scholarly journals A Review of Virtual Inertia Techniques for Renewable Energy-Based Generators

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Fernández-Guillamón ◽  
Emilio Gómez-Lázaro ◽  
Eduard Muljadi ◽  
Ángel Molina-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
Renewable Sources ◽  
Virtual Inertia ◽  
Alternative Sources

Over recent decades, the penetration of renewable energy sources (RES), especially photovoltaic and wind power plants, has been promoted in most countries. However, as these both alternative sources have power electronics at the grid interface (inverters), they are electrically decoupled from the grid. Subsequently, stability and reliability of power systems are compromised. Inertia in power systems has been traditionally determined by considering all the rotating masses directly connected to the grid. Thus, as the penetration of renewable units increases, the inertia of the power system decreases due to the reduction of directly connected rotating machines. As a consequence, power systems require a new set of strategies to include these renewable sources. In fact, ‘hidden inertia,’ ‘synthetic inertia’ and ‘virtual inertia’ are terms currently used to represent an artificial inertia created by inverter control strategies of such renewable sources. This chapter reviews the inertia concept and proposes a method to estimate the rotational inertia in different parts of the world. In addition, an extensive discussion on wind and photovoltaic power plants and their contribution to inertia and power system stability is presented.

scholarly journals The Challenges and Opportunities of Renewable Energy Source (RES) Penetration in Indonesia: Case Study of Java-Bali Power System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handrea Bernando Tambunan ◽  
Dzikri Firmansyah Hakam ◽  
Iswan Prahastono ◽  
Anita Pharmatrisanti ◽  
Andreas Putro Purnomoadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Rate Capability ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Pv Penetration

Nowadays, the integration of renewable energy sources, especially grid-connected photovoltaic, into electrical power systems, is increasing dramatically. There are several stimulants especially in the Java-Bali power system, including huge solar potential, a national renewable energy (RE) target, regulation support for prosumers, photovoltaic technology development, and multi-year power system planning. However, significant annual photovoltaic penetration can lead to critical issues, including a drop of netload during the day, ramping capability, and minimal load operation for thermal power plants. This study analyses the duck curve phenomenon in the Java-Bali power system that considers high shares of the baseload power plant and specific scenarios in photovoltaic (PV) penetration and electricity demand growth. This study also analyses future netload, need for fast ramping rate capability, and oversupply issues in the Java-Bali power system. The results showed that the duck curve phenomenon appears with a significant netload drop in the middle of the day because of high power generation from grid-connected PV. Furthermore, the need for fast ramp rate capability is critical for a higher peak load combined with the lowest netload valley. Moreover, the significant load growth with high grid-connected PV penetration level caused unit commitment issues for thermal power plants as baseload operators.

scholarly journals Application of optimal control for power systems considering renewable energy technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dhanpal Chetty
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Optimal Control Strategy ◽  
Interconnected Power System

Over the last decade, power generation from renewable energy sources such as wind, hydro and solar energies have substantially increased globally and in South Africa. Of all the renewable energy sources, wind energy appears to be the most promising, considering design and costs. However, due to the intermittent nature of wind, the increased integration of wind energy into existing power systems raises several control challenges related to load frequency control (LFC) and tie-line power system stability. The stability of modern power systems, incorporating wind energy generations, will be significantly enhanced with the development of LFC strategies based on modern control theory, which is the focus of this research. This thesis presents the design, modelling and analysis, of two LFC control strategies for interconnected power systems, having wind power integrations. The first design is an optimal control strategy, based on error minimization through full state vector feedback, for a two-area interconnected power system consisting of hydro-thermal generations. The second design is a model predictive control (MPC) strategy, based output vector feedback of system state parameters, for a two-area interconnected power system consisting of thermal generations in each area. Both designs include the active power support from doubly fed induction generator based wind turbines (DFIG) in conjunction with the combined effort of a thyristor control phase shifter (TCPS) and super conducting magnetic energy storage unit (SMES). Both control strategies were simulated in MATLAB Simulink and positive results were obtained. The results show that the optimal control strategy is enhanced with power integrations using DFIG based wind turbines combined with the TCPS-SMES units and the MPC strategy is very robust and provides better dynamic performances even with parameter variations and generation rate restrictions.

scholarly journals Converter-driven Stability Analysis of Power Systems Integrated with Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqiang Luo ◽  
Yiqing Zou ◽  
Siqi Bu
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Modal Interaction ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

Various renewable energy sources such as wind power and photovoltaic (PV) have been increasingly integrated into the power system through power electronic converters in recent years. However, power electronic converter-driven stability issues under specific circumstances, for instance, modal resonances might deteriorate the dynamic performance of the power systems or even threaten the overall stability. In this paper, the integration impact of a hybrid renewable energy source (HRES) system on modal interaction and converter-driven stability is investigated in an IEEE 16-machine 68-bus power system. Firstly, an HRES system is introduced, which consists of full converter-based wind power generation (FCWG) and full converter-based photovoltaic generation (FCPV). The equivalent dynamic models of FCWG and FCPV are then established, followed by the linearized state-space modeling. On this basis, converter-driven stability analyses are performed to reveal the modal resonance mechanisms of the interconnected power systems and the modal interaction phenomenon. Additionally, time-domain simulations are conducted to verify effectiveness of dynamic models and support the converter-driven stability analysis results. To avoid detrimental modal resonances, an optimization strategy is further proposed by retuning the controller parameters of the HRES system. The overall results demonstrate the modal interaction effect between external AC power system and the HRES system and its various impacts on converter-driven stability.

