Challenges on primary frequency control and potential solution from EVs in the future GB electricity system
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
System inertia reduction, driven by the integration of renewables, imposes significant challenges on the primary frequency control. Electrification of road transport not only reduces carbon emission by shifting from fossil fuel consumption to cleaner electricity consumption, but also potentially provide flexibility to facilitate the integration of renewables, such as supporting primary frequency control. In this context, this paper develops a techno-economic evaluation framework to quantify the challenges on primary frequency control and assess the benefits of EVs in providing primary frequency response. A simplified GB power system dynamic model is used to analyze the impact of declining system inertia on the primary frequency control and the technical potential of primary frequency response provision from EVs. Furthermore, an advanced stochastic system scheduling tool with explicitly modeling of inertia reduction effect is applied to assess the cost and emission driven by primary frequency control as well as the benefits of EVs in providing primary frequency response under two representative GB 2030 system scenarios. This paper also identifies the synergy between PFR provision from EVs and “smart charging” strategy as well as the impact of synthetic inertia from wind turbines.
Date Issued
2017-05-15
Date Acceptance
2016-05-20
Citation
Applied Energy, 2017, 194 (1), pp.353-362
ISSN
0306-2619
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
353
End Page
362
Journal / Book Title
Applied Energy
Volume
194
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261916307280
Grant Number
EP/L001039/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Primary frequency control
Electric vehicles
Techno-economic evaluation
Dynamic simulation
Stochastic system scheduling
RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION
BRITAIN POWER-SYSTEM
VEHICLES
FLEXIBILITY
GENERATION
BENEFITS
IMPACTS
DEMAND
Energy
09 Engineering
14 Economics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-06-20