Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

ISSN 2196-5625 CN 32-1884/TK

Maximum Loadability Evaluation Method for Multi-voltage-level DC Distribution Network with DC Electric Springs
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1.State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China;2.College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;3.Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

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This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52077017).

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    The multi-voltage-level DC distribution network (MVL-DC-DN) is a promising network for efficiently integrating rapidly growing DC loads, and fast-growing load demand would bring a challenge to the MVL-DC-DN in terms of the maximum loadability. This paper considers the DC electric spring (DC-ES) as a novel candidate flexible resource for enhancing the maximum loadability of the MVL-DC-DN, and proposes an evaluation method for the maximum loadability. Firstly, with the consideration of device constraints, the impact that the DC-ES on the maximum loadability of the DC distribution network (DC-DN) is analyzed via a simplified equivalent circuit. Subsequently, the power flow (PF) model of an MVL-DC-DN with DC-ESs is established. Finally, a method based on continuation power flow (CPF) for evaluating the maximum loadability of an MVL-DC-DN with DC-ESs is proposed. During the evaluation, limitations of the DC-ES and the DC transformer (DCT) are considered. The consideration of the practical constraints avoids the overestimation of the maximum loadability. The case study verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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  • Received:February 21,2024
  • Revised:June 15,2024
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  • Online: February 13,2026
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