Optimal Phase Switch Device Placement Scheme for Low Voltage Distribution Network Considering Load and Renewable Energy Uncertainty

With the increase of single-phase devices and loads in the power system, the three-phase unbalance problem of the low voltage distribution network is more serious. Besides, the intermittency and volatility of renewable energy increase system uncertainty. To address this issue, this paper proposes a phase switch device placement model for the low voltage distribution network with renewable energy sources. The proposed model combines network reconfiguration and phase switch device to mitigate the three-phase unbalance. Considering the uncertainty of loads and renewable energy output, the proposed model is formulated as a mixed integer linear programming model based on stochastic programming, which can be solved by general commercial solvers and find the global optimal solution. The effectiveness of the proposed model is validated on the IEEE 13 node test feeder. The results show that the proposed model can significantly mitigate the three-phase unbalance of low voltage distribution network.