In order to mitigate the voltage violation problems in low-voltage distribution network with large penetration of photovoltaic
a multi-mode control strategy of photovoltaic inverter is developed to optimize reactive power of photovoltaic inverter
based on which more photovoltaic generation can be accommodated. Node virtual injection of active power(NVIP)is defined through the voltage sensitivity theory
while the conversion between active and reactive power can be realized by means of voltage regulation. The operation modes of photovoltaics are divided into three kinds according to the NVIP
including overvoltage suppression
undervoltage suppression
power loss and power factor optimization. If the NVIP causes the network overvoltage(undervoltage)operational risk
risk suppression will be taken as the target to regulate the inverter reactive power; whereas
the optimization of power loss and power factor will be taken as the target. Meanwhile
in order to realize on-the-spot coordinated control
coordinated control parameters are obtained from the optimization model through voltage sensitivity matrix. The efficiency and flexibility of the proposed method are verified by the low-voltage distribution network with high density residential photovoltaics
the network power loss and power factor are also optimized.