A Voltage Control Scheme for Generation-Dominated Networks to Maximise Power Export

This letter describes a voltage control scheme which maximises the exported active power from generation-dominated networks. The proposed scheme exploits recent theoretical advances which rigorously characterise the origins of power losses in electrical networks. In situations where load-driven losses can be disregarded, these theoretical advances simplify the calculations and data inputs required by an export-maximizing optimal control scheme.

This work was undertaken while Paul Cuffe was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Melbourne, supported by the UCD Energy Institute Short Term Travel Fellowship.