scholarly journals Transient Impact Analysis of High Renewable Energy Sources Penetration According to the Future Korean Power Grid Scenario

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungchan Oh ◽  
Heewon Shin ◽  
Hwanhee Cho ◽  
Byongjun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Transient Stability ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electric Power System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Impact

Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions constitute a worldwide trend. According to this trend, there are many plans in place for the replacement of conventional electric power plants operating using fossil fuels with renewable energy sources (RESs). Owing to current needs to expand the RES penetration in accordance to a new National power system plan, the importance of RESs is increasing. The RES penetration imposes various impacts on the power system, including transient stability. Furthermore, the fact that they are distributed at multiple locations in the power system is also a factor which makes the transient impact analysis of RESs difficult. In this study, the transient impacts attributed to the penetration of RESs are analyzed and compared with the conventional Korean electric power system. To confirm the impact of the penetration of RESs on transient stability, the effect was analyzed based on a single machine equivalent (SIME) configuration. Simulations were conducted in accordance to the Korean power system by considering the anticipated RES penetration in 2030. The impact of RES on transient stability was provided by a change in CCT by increasing of the RES penetration.

scholarly journals Operational Planning and Bidding for District Heating Systems with Uncertain Renewable Energy Production

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Blanco ◽  
Daniela Guericke ◽  
Anders Andersen ◽  
Henrik Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Operational Planning ◽  
Solution Approach ◽  
The Impact

In countries with an extended use of district heating (DH), the integrated operation of DH and power systems can increase the flexibility of the power system, achieving a higher integration of renewable energy sources (RES). DH operators can not only provide flexibility to the power system by acting on the electricity market, but also profit from the situation to lower the overall system cost. However, the operational planning and bidding includes several uncertain components at the time of planning: electricity prices as well as heat and power production from RES. In this publication, we propose a planning method based on stochastic programming that supports DH operators by scheduling the production and creating bids for the day-ahead and balancing electricity markets. We apply our solution approach to a real case study in Denmark and perform an extensive analysis of the production and trading behavior of the DH system. The analysis provides insights on system costs, how DH system can provide regulating power, and the impact of RES on the planning.

scholarly journals Optimal Coordination of Aggregated Hydro-Storage with Residential Demand Response in Highly Renewable Generation Power System: The Case Study of Finland

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arslan Bashir ◽  
Matti Lehtonen
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Renewable Generation ◽  
Generation Structure ◽  
Optimal Coordination ◽  
Residential Demand ◽  
Generation Power

Current energy policy-driven targets have led to increasing deployment of renewable energy sources in electrical grids. However, due to the limited flexibility of current power systems, the rapidly growing number of installations of renewable energy systems has resulted in rising levels of generation curtailments. This paper probes the benefits of simultaneously coordinating aggregated hydro-reservoir storage with residential demand response (DR) for mitigating both load and generation curtailments in highly renewable generation power systems. DR services are provided by electric water heaters, thermal storages, electric vehicles, and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) loads. Accordingly, an optimization model is presented to minimize the mismatch between demand and supply in the Finnish power system. The model considers proportions of base-load generation comprising nuclear, and combined heat and power (CHP) plants (both CHP-city and CHP-industry), as well as future penetration scenarios of solar and wind power that are constructed, reflecting the present generation structure in Finland. The findings show that DR coordinated with hydropower is an efficient curtailment mitigation tool given the uncertainty in renewable generation. A comprehensive sensitivity analysis is also carried out to depict how higher penetration can reduce carbon emissions from electricity co-generation in the near future.

scholarly journals Application of Synchrophasor Measurements for Improving Situational Awareness of the Power System

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
A. Obushevs ◽  
A. Mutule
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electric Power System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Scada Systems

Abstract The paper focuses on the application of synchrophasor measurements that present unprecedented benefits compared to SCADA systems in order to facilitate the successful transformation of the Nordic-Baltic-and-European electric power system to operate with large amounts of renewable energy sources and improve situational awareness of the power system. The article describes new functionalities of visualisation tools to estimate a grid inertia level in real time with monitoring results between Nordic and Baltic power systems.

scholarly journals Application of using Hybrid Renewable Energy in Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
E. A. Al-Ammar ◽  
N. H. Malik ◽  
M. Usman
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hybrid Power Systems ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy ◽  
The Village

One of the major world wide concerns of the utilities is to reduce the emissions from traditional power plants by using renewable energy and to reduce the high cost of supplying electricity to remote areas. Hybrid power systems can provide a good solution for such problems because they integrate renewable energy along with the traditional power plants. In Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a remote village called Al-Qtqt, was selected as a case study in order to investigate the ability to use a hybrid power system to provide the village with its needs of electricity. The simulation of this hybrid power system was done using HOMER software.

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