Harnessing power system flexibility under multiple uncertainties

Abstract Increasing the intermittent outputs of renewable energy sources (RESs) has forced planners to define a new concept named flexibility. In this regard, some short‐ and long‐term solutions, such as transmission expansion planning (TEP) and energy storage systems (ESSs) have been suggested to i...

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Main Authors: Hesam Mazaheri, Hossein Saber, Sajjad Fattaheian‐Dehkordi, Moein Moeini‐Aghtaie, Mahmud Fotuhi‐Firuzabad, Matti Lehtonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12526
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Summary:Abstract Increasing the intermittent outputs of renewable energy sources (RESs) has forced planners to define a new concept named flexibility. In this regard, some short‐ and long‐term solutions, such as transmission expansion planning (TEP) and energy storage systems (ESSs) have been suggested to improve the flexibility amount. A proper optimization procedure is required to choose an optimal solution to improve flexibility. Therefore, a mixed‐integer linear programming (MILP) direct‐optimization TEP versus ESSs co‐planning model is presented in this paper to enhance power system flexibility. In doing so, a novel RES‐BESS‐based grid‐scale system flexibility metric is proposed to investigate the improvement of flexibility amount via ESSs modules in the numerical structure. In this paper, a novel repetitive fast offline method has been proposed to quickly reach the desired amount of flexibility by defining an engineering price/benefit trade‐off to finally find the best investment plan. Also, multiple uncertainties associated with wind farms and demanded loads and a practical module‐type battery energy storage system (BESS) structure for each node are defined. The proposed model is applied to the modified IEEE 73‐bus test system including wind farms, where the numerical results prove the model efficiency as BESS impacts on flexibility, investment plans and power system economics.
ISSN:1751-8687
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