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Solar irradiance estimations for modeling the variability of photovoltaic generation and assessing violations of grid constraints: A comparison between satellite and pyranometers measurements with load flow simulations

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Global horizontal irradiance (GHI) is typically used to model the potential of distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation. On the one hand, satellite estimations are non-pervasive and already available from commercial providers, but they have a limited spatiotemporal resolution. On the other hand, local estimations, e.g., from pyranometers, sky-cameras and monitored PV plants, capture local irradiance patterns and dynamics, but they require in-situ monitoring infrastructure and upgrading the asset of electrical operators. Considering that in most power systems, PV generation is typically the aggregated contribution of many distributed plants, are local GHI estimations necessary to characterize the variability of the power flow at the grid connection point (GCP) and detect violations of the limits of voltages and line currents accurately? To reply, we consider GHI measurements from a dense network of pyranometers (used to model the ground truth GHI potential), satellite estimations for the same area, and information about a medium and low voltage distribution system. We perform load flows at different levels of installed PV capacity and compare the nodal voltages, line currents, and the power at the GCP when the irradiance is from pyranometers and when from satellite estimations, deriving conclusions on the necessity, or not, of highly spatiotemporally resolved irradiance estimations.
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hal-02431344 , version 1 (07-01-2020)

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Fabrizio Sossan, Enrica Scolari, Rahul Gupta, Mario Paolone. Solar irradiance estimations for modeling the variability of photovoltaic generation and assessing violations of grid constraints: A comparison between satellite and pyranometers measurements with load flow simulations. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2019, 11 (5), pp.056103. ⟨10.1063/1.5109076⟩. ⟨hal-02431344⟩
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