Distributed generation integrated with thermal unit commitment considering demand response for energy storage optimization of smart grid

This paper deals with an optimal battery energy storage capacity for the smart grid operation. Distributed renewable generator and conventional thermal generator are considered as the power generation sources for the smart grid. Usually, a battery energy storage system (BESS) is used to satisfy the transmission constraints but installation cost of battery energy storage is very high. Sometimes, it is not possible to install a large capacity of the BESS. On the other hand, the competition of the electricity market has been increased due to the deregulation and liberalization of the power market. Therefore, the power companies are required to reduce the generation cost in order to maximize the profit. In this paper, a thermal units commitment program considers the demand response system to satisfy the transmission constraints. The BESS capacity can be reduced by the demand response system. The electric vehicle (EV) and heat pump (HP) in the smart house are considered as the controllable loads of the demand side. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by extensive simulation results which ensure the reduction of BESS capacity and power generation cost, and satisfy the transmission constraints.     

Smart house-based optimal operation of thermal unit commitment for a smart grid considering transmission constraints

This paper presents a smart house-based power system for thermal unit commitment programme. The proposed power system consists of smart houses, renewable energy plants and conventional thermal units. The transmission constraints are considered for the proposed system. The generated power of the large capacity renewable energy plant leads to the violated transmission constraints in the thermal unit commitment programme, therefore, the transmission constraint should be considered. This paper focuses on the optimal operation of the thermal units incorporated with controllable loads such as Electrical Vehicle and Heat Pump water heater of the smart houses. The proposed method is compared with the power flow in thermal units operation without controllable loads and the optimal operation without the transmission constraints. Simulation results show the validation of the proposed method.     

光储微网的储能优化配置与技术经济分析

在储能系统和光伏发电相结合的统筹规划中,电池储能投资成本、光伏装机容量、光伏并网价格以及热电联产(CHP)的采用对电池储能的容量配置和电池充放电策略具有显著影响。基于分时电价下的光伏储能系统,将电池储能的容量和功率的配置转化为根据电价时段划分的约束优化问题。以某工业园区为研究对象,建立光伏-储能系统功率流模型,优化计算得到经济效益最优化的电池容量和功率配置结果及电池充放电策略。基于内部收益率、光伏自我消纳率等指标,根据光伏上网价格和电网谷段电价的关系划分场景,通过光伏发电容量和电池价格的变化探究光伏-储能系统中电池储能的容量配置、经济效益的变化规律和热电联产对系统的影响。     

Operation strategy of distributed energy storage system with multi-battery under output smoothing scenario

随着光伏发电在电网中渗透率的不断增加,光伏发电功率的不确定性和间歇性引起的光伏并网和弃电问题已引起关注。而采用"光伏+储能"的模式,却能有效缓解这一问题。在考虑储能电池容量衰退和光伏弃电率下,通过对不同光伏子阵配备的不同类型储能电池系统的运行进行仿真模拟,以消除光伏发电随机波动特性对电网的冲击为目的,研究平滑输出场景下分布式储能系统的电池的操作策略,优化储能系统中各储能电池子阵的运行。最后,采用共和地区20 MW （峰值）储能实证基地项目多电池储能系统实际案例对本模拟方法进行了验证。     

A hybrid optimization technique for proficient energy management in smart grid environment

Electrical energy is one of the key components for the development and sustainability of any nation. India is a developing country and blessed with a huge amount of renewable energy resources still there are various remote areas where the grid supply is rarely available. As electrical energy is the basic requirement, therefore it must be taken up on priority to exploit the available renewable energy resources integrated with storage devices like fuel cells and batteries for power generation and help the planners in providing the energy-efficient and alternative solution. This solution will not only meet electricity demand but also helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a result the efficient, sustainable and eco-friendly solution can be achieved which would contribute a lot to the smart grid environment. In this paper, a modified grey wolf optimizer approach is utilized to develop a hybrid microgrid based on available renewable energy resources considering modern power grid interactions. The proposed approach would be able to provide a robust and efficient microgrid that utilizes solar photovoltaic technology and wind energy conversion system. This approach integrates renewable resources with the meta-heuristic optimization algorithm for optimal dispatch of energy in grid-connected hybrid microgrid system. The proposed approach is mainly aimed to provide the optimal sizing of renewable energy-based microgrids based on the load profile according to time of use. To validate the proposed approach, a comparative study is also conducted through a case study and shows a significant savings of 30.88% and 49.99% of the rolling cost in comparison with fuzzy logic and mixed integer linear programming-based energy management system respectively.     

