The Swedish Energy Agency has a target to increase solar photovoltaics (PV) power production by up to 5-10% of the total electricity demand by the year 2040. The PV potential for the residential market is high and its contribution to the total installed PV capacity is expected to increase significantly. The technical requirements should be met to keep high reliability and good power quality at the customers, therefore, it is important for planning reasons to proactively find the maximum amount PV power that can be connected at each low-voltage network without violating the performance of the grid. This amount is known as the hosting capacity. A method for PV hosting capacity estimation by taking overvoltage and transformer overload as performance indices was developed in this thesis. The method does not require any knowledge about the topology of the network. The overload hosting capacity can be estimated for any combination of customers having PV power and for the overvoltage hosting, the minimum at each penetration level can be estimated. The method was implemented on four low-voltage networks located in a typical Vattenfall medium-voltage network and the comparison of the estimation results to a power flow simulation showed good correspondence. It was shown how the impact of PV power in adjacent secondary substations can be accounted for. Using SS-EN50160 voltage limits, the studied networks were able to handle 3-7 times the PV penetration level needed (8 kWp at 20% of the customers) to achieve the national goal in Sweden without grid investments.

Detta arbete har med hjälp av en antagen förbrukningsprofil för effekt samt energibehov för laddning av elflyg beräknat om det nuvarande elnätet på mellanspänningsnivå kommer att klara av en framtid där elflyg kommer att användas för kortare resor eller om det kommer behöva avhjälpas med ett batterilagringssystem. Arbetet kom fram till att oavsett räknad förbrukning kommer dagens elnät klara av detta vid normaldrift men inte vid reservdrift för de två fall med högre räknad förbrukning. Vidare kom arbetet fram till att vid användning av nuvarande nätstation kommer ett batterilagringssystem alltid att behövas både vid normaldrift och reservdrift. Arbetet kom även fram till att effekten som elflyg kommer att kräva för att ladda dessa är den begränsande faktorn för elnätet medan energin som dessa kräver för laddning under en hel dag inte är en begränsande faktor. / This work has, with the help of an assumed consumption profile for power and energy requirements for charging electric aircraft, calculated whether the current medium voltage power grid will be able to handle a future where electric aircraft will be used for shorter trips, or if it will need to be supplemented with a battery energy storage system. The work concluded that regardless of the calculated consumption, the current power grid will be able to handle this under normal operation but not under reserve operation for the two cases with higher calculated consumption. Furthermore, the work concluded that when using the current substation, a battery energy storage system will always be needed both under normal operation and reserve operation. The work also found that the power required to charge electric aircraft is the limiting factor for the power grid, while the energy they require for charging over a full day is not a limiting factor.

Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) are projected to become a viable means of transportation due to advances in technology and advocates for green and eco-friendly energy solutions. These vehicles are powered partially, or in some cases, solely by the energy stored in their battery packs. The large sizes of these battery packs require large amount of energy to charge, and as the demand for PEV increases, the increase in energy demand needed to recharge these PEV batteries could pose problems to the present electric distribution system. This study examines the potential impacts of PEV on a residential electric distribution system at various penetration levels. An existing residential distribution network is modeled up to each household service point and various sensitivity scenarios and stochastic patterns of PEV loads are simulated. Impact studies that include voltage drop, service transformers overload, energy loss, and transformer thermal loss-of-life expectancy are analyzed. Results from the study are reported and recommendations to mitigate the impacts are presented.

