Study on the Influence of Topology, Load Distribution and PV Installation Location on PV Hosting Capacity

Among numerous renewable energy sources, solar energy is the most widely utilized resource. By deploying photovoltaic (PV), solar energy is converted into electricity. The accessible capacity of PV is influenced by many factors such as load, topology and PV installation location. However, most studies only focus on the impact of total load on PV hosting capacity (PVHC), the impact of load, topology and PV installation location on PVHC has not been studied. In response to the above problems, two problems are mainly explored in this paper. First, considering constraints such as reverse power transmission, a PVHC evaluation model is established to evaluate the maximum PV accessible capacity of the distribution network. Second, different topological structures, load distribution and PV installation location are used to evaluate PVHC, the influence of different topologies and load distribution and PV installation location on PV capacity are explored.