风光联合发电系统的储能容量优化配置方法

随着可再生能源大规模接入电网,风力发电和光伏发电的不稳定性威胁着电网的安全稳定运行。储能系统作为一种可调度的能源,可实现可再生能源输出功率的平滑输出。通过分析风光联合发电系统输出功率特性,提出采用平抑指标和平滑效果评价指标对比分析滑动平均法和最小二乘法滤波效果,用于确定蓄电池储能配置的参考输出功率。在获得平滑后的功率曲线后,根据提出的曲线局部平滑指标和总体平滑指标,综合考虑蓄电池投资成本和平滑效果优化配置储能容量。最后,采用某地区实际的风光资源历史数据,验证了所提方法的可行性。     

Techno-economic analysis of hydrogen energy for renewable energy power smoothing

With the increasing proportion of renewable energy (mainly wind power and photovoltaic) connected to the grid, the fluctuation of renewable energy power brings great challenges to the safe and reliable operation of power grid. As a clean, low-carbon secondary energy, hydrogen energy is applied in renewable energy (mainly wind power and photovoltaic) grid-connected power smoothing, which opens up a new way of coupling hydrogen storage energy with renewable energy. This paper focuses on the optimization of capacity of electrolyzers and fuel cells and the analysis of system economy in the process of power output smoothing of wind/photovoltaic coupled hydrogen energy grid-connected system. Based on the complementary characteristics of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and chemical reaction optimization algorithm (CROA), a particle swarm optimization-chemical reaction optimization algorithm (PSO-CROA) are proposed. Aiming at maximizing system profit, the capacity of electrolyzers and fuel cells are constrained by wind power fluctuation, and considering environmental benefits, government subsidies and time value of funds, the objective function and its constraints are established. According to the simulation analysis, by comparing the calculated results with PSO and CROA, it shows that PSO-CROA effectively evaluates the economy of the system, and optimizes the optimal capacity of the electrolyzers and fuel cells. The conclusion of this paper is of great significance for the application of hydrogen energy storage in the evaluation of power smoothness and economy of renewable energy grid connection and the calculation of economic allocation of hydrogen energy storage capacity.     

从上海世博会看新能源科技及其产业化现状和趋势

新能源科技展示已经成为世博科技的亮点。在世博会园区及场馆中,太阳能技术得到充分的展示,江水源热泵和地热泵供能技术凸显了能源技术中低碳环保的理念,储能技术、智能电网技术以及其他新能源技术如风能、生物质能、清洁煤技术等也在不同场馆以不同的形式得以介绍或展示。文章还分析了新能源技术的产业化应用的现状和趋势。     

PV powered smart charging station for PHEVs

A huge inrush of PHEVs is envisioned in the future. There is a growing risk that, this proliferation in the number of PHEVs will trigger extreme surges in demand while charging them during rush hours. To mitigate this impact, a smart charging station is proposed in which the charging of the PHEVs is controlled in such a way that the impact of charging during peak load period is not felt on the grid. The power needed to charge the plug in hybrids comes from grid-connected photovoltaic generation or the utility or both. The three way interaction between the PV, PHEVs and the grid ensures optimal usage of available power, charging time and grid stability. The system designed to achieve the desired objective consists of a photovoltaic system, DC/DC boost converter, DC/AC bi-directional converter and DC/DC buck converter. The output of DC/DC boost converter and input of DC/AC bi-directional converter share a common DC link. A unique control strategy based on DC link voltage sensing is proposed for the above system for efficient transfer of energy.     

Combined operation of DC isolated distribution and PV systems for supplying unbalanced AC loads

This paper describes a DC isolated network which is fed by distributed generation (DG) from photovoltaic (PV) renewable sources to supply unbalanced AC loads. The battery energy storage bank has been connected to the DC network via DC/DC converter called storage converter to control the network voltage and optimize the operation of the PV generation units. The PV units are connected to the DC network via its own DC/DC converter called PV converter to ensure the required power flow. The unbalanced AC loads are connected to the DC network via its own DC/AC converter called load converter without transformer. This paper proposes a novel control strategy for storage converter which has a DC voltage droop regulator. Also a novel control system based on Clarke and Park rotating frame has been proposed for load converters. In this paper, the proposed operation method is demonstrated by simulation of power transfer between PV units, unbalanced AC loads and battery units. The simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC software show that DC isolated distribution system including PV units can provide the balanced voltages to supply unbalanced AC loads.     

Stand-alone micro-trigeneration system coupling electrolyzer,fuel cell,and heat pump with renewables

A micro hydrogen system in conjunction with renewable energy, namely a wind turbine, a photovoltaic array, and an air-source heat pump, is designed to satisfy the power, heating, and cooling needs of a stand-alone household in a Mediterranean climate. An hourly-based model is used to simulate its operation throughout the year. A unique power management strategy is applied to achieve optimum configuration and size of the components without shortage or excess energy. Unlike previous practices, there is no release of excess heat into the environment. An innovative combination of a fuel cell and a heat pump followed the household's electrical and thermal (domestic hot water/heating and space cooling) profile. Almost 80% of the energy for preparing hot water and household cooling/heating was obtained from waste heat from these devices. The system is compared to the most commonly used stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system with battery storage. The hydrogen system needs four time less batteries and it does not need a back-up diesel generator. Although the energy storage in batteries is more efficient than in hydrogen, the hydrogen system requires only 10% larger primary energy input than the system with only battery storage.     

