storage systems; power quality; power reliability; virtual power plants; data mining; machine learning
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Dr. Elzbieta jasinska
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Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wroclaw, 50145 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: sustainability; corporate social responsibility; economy; ecology; management; statistical analysis; quality assessment; quantitative assessment; big data; renewable sources of energy; virtual power plant;

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is intended as a forum for advancing research concerning renewable energy sources (RES). As the range of RES application increases, it is necessary to address the different research gaps. Submissions may concern, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Renewable energy sources’ impact on the operation and planning of smart distribution networks;
  • Reliability of renewable energy sources;
  • Power quality issues for renewable energy sources;
  • Energy efficiency issues for renewable energy sources;
  • Integration of renewable energy sources and electric energy storages into microgrids and virtual power plants;
  • Impact of renewable energy sources on sustainable development;
  • Renewable energy and load forecasting;
  • Significance of renewable energy resources for energy market;
  • Economic issues of renewable energy sources;
  • Optimal placement of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems;
  • Optimal energy management;
  • Renewable energy resources and electric vehicles.

We believe that the formulated solutions to ongoing problems, and the results obtained, in the articles published in this SI could have a meaningful impact on energy resource development in light of the abovementioned areas.

Dr. Marek Jasinski
Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Leonowicz
Dr. Michał Jasinski
Dr. Elzbieta jasinska
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • renewable energy resources
  • energy storage systems
  • microgrids
  • virtual power plants
  • smart grids
  • energy forecasting
  • load forecasting
  • power quality
  • reliability
  • energy management

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Harmonic Analysis of Grid-Connected Solar PV Systems with Nonlinear Household Loads in Low-Voltage Distribution Networks
Sustainability 2021, 13(7), 3709; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073709 - 26 Mar 2021
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Grid-connected rooftop and ground-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) systems have gained attraction globally in recent years due to (a) reduced PV module prices, (b) maturing inverter technology, and (c) incentives through feed-in tariff (FiT) or net metering. The large penetration of grid-connected PVs coupled [...] Read more.
Grid-connected rooftop and ground-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) systems have gained attraction globally in recent years due to (a) reduced PV module prices, (b) maturing inverter technology, and (c) incentives through feed-in tariff (FiT) or net metering. The large penetration of grid-connected PVs coupled with nonlinear loads and bidirectional power flows impacts grid voltage levels and total harmonic distortion (THD) at the low-voltage (LV) distribution feeder. In this study, LV power quality issues with significant nonlinear loads were evaluated at the point of common coupling (PCC). Various cases of PV penetration (0 to 100%) were evaluated for practical feeder data in a weak grid environment and tested at the radial modified IEEE-34 bus system to evaluate total harmonic distortion in the current (THDi) and voltage (THDv) at PCC along with the seasonal variations. Results showed lower active, reactive, and apparent power losses of 1.9, 2.6, and 3.3%, respectively, with 50% solar PV penetration in the LV network as the voltage profile of the LV network was significantly improved compared to the base case of no solar. Further, with 50% PV penetration, THDi and THDv at PCC were noted as 10.2 and 5.2%, respectively, which is within the IEEE benchmarks at LV. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Raising Power Energy from Distributed Renewable Sources)
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