Flexible and curtailable resource activation in three-phase unbalanced distribution networks

The need for flexibility and curtailable resources is crucial ensuring the healthy operation of future distribution networks (DN). In this work, we propose a network-state driven framework that system operators (DSOs) can utilize activating flexible alleviating network voltage thermal issues, while accounting current imbalances. This approach assumes availability dynamic state information uses nodal sensitivities calculating activation signal (FAS). design motivated by volt-Var volt-watt inverter control, thus bounded. FAS also considers imbalances incentivizes active reactive power flexibilities reducing imbalance in addition to mitigating three-phase unbalanced network. resembles optimal flow duals, often used as locational marginal prices. gains associated with component objective function resource (TPU-RA) performed using Pareto optimality. A numerical case study presented showing efficacy proposed avoiding issues unbalance factor more than 80%. Further, DN’s needs are quantified location time day.