Design and Operation of Hybrid Multi-Terminal Soft Open Points using Feeder Selector Switches for Flexible Distribution System Interconnection

no code implementations • 15 Jan 2022 • Matthew Deakin, Phil C. Taylor, Janusz Bialek, Wenlong Ming

Distribution systems will require new cost-effective solutions to provide network capacity and increased flexibility to accommodate Low Carbon Technologies.

Hybrid Open Points: an Efficient Tool for Increasing Network Capacity in Distribution Systems

no code implementations • 17 Sep 2021 • Matthew Deakin, Ilias Sarantakos, David M. Greenwood, Janusz Bialek, Phil C. Taylor, Wenlong Ming, Charalampos Patsios

This letter introduces the Hybrid Open Point (HOP), a device consisting of an electromechanical switch connected in parallel with a power converter, for the purpose of providing additional network capacity in interconnected distribution systems.