
Power System Flexibility
- 1st Edition - September 14, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Zongxiang Lu, Haibo Li, Ying Qiao, Xie Le, Chanan Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 1 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 1 8 - 4
Power System Flexibility provides a consolidated foundation in the design, planning, and operation of intermittent highly renewable power systems—integrating core theory, mathem… Read more
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- Integrates underlying scientific foundations with modern methods in the planning and operation of flexible power systems
- Demonstrates how to design, plan, operationalize, and optimize flexible solutions across the full range of power generation, electrical grids, energy demand, and energy storage applications
- Includes an international complement of real-world case studies focusing on delivering flexibility in highly renewable electricity systems
Concepts and Mathematics about Flexibility
Introduction to power system flexibility
1.1 Backgrounds of power system flexibility
1.2 Brief history & Cutting Edges
1.3 The necessity to consider flexibility in power system with high share of renewable energy
1.4 The relation among chapters in this book
Mathematical basis for flexibility modeling
2.1 Probability and stochastic process
2.2 Stochastic programming theory
2.3 Programming modeling and common algorithms
2.4 Mathematical optimization theory
Concepts and characteristics of power system flexibility
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Characteristics of flexibility
3.3 Clarification with relative concepts
Flexibility Balancing Principle and Indices
4.1 Demand, supply, and adequacy of flexibility
4.2 Flexibility demand & supply balancing
4.3 Criterion of operation flexibility balance
4.4 Criterion of planning flexibility balance
4.5 Quantitative evaluation indices of flexibility
Flexibility Assessment based on operational simulation
5.1 Comparison with sequential and non-sequential operational simulation
5.2 Modeling flexibility resource in sequential/non sequential simulation
5.3 Flexibility assessment method based on production simulation
Flexibility Assessment Tool and Case Studies
6.1 Power system production simulation with renewable energy integration
6.2 Introduction to flexibility assessment tool
6.3 Case studies for the application of flexibility assessment tool
References
Incorporating Flexibility into Power System Analysis
Active Power Balance Control based on Flexibility Theory
7.1 Flexibility supply of various flexibility resources in the perspective of active power
7.2 Frequency control method considering flexibility balance constraints
7.3 Unit commitment modeling considering flexibility balance constraints
7.4 Economic dispatch modeling considering flexibility balance constraints
Reactive Power Balance Control based on Flexibility Theory
8.1 Flexibility supply of various flexibility resources in the perspective of reactive power
8.2 The flexibility balance modeling for reactive power
8.3 Reactive power control considering flexibility balance constraints
Modeling Flexibility in Electric Power Market
9.1 Electric power market modeling for generation side flexibility
9.2 Electric power market modeling for grid side flexibility
9.3 Electric power market modeling for demand side flexibility
9.4 Electric power market modeling for storage side flexibility
References
The optimal planning of power system flexibility resources
Introduction to power system flexibility planning
10.1 Background: The necessity to incorporate flexibility into power system planning
10.2 The main flexible resources considered in planning stage
10.3 The main flexibility planning methods at present
Coordinating planning of generation-grid-load-storage flexibility resources
11.1 Modeling of generation-grid-load-storage flexibility resources
11.2 Methodology of coordinating planning
11.3 Algorithms of solving flexibility planning model
Integrated planning of collection and delivery system for large scale new energy base
12.1 Traditional planning methodology
12.2 Integrated planning frameworks
12.3 Multiple kV-leveled collection optimization of wind plant/PV station cluster
12.4 Reliability evenly planning
12.5 Operation assessment about coordinate planning
Collection and transmission flexibility planning for large offshore wind power base
13.1 The impact of transmission planning on flexibility and wind power curtailment
13.2 Location optimization of offshore hub substation based on steepest descent method
13.3 Topology optimization of collection lines based on genetic algorithm
13.4 Equipment selection considering truncation Risk of High Wind Speed
13.5 Transmission optimization considering flexibility improving
Deployment & allocation of storage based on flexibility theory
14.1 Application scenario of storage in generation, grid and demand side
14.2 Storage deployment for improving power system flexibility in different scenario
14.3 Stochastic programming and simulation of storage planning
14.4 Optimal allocation method and evaluation of energy storage
References
The optimal operation of power system flexibility resources
Introduction to power system flexibility operation
15.1 Background: The necessity to incorporate flexibility into power system operation
15.2 The main flexible resources considered in operation stage
15.3 The main optimal operation methods of power system flexibility resources at present
Virtual power generator based hierarchical schedule of wind power cluster
16.1 Characteristics of hierarchical coordinate operation of virtual generator
16.2 Time-varying probabilistic model
16.3 Hierarchical day-ahead schedule
16.4 Hierarchical real-time dispatching strategies
Multi-sources complementary operation considering grid constraints
17.1 Wide area coordination of wind power and pumped storage
17.2 Wide area coordination of wind power and battery storages
17.3 Optimal day ahead scheduling of multi-sources considering power security
Multi-temporal-spatial-scale flexibility to improve renewable accommodation
18.1 Quantitative factors of renewable accommodation
18.2 Online analysis of flexibility adequacy and renewable abandon
18.3 Online evaluation for flexibility potential capability
Flexible resource coordination on demand side
19.1 Demand side flexible resource modeling (Storage, EVs, etc.)
19.2 Coordination optimal model of flexible resources on demand side
19.3 Case studies of demand side flexibility planning
References
Planning applications of flexibility theory
Planning projects of power system flexibility
20.1 Demo 1: Allocation demonstration of multiple flexible resources
20.2 Demo 2: Collection and delivery planning of onshore renewable base
20.3 Demo 3: Collection and delivery planning of offshore wind power bases
20.4 Demo 4: Multi-type energy storage allocation at source side
20.5 Demo 5: Multi-type energy storage allocation at grid side
20.6 Demo 6: Source grid coordinate planning case
Operation application of flexibility theory
21.1 Demo 7: Hierarchical optimal operation of renewable virtual generator
21.2 Demo 8: Multi energy complementary operation considering grid constraints
21.3 Demo 9: Accommodation technology based on flexibility
21.4 Demo 10: Generation planning and renewable accommodation evaluation system
21.5 Demo 11: Flexible resource coordinate operation on demand side
The sector coupled flexibility resources
22.1 Demo 12: Flexibility from integrated energy system (gas and heat)
22.2 Demo 13: Flexibility from EVs and demand response
References
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 14, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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