Demand-side power paradigm-oriented analysis of reactive electric spring stabilization capabilities

Electric Spring (ES) technique is a user-level solution developed to stabilize the supply voltage of a user under variations of the grid voltage. This paper analyzes the stabilization capabilities of a reactive ES that operates according to the demand-side power paradigm. By help of a convenient ES modeling, the extreme values of the active power that a user can draw under the ES action are first determined. Then, it is demonstrated that the demand-side power paradigm is fulfilled only if the distribution line impedance has a resistive component while its reactive component weakens such fulfillment. Lastly, the variations of the grid voltage that ES is able to cope with are worked out. All findings are formulated in terms of normalized quantities and consequently are of general validity. Computer-aided simulation of a case study exemplifies the theoretical findings.