Review on Functions and Control Technologies of Virtual Power Plant

The basic design concept and the necessities of virtual power plant (VPP) are introduced after analyzing the future conditions of global energy demand. According to the differences in functions, VPP is divided into two roles, the commercial virtual power plant and the technical virtual power plant. After comparing their characteristics, related connections between them are proposed. Power quality control technologies and auxiliary services provided by VPP are discussed in detail based on current domestic and international research situation. Finally three scheduling control modes, the centralized mode, the decentralized mode and the distributed mode are compared. Correspondingly, the result that distributed control mode is more suitable for optimal scheduling control of VPP is pointed out.

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The Virtual Power Plant for the Management and Control of Distributed Generation - Review

International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science ◽

10.22161/ijaers.6.6.46 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 458-465

Author(s):

Diego Laurindo de Souza ◽

Mario Orlando Oliveira ◽

Jorge Javier Gimenez Ledesma ◽

Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Distributed Generation ◽

Virtual Power ◽

Virtual Power Plant ◽

And Control

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International Journal of Automation and Control Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1 — April 2015 45 2325 - 7407/15/01 0 45 - 6 © 2015 DEStech Publications, Inc. doi:10.12783/ijace.2015.0401. 1 1 Optimal Virtual Power Plant Operation for Promoting Energy Efficiency of Distribution Systems

International Journal of Automation and Control Engineering ◽

10.12783/ijace.2015.0401.11 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 45-50

Author(s):

Ya - Chin Chang ◽

Rung-Fang Chang

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Power Plant ◽

Distribution Systems ◽

Virtual Power ◽

Control Engineering ◽

Virtual Power Plant ◽

Plant Operation ◽

Automation And Control ◽

Power Plant Operation ◽

And Control

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A Distributed Control Architecture for a Loosely Coupled Virtual Power Plant

2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) ◽

10.1109/ice.2018.8436321 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Florian Heimgaertner ◽

Uwe Ziegler ◽

Bernd Thomas ◽

Michael Menth

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Distributed Control ◽

Control Architecture ◽

Virtual Power ◽

Virtual Power Plant ◽

Loosely Coupled

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Bi-Level Dispatch and Control Architecture for Power System in China Based on Grid-Friendly Virtual Power Plant

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11031282 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1282

Author(s):

Qingwen Xu ◽

Yongji Cao ◽

Hengxu Zhang ◽

Wen Zhang ◽

Vladimir Terzija

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Power Systems ◽

Power System ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

System Stability ◽

Control Architecture ◽

Virtual Power ◽

Virtual Power Plant ◽

Virtual Power Plants ◽

And Control

Non-synchronous renewable energy sources (RESs) have strong volatility and low inertia, which brings about great challenges on the accommodation of RESs and the security and stability of power systems. This paper proposes a bi-level power system dispatch and control architecture based on the grid-friendly virtual power plant (GVPP), so as to accommodate RESs flexibly and securely. The typical dispatch and control system of the power system in China is presented, and the particular challenges stemming from non-synchronous RESs are analyzed. The functional requirements, concept, and fundamental design of the GVPP are provided, which is distinguished from traditional virtual power plants (VPPs) for its active participation in power system stability control. Based on the cloud platform, a bi-level dispatch and control architecture considering two objectives is established. First, in the inner level, the GVPP operates to promote the accommodation of RESs under normal condition. Then, from the perspective of out-level power systems, GVPPs serve as spinning reserves for power support under contingencies. Besides, the key problems to be solved in the development of the GVPP-based architecture are summarized. Although the architecture is proposed for the power system in China, it can be applied to any power systems with similar challenges.

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