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Regeringen har en vision att till 2050 ska Sverige uppnå en fordonsflotta som är fossilfri och för att uppnå den visionen ska el som drivmedel spela en avgörande roll på marknaden. HEM Nät AB är därmed intresserade av hur deras lokalnät i ett valt område kan påverkas när en större andel av hushållen införskaffar elbilar. Längs områdets högspänningsslinga finns nio nätstationer som matar ut effekt till 815 kunder. En känslighetsanalys genomfördes kring det valda lokalnätet med avseende till dess kapacitet idag till framtida belastningar från elbilar. Analysen baserades på fyra olika nätparametrar som möjligen kan riskeras med avseende till elbilars laddsystem: spänningsfall, transformatorbelastning, övertoner och osymmetri. Olika laddeffekter och kopplingssätt har även jämförts bland nätparametrarna för att visa vilken roll de kan ha i framtiden. Spänningsfallet samt transformatorbelastning för de båda effekterna 3,7 kW och 11 kW uppgick mot de satta nätkraven när 40 % respektive 20 % belastning sker i området. Två vetenskapliga metoder användes för att uppskatta övertonerna där ena tog hänsyn till en reduktion av sammanlagrade övertoner och den andra metoden använde en aritmetisk summering av strömövertonerna. Resultatet visade att med varken en inkluderad reduktion eller med den aritmetiska summeringen kommer övertonerna bli ett problem. Med simuleringen av osymmetri nåddes nätkravet när 7 % mer belastning skedde under en och samma fas. Slutligen kom studien fram till att lokalnätet är relativt starkt och kan klara av 322 elbilar vid 3,7 kW och 161 elbilar vid 11 kW. / The Swedish government have a vision that up untill 2050 Sweden’s transport system is going to be free of fossil fuels and to achieve this vision, electricity is going to be the main fuel and will play a decisive role in the future transportional market. As a result of this, HEM Nät AB is now interested in knowing how their local electrical grid will be affected by a larger amount of electric vehicles, EVs, charged through households. Along the local grid’s high voltage line there are nine substations, which provide power to 815 customers. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on the local grid to appreciate the available capacity for the future load of EVs. The analysis was based on four different gridparameters, which possibly can affect the set conditions of an electrical grid when an EV is being charged: voltage drop, transformer load, harmonics and dissymmetry. Different chargepowers and wirings have also been compared to see what roles they will have in the future. After the simulations and hand calculations all of the gridparameters exceeded the set conditions. This happened at different percentages of the households, which were charging their vehicles. The voltage drop and transformer load for both of the powers, 3,7 kW and 11 kW exceeded the limitations when 40 % respectively 20 % of the studied are was being loaded. Two scientific methods were used to appreciate the added current harmonics, where the first one regarded a reduction of the summarized value of the current harmonics, where the second did not. The results showed, that either of the methods would indicate a problem on the grid. The simulation of the dissymmetry, the limitation was met after 7 % more load was done under one and the same of the phases. Finally, the study concluded that the local grid is relatively strong and can hold 332 EVs with 3,7 kW and 161 EVs with 11 kW.

Transportsektorn står inför en omställning från förbränningsfordon till eldrivna fordon. Detta är en åtgärd för att minska koldioxidutsläppet inom transportsektorn och därmed reducera klimatpåverkan. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur en ökad effektanvändning i form av elbilsladdning påverkar Gävles lokala elnät samt hur olika laddtekniker påverkar elnätet. Bakgrunden till studien grundar sig att elnätsföretaget vill öka medvetenheten om hur elnätets beredskap ser ut för en ökad elbilsladdning. Att undersöka elbilsladdningens påverkan på elnätet är av stor nytta för elnätsföretaget, men även andra som undersöker elbilsladdnings påverkan i elnätet kan ha användning för studien. Ämnet elbilsladdning är mycket aktuellt och många studier undersöker olika delar som berör elbilsladdning. Tidigare studier undersöker även olika typer av laddtekniker och hur smart laddning minska påverkan i elnätet. Smart laddning kan anpassa elbilsladdningen genom att styra den efter olika styrsignaler och sammankoppla hela elnätet. Denna studie undersöker delar av Gävles lokala elnät genom att simulera befintliga mätvärden lågspänningsnätet samt olika typer av elbilsladdning. Studien analyserar effektanvändningen av befintliga mätdata samt belastningsström och spänningsfall i elnätet med varierande lastprofiler i fyra olika områden. Resultatet för denna studie visar att elbilsladdning påverkar elnätet, vilket beror på vilken typ av laddteknik som används samt dimensioneringen av elnätet. Studien visar att elanvändningen i området idag har effekttoppar på eftermiddag och kväll när kunderna består av villakunder men att effekttoppen kan vara mitt på dagen där det finns industrier. Med elbilsladdning ökar belastningen samt spänningsfallet i nätet och en del av säkringarna i nätet löser ut. Laddning med 11 kW mellan kl. 16:00-19:00 samt laddning med effektvakt på 13,8 kW ger störst belastning och spänningsfall. Laddning utan styrning är den laddteknik som påverkar elnätet mest men laddning med effektvakt orsakar också problem. Laddning med 5,5 kW mellan kl. 23:00-06:00 samt när endast 50% av alla kunder laddar med 11 kW mellan kl. 16:00-19:00 är de scenarion som påverkar elnätet minst. Laddning med en låg effekt under natten när grundlasten är som lägst är den laddteknik som är mest gynnsam för elnätet. Studien visar även att nätet klarar en högre belastning av elbilsladdning inom en snar framtid om endast en del av kunderna i nätet använder elfordon. / The transport sector is facing a transition from combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. Through this action the carbon dioxide emissions in the transport sector can be reduced. The purpose of this study is to observe how an increased power use from electric vehicle charging (EVC) affects the local electricity grid in Gävle. The study also addresses how different charging techniques affect the electricity grid. The background of this study is to the increase awareness of the capacity of the electricity grid. There is a need from the electricity grid company to look over the impact on the grid from EVC. This could also be useful for others looking over the impact on the electricity grid from EVC. This is a hot topic and lots of other studies look over the different aspects of EVC. Previous studies also examine different types of charging techniques and how smart charging reduces the negative impact on the electricity grid. Smart charging is a way to adjust the EVC by regulating it after different parameters and connecting the entire electrical grid. This study simulates existing measured values of the low-voltage grid in Gävle and various types of EVC. This study examines the power use of existing measurement data as well as load current and voltage drops in the electricity grid with different load profiles in four different areas. Results from this study shot that EVC affects the electricity grid, to what extent depends on the type of charging technology used and the dimensions of the electricity grid. The study shows that electricity use in the area has power peaks in the afternoon and evening with residential customers, but power peaks tend to be in the middle of the day if there are industries in the area. EVC increase the load on the electricity grid, causes voltage drops and a few fuses in the grid to be triggered. Charging with 11 kW between 16:00-19:00 and charging with a power monitor of 13.8 kW create the greatest voltage drops and highest load on the grid. Charging without means of control affects the electricity grid the most but charging with a power monitor also creates problems. Charging with 5.5 kW between 23:00-06:00 as well as when only 50 % of all customers charge with 11 kW between 16:00-19:00 impacts the grid the least. Charging with low power during the night when the base load is at its lowest is the charging technology that is most favorable for the electricity grid. Results also show that the grid can handle a higher load of EVC in the near future if only some of the customers in the network start using electric vehicles.

