Reliability Assessment of Distribution Power System When Considering Energy Storage Configuration Technique

The main task of distribution systems is to provide acceptable reliability, economic and quality service of electrical power according to the demanded load value. To fulfill this task more accurately, the reliability performance of the distribution system can be performed and measured using a wide variety of indices, which are divided into energy indices and frequency/expectation indices. This study evaluates the reliability indices of a part of the distribution network selected as a model and deals with the selection of the most suitable feeder by connecting energy storage units to the busbars. Using IEEE Standard 1366 reliability indices, historical data from Prosperous Electricity Distribution Company (PEDC), which is used to evaluate reliability based on the 5-year past reliability assessment of the power system (RAPS), was selected. In addition, as an innovation in this application process, energy storage systems (ESS) have been evaluated according to four different network configurations (A-B-C-D) to increase RAPS and achieve more realistic results. Using DigSILENT, ESS-based configurations are designed, comparisons are made, and configuration B is the best result to increase system reliability and the 80E6 feeder is optimal. In addition, reliability changes achieved by network configuration have demonstrated the importance of optimal configuration planning to improve the uninterrupted and sustainable energy quality of the system based on storage technology.