风光并网对河南电网系统稳态影响

大规模风光发电并网是未来电网发展的必然趋势,然而,风光发电功率的强间歇性与随机性势必会对电网的稳定运行和优化控制带来影响。以河南电网冬季大运行方式下的规模风电、光伏电源联合接入电网为研究背景,利用连续潮流法,计算在新能源发电接入系统后的区域电网潮流分布;考虑区域电网未来发展趋势,逐步增加新能源的渗透率,对系统内多类型节点电压越界情况分析,判断区域内电压薄弱节点,并计算系统风电与光伏发电的最大消纳量;应用P-V曲线潮流分析方法测算出电压稳定极限及对应的有功功率,得到不同渗透率下系统所对应的静态电压稳定性;同时结合日负荷曲线,分析在目前状态下及所计算的最大渗透率下,系统任一时刻各中枢点电压水平。结果表明：在目前及新能源最大渗透率下,系统各节点电压值均处于正常范围。     

光储联合电站建模与仿真

为解决光伏电站发电的波动性与不稳定性,介绍了光伏电站与全钒液流电池储能电站联合运行的系统结构,基于PSCAD/EMTDC仿真平台,建立了光伏电池、光伏控制系统、全钒液流电池及其控制系统的电气模型,对并网及故障模式下光储联合电站系统的运行情况进行了仿真研究。结果表明,光储联合电站运行时储能系统能很好地平抑光伏电站的输出功率波动,故障模式下能维持光伏电站的稳定运行。全钒液流电池储能电站可提高光伏电站运行的经济性与可靠性,同时增强了光伏电站输出的可预测性。     

基于改进支持向量机的多能源电力系统中储能容量规划及运行模型

研究多能源电力系统中储能装置的定容及运行,有利于减小功率波动,降低对电网的冲击,提高电能质量。以青海省海西千万瓦级可再生能源基地为例,首先根据光伏电站和风电场的历史数据分析了两种新能源发电系统的出力特性,在此基础上建立了支持向量机模型,对新能源电站的输出功率进行了短期预测。根据光伏电站和风电场的出力预测误差,建立了ARMA误差预测模型,进一步修正了光伏电站和风电场的预测曲线,最后根据出力预测曲线的功率谱确定了储能系统的容量及出力曲线。研究成果可为新能源并网提供技术支持。     

考虑复合储能电站接入的电网日前-日内两阶段滚动优化调度

为提高电力系统对光伏的接纳能力,降低光伏波动对电力系统运行的影响,提出一种考虑电池储能-抽水蓄能复合储能的电力系统日前-日内两阶段“源-储-荷”协调优化调度策略。首先,在日前调度模型中,以最小化系统总运行经济成本为目标,综合复合储能资源和负荷侧各类需求响应资源对电网进行双端协调优化。然后,在日内短时间尺度上,供需双端协调优化机组出力与需求侧响应,充分发挥抽水蓄能的调峰能力以及电池储能对光伏波动的抑制作用。所提模型通过CPLEX软件求解,算例结果验证了该模型能协调优化系统内各类可调节资源,有效降低系统弃光率。     

基于水库大坝的水能与太阳能融合型并网发电系统研究与应用

针对中国大中型面南的水库电站大坝,向光性比较好,具备安装太阳能光伏发电系统的条件,并使得2种可再生能源融合并网发电模式具有一定的创新性.水库电站的发电系统是已建成的,增加太阳能光伏发电系统并建设融合型并网发电系统,不仅体现了投资成本低发电效益高等特点,同时具有节约国土资源、保护大坝和节能减排等社会效益.在设计和实践过程...     

Hydrogen fuel as an important element of the energy storage needs for future smart cities

A considerable amount of non-dispatchable photovoltaic and wind power have always been planned in smart cities, however, the problem of massive energy storage has not yet been solved which limits the use of green energy on larger scale. At present the only battery energy storage is available, and it is effective only for storing modest quantities of energy for short periods of time. The other storage technology options are not often commercially available items; rather, they are just good concepts that need to be tested for viability. Currently, the only alternative options for turning an urban development into one that exclusively uses green energy is to use that energy to generate hydrogen through electrolyzers, then use this fuel to generate the required electricity in order to stabilize the grid. Even more appealing is the idea of using wind and photovoltaic energy to transform smart communities into a centre for producing hydrogen in addition to a city that solely uses renewable energy. The most likely solution, absent an urgent debate inside the science establishment, will be to import electricity from the burning of hydrocarbons while continuing to pay carbon offsets, which is incompatible with the goal of using only renewables. The smart city has not officially accepted this issue, just like the science establishment.     

光伏发电并网大电网面临的问题与对策

妥善解决光伏发电系统接入大电网后2部分都能安全、高效运行是光伏发电技术大规模工业化应用的关键之一。分析了光伏发电系统及其并网的技术特点,简要阐述了光伏发电并网问题的研究现状。指出光伏发电大规模并网使大电网在研究与实验验证手段、对光伏发电系统影响大电网机理的认识、新型配电系统的规划、电网运行控制、电网监测保护与控制装备、技术标准与规范等方面面临新的问题,并提出了应对这些问题的策略。