National Technical University of Athens

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present and discuss a benchmark LV network developed within the EU project Microgrids, Contract ENK5-CT-2002-00610 and later adopted as a benchmark LV system by CIGRE TF C6.04.02: Computational Tools and Techniques for Analysis, Design and Validation of Distributed Generation Systems. The network consists of an LV feeder, while a more extended multi-feeder version is also included in the Appendix. The emphasis is placed on the network itself, rather than on the microsources connected and the control concepts applied. The benchmark network maintains the important technical characteristic of real utility grids, whereas, at the same time, it dispenses with the complexity of actual networks, to permit efficient modeling and simulation of microgrid operation. (ASSUMED ABSTRACT)