Towards more resilient integrated power grid capacity expansion: A robust optimization approach with operational flexibility
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Author(s)
Caunhye, Aakil M
Cardin, Michel-Alexandre
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper proposes a multi-period two-stage adaptive robust optimization model for long term power grid capacity expansion in an environmentally conscious way under generator output uncertainties due to natural variations and generator disruptions. In the first stage, the model plans generator addition and transmission line setup prior to, and robust to, uncertainty realization. In the second stage, it plans power generation and dispatch after, and flexible to, uncertainty realization. The model exploits the idea of strategic robustness and operational flexibility as a way to improve performance in the face of uncertainty. The robust optimization framework uses deterministic uncertainty sets, with parameters that permit control over the level of conservatism of the solution. Because the resulting two-stage model is semi-infinite and, therefore, intractable, it is reformulated as an affinely adjustable counterpart. The reformulation uses affine decision rules on second-stage variables and converts, after constraint processing, the semi-infinite model into a finite single-stage mixed integer programming model. The resulting model is tested on the IEEE 30-bus system and value gains are shown by comparing the performance of the model with a deterministic model and a stochastic programming model with varying risk aversions.
Date Issued
2018-05-01
Date Acceptance
2018-03-01
Citation
Energy Economics, 2018, 72, pp.20-34
ISSN
0140-9883
Start Page
20
End Page
34
Journal / Book Title
Energy Economics
Volume
72
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
1402 Applied Economics
0913 Mechanical Engineering
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Energy
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-03-20