Model of Virtual Source of Reactive Power for Smart Electrical Supply Systems

By analogy with the structure of the “virtual power plant” in the structure of intelligent electric grids “Smart Grid” proposed to introduce an additional component - a virtual power compensator, whose task is to provide a dynamic balance of reactive power in the system. As the distributed resource of reactive power, it is proposed to use consumers-regulators of active power, which are an integral part of virtual power plants. The results of simulation of modes of generation of reactive power by consumer-controllers of domestic or industrial power supply systems by means of power electronics are presented.