The main topic of the thesis is the design of single-track electrification of a direct current system of 3 kV and an alternating current system of 5 kV 50 Hz and then economically evaluate it over a period of 30 years. The work deals with basic traction systems and also deals with the calculation of main parameters of electric trains. The thesis describes in detail the procedure for the design of the electrification of the track and a partial introduction to the simulation programs that were used for energy calculations.

Securing of electrical devices is important not only to protect against destruction under the effects of electric current, but also for protection of people or animals against electric shock. With increasing of living standards goes hand in hand increasing of the electricity consumption. Therefore In the grid of low voltage, there are increasing short-circuit currents. With improving technology is posed considerable demand on the performance, security and switching capacity of circuit breakers. This thesis is oriented on development of thermal and electromagnetic switch of circuit breaker on which is put a big demand in development of new types of circuit breakers. The thesis is interesting because of comprehensive use of circuits’ breakers since it can be used in AC and DC networks with frequency of 50 Hz and 400 Hz.

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of the reconstruction of outdoor cables of low voltage distribution network in exchange for the cable line. It analyzes the important factors which are necessary for the preparation of the project documentation for the issue of the territorial consent. The thesis is divided into 4 main chapters. After the first chapter there is introduced chapter 2, which shows the differences between cable and outdoor cables with their advantages and disadvantages. Chapter 3 deals with the guiding principles for low-voltage cable design and the types of equipment needed for the proper operation of a particular distribution network while respecting the requirements of valid PNEs and ČSNs. Chapter 4 explains the chronology of the process leading to the formulation of a basic technical proposal, which is further addressed in Chapter 5, which deals with the complete formulation of the project documentation for the issue of territorial consent.

This master´s thesis deals with the proposal of DC low voltage network at a voltage level of 1000 V DC in Praskolesy u Mrakotina village. Direct distribution will be realized only at the terminal, which will power the village. Next part of this thesis is theoretical and its main focus is description of both DC and AC distribution systems. The proposed DC grid will use existing distribution grid. The thesis further describes the problems of long terminals in low voltage distribution systems and electrical installation in buildings. The result of this work is a comparison of the losses between AC and the proposed DC system. The last part deals with economical evaluation and technical solution for the proposed network variant, including their advantages and disadvantages.