Network-agnostic voltage-to-power sensitivities of a real-time reduced active distribution network

The advent of distribution-level phasor measurement units (D-PMUs) has enhanced the observability of active distribution networks (ADNs) and improved their energy management and control. Recently, various ADN control strategies that require detailed network parameter information have been proposed based on the voltage-to-power sensitivities of the ADN nodes. This paper proposes a new realistic approach to determining nodal voltage-to-power sensitivities of a synchrophasor measurement-based reduced ADN model. The real-time synchrophasor data dynamically updates the parameters of the reduced equivalent model to follow the time-varying operating conditions of the ADN accurately. The voltage-to-power sensitivities of the retained observable nodes are derived from the power flow Jacobian matrix using reduced equivalent model parameters. Thus, the proposed approach is agnostic about detailed line impedance data of the complex ADN. Further, the computational complexity is significantly decreased with the reduced number of nodes in the equivalent ADN model. The proposed approach has been tested on modified IEEE-33 bus benchmark system with high penetration of photovoltaic inverters using a DIgSILENT PowerFactory MATLAB co-simulation platform.