Abstract:With the increasing demand for edge computing and AI-driven workloads, integrating small and medium-sized edge data centers into distribution networks has become increasingly important. This paper investigates the hosting capacity of distribution networks for data center integration and identifies the key physical mechanisms that limit the maximum allowable data center load. The baseline analysis shows that data center hosting capacity varies significantly across candidate buses due to network topology and electrical distance. Three dominant limiting mechanisms are identified: current-constrained locations, voltage-constrained locations, and mixed-constrained locations where both current loading and voltage deviation jointly affect hosting capacity. To increase the hosting capacity, this study evaluates multiple flexible resources, including battery energy storage systems (BESS), dispatchable distributed generators (DDG), and static synchronous compensators (STATCOM). Numerical results demonstrate that these resources provide complementary benefits through active power support, sustained local generation, and reactive power compensation, effectively expanding data center hosting capacity in distribution systems.
From: Linhan Fang [view email]
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