Senior Design Team sdmay19-46 • Impact of High Photo-voltaic Penetration on Distribution Systems


The amount of solar generation in the distribution system is increasing, especially in Iowa. Because of this, utilities are seeing some problems, like over-voltage and reverse power flow appear. The goal of our project is to come up with how much solar a particular Alliant Energy distribution feeder can handle, as well as coming up with a solution to the problems previously mentioned at various levels of solar PV penetration in a worst case scenario.