SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED VOLT/VAR CONTROL IN POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems, methods, and apparatus for performing integrated Volt/VAR control in a power distribution network.SOLUTION: A method for controlling voltage and reactive power in a distribution network includes: estimating at least one present state associated with a distribution network (330); allocating one or more load zones in the distribution network; predicting load profiles of each zone for a predetermined time period; determining capacitor bank switching schedules for a predetermined time period on the basis at least in part of the at least one present state and the predicted load profiles; switching capacitor banks (332) according to the capacitor bank switching schedules; and switching voltage regulator tap settings according to voltage regulator switching schedules.