Assessment of the role and value of frequency response support from wind plants
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Teng, F
Strbac, G
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
High penetration of wind generation causes concerns over frequency stability, as currently wind plants do not provide frequency response support. Extensive research has been conducted to investigate alternative designs of controllers to facilitate the provision of synthetic inertia and primary frequency response from wind plants. However, frequency response support from wind plants differs from that provided by conventional plants and its impact on the system's economic performance is not yet fully understood. In this context, this paper develops a novel methodology to incorporate the frequency response support from wind plants into generation scheduling, thus enabling the benefits of alternative control strategies to be quantified. Studies are carried out on the future Great Britain power system with different wind energy penetration levels and frequency response requirements. The impact of the uncertainty associated with the quantity of wind plants being online and the energy recovery effect are also analyzed. The results demonstrate that the benefits of frequency response support from wind plants may be significant, although these are system specific. The proposed model could also inform the development of grid codes, market mechanisms, and business cases associated with the frequency response support from wind plants.
Date Issued
2016-04-01
Date Acceptance
2015-11-29
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2016, 7 (2), pp.586-595
ISSN
1949-3029
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Start Page
586
End Page
595
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Volume
7
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Identifier
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Grant Number
EP/K002252/1
EP/M015025/1
EP/N005996/1
EP/N005996/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Engineering
Inertia response
primary frequency response
power system dispatch
unit commitment
wind generation
UNIT COMMITMENT
MARKET DESIGNS
POWER-SYSTEMS
GENERATION
OPTIMIZATION
CHALLENGES
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-01-01