Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast

This paper proposes a stochastic unit commitment (SUC) approach to solve a day-ahead unit commitment (UC) problem in a system with high uncertainty net load which is caused by photovoltaic (PV) power plants. In contrast with robust unit commitment (RUC) which only considers the worst-case scenario,...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Yasirroni, Lesnanto Multa Putranto, Sarjiya, Husni Rois Ali, Indra Triwibowo, Qiangqiang Xie
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Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/v3/JNTETI/article/view/5281
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author Muhammad Yasirroni
Lesnanto Multa Putranto
Sarjiya
Husni Rois Ali
Indra Triwibowo
Qiangqiang Xie
author_facet Muhammad Yasirroni
Lesnanto Multa Putranto
Sarjiya
Husni Rois Ali
Indra Triwibowo
Qiangqiang Xie
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description This paper proposes a stochastic unit commitment (SUC) approach to solve a day-ahead unit commitment (UC) problem in a system with high uncertainty net load which is caused by photovoltaic (PV) power plants. In contrast with robust unit commitment (RUC) which only considers the worst-case scenario, SUC considers every possible scenario with its probability. Multiple possible PV curves were obtained using k-means clustering on historical data. The proportion of cluster members was used as a weight factor representing the occurrence probability of PV curves. The test was separated into two-step tests, namely day-ahead and real-time markets, using IEEE 10 generating unit system and solved using CPLEX. The results showed that in a day-ahead UC, SUC ($539,896) had lower cost than RUC ($548,005). However, when the total energy generated was considered, the SUC (20.78 $/MWh) cost higher compared to RUC (20.75 $/MWh). It is because the solution proposed by SUC is as robust as the RUC, but the generation cost formulation also considers over-commitment. Thus, SUC produced a fairer price for the independent power producer and electric utility in the day-ahead calculation. The results also showed that in the test environment of the real-time market, SUC was able to produce a robust solution without going into over-commitment. It is clearly shown in a 30 units system test with 10 centroids, in which SUC had a cheaper solution (20.7253 $/MWh) compared to RUC (20.7285 $/MWh), without violating power balance or going to load shedding.
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spelling doaj.art-9f5500ace7c24a7b9c00881a15596c0d2023-03-07T02:41:07ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaJurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro dan Teknologi Informasi2301-41562460-57192023-02-01121566310.22146/jnteti.v12i1.52815281Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic ForecastMuhammad Yasirroni0Lesnanto Multa Putranto1Sarjiya2Husni Rois Ali3Indra Triwibowo4Qiangqiang Xie5Universitas Gadjah MadaUniversitas Gadjah MadaUniversitas Gadjah MadaUniversitas Gadjah MadaUniversitas Gadjah MadaHangzhou Dianzi UniversityThis paper proposes a stochastic unit commitment (SUC) approach to solve a day-ahead unit commitment (UC) problem in a system with high uncertainty net load which is caused by photovoltaic (PV) power plants. In contrast with robust unit commitment (RUC) which only considers the worst-case scenario, SUC considers every possible scenario with its probability. Multiple possible PV curves were obtained using k-means clustering on historical data. The proportion of cluster members was used as a weight factor representing the occurrence probability of PV curves. The test was separated into two-step tests, namely day-ahead and real-time markets, using IEEE 10 generating unit system and solved using CPLEX. The results showed that in a day-ahead UC, SUC ($539,896) had lower cost than RUC ($548,005). However, when the total energy generated was considered, the SUC (20.78 $/MWh) cost higher compared to RUC (20.75 $/MWh). It is because the solution proposed by SUC is as robust as the RUC, but the generation cost formulation also considers over-commitment. Thus, SUC produced a fairer price for the independent power producer and electric utility in the day-ahead calculation. The results also showed that in the test environment of the real-time market, SUC was able to produce a robust solution without going into over-commitment. It is clearly shown in a 30 units system test with 10 centroids, in which SUC had a cheaper solution (20.7253 $/MWh) compared to RUC (20.7285 $/MWh), without violating power balance or going to load shedding.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/v3/JNTETI/article/view/5281intermittencyk-meansmixed-integer linear programmingstochastic unit commitment
spellingShingle Muhammad Yasirroni
Lesnanto Multa Putranto
Sarjiya
Husni Rois Ali
Indra Triwibowo
Qiangqiang Xie
Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro dan Teknologi Informasi
intermittency
k-means
mixed-integer linear programming
stochastic unit commitment
title Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
title_full Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
title_fullStr Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
title_full_unstemmed Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
title_short Stochastic Unit Commitment in Various System Sizes under High Uncertainty Photovoltaic Forecast
title_sort stochastic unit commitment in various system sizes under high uncertainty photovoltaic forecast
topic intermittency
k-means
mixed-integer linear programming
stochastic unit commitment
url https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/v3/JNTETI/article/view/5281
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