Master’s thesis: Grid-optimized use of flexibility in radial distribution grids based on an AC load flow model (Held 2023)
The increasing integration of renewable, fluctuating electricity generation and new consumers into the electricity grid is leading to a sharp rise in the need for grid expansion, particularly in distribution grids.
This study determines how flexible consumers in the distribution grid can be optimally used to serve the grid in order to minimize the need for grid expansion. Due to the non-linear physical properties of the grid and the complexity of the grid expansion decision, this is an unsolvable problem for large distribution grids. To simplify matters, this is divided into a two-stage process.