Techno-economic Analysis of Wind Curtailment/Hydrogen Production/Fuel Cell Vehicle System with High Wind Penetration in China

Wind curtailment/hydrogen production/fuel cell vehicle system(WCHPFCVS)is the use of curtailment to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen,which then provides energy for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.In this paper,a techno-economic analysis of WCHPFCVS is proposed using the HOMER software.Large-scale wind power penetration is expected to lead to serious wind curtailment,and therefore,the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will play an important role in future renewable energy storage,energy internet sharing,and electric transport areas.A system model of wind curtailment/hydrogen production/fuel cell vehicle is presented and analyzed using HOMER software to optimize the capacity and cost of the system.An annual revenue and profit of the system is then calculated and analyzed for energy conservation,emissions reduction,and environmental benefits.A technoeconomical evaluation of the system when cost of producing hydrogen and hydrogen load(fuel cell vehicle quantities)changes is also presented,taking into consideration the future progress of the technology and its market development.Techno-economic analysis of WCHPFCVS is shown as an effective method through a case study using actual data of curtailment from a wind farm in Jilin province in northeast China.

Providing Frequency Support of Hydro-Pumped Storage to Taiwan Power System with Wind Power Integration

The combination of wind and pumped storage is a useful method to compensate the fluctuation of wind power generation, which would exploit the abundant wind potential and increase wind power penetration. Taiwan Power Company (TPC) develops renewable energy actively in recent years. Moreover, TPC has started planning a high penetration wind power system and building offshore wind farms around the coast of Zhangbin, Yunlin and Penghu. The target of the offshore wind power installed capacity is up to 3 GW by 2025. However, the integration of the large scale of wind power would give huge challenges to the system operator because wind is randomly characterized. In this study, after high penetration wind power is integrated, the impacts of system frequency and the dispatch of conventional units will be discussed. Additionally, the hybrid system combing wind power with pumped-storage will be planning to reduce the effect of system frequency.

Design of a Fixed-Order Robust Controller to Damp Inter-Area Oscillations in Power Systems

This paper presents the design of a robust fixed-order H∞ controller to damp out the inter-area oscillations and to enhance the stability of the power system. The proposed H∞ approach is based on shaping the open-loop transfer function in the Nyquist diagram through minimizing the quadratic error between the actual and the desired open loop transfer functions in the frequency domain under linear constraints that guarantee robustness and stability. The proposed approach is robust with respect to multi-model uncertainty closed-loop sensitivity functions in the Nyquist diagram through the constraints on their infinity norm. The H∞ constraints are linearized with the help of a desired open-loop transfer function. The controller is designed using the convex optimization techniques in which the difference between the open-loop transfer function and the desired one is minimized. The two-area four-machine test system is selected to evaluate the performance of the designed controller under different load conditions as well as different levels of wind penetrations.

A review of Danish integrated multi-energy system flexibility options for high wind power penetration

The current status of wind power and the energy infrastructure in Denmark is reviewed in this paper.The reasons for why Denmark is a world leader in wind power are outlined.The Danish government is aiming to achieve 100%renewable energy generation by 2050.A major challenge is balancing load and generation.In addition,the current and future solutions of enhancing wind power penetration through optimal use of cross-energy sector flexibility,so-called indirect electric energy storage options,are investigated.A conclusion is drawn with a summary of experiences and lessons learned in Denmark related to wind power development.

Assessment and Enhancement of FRC of Power Systems Considering Thermal Power Dynamic Conditions

Frequency stability and security have been a vital challenge as large-scale renewable energy is integrated into power systems.In contrast,the proportion of traditional thermal power units decreases during the decarbonization transformation process,resulting in poor frequency support.This paper aims to explore the potential of frequency regulation support,dynamic assessment,and capacity promotion of thermal power plants in the transition period.Considering the dynamic characteristics of the main steam working fluid under different working conditions,a nonlinear observer is constructed by extracting the main steam pressure and valve opening degree parameters.The real-time frequency modulation capacity of thermal power units can provide a dynamic state for the power grid.A dynamic adaptive modification for primary frequency control(PFC)of power systems,including wind power and thermal power,is proposed and improved.The power dynamic allocation factor is adaptively optimized by predicting the speed droop ratio,and the frequency modulation capability of the system is improved by more than 11%under extreme conditions.Finally,through the Monte Carlo simulation of unit states of the system under various working conditions,the promotion of the frequency regulation capacity with high wind power penetration(WPP)is verified.

Stochastic Dynamic Economic Dispatch of Wind-integrated Electricity and Natural Gas Systems Considering Security Risk Constraints

As the proportion of wind power generation increases in power systems,it is necessary to develop new ways for wind power accommodation and improve the existing power dispatch model.The power-to-gas technology,which offers a new approach to accommodate surplus wind power,is an excellent way to solve the former.Hence,this paper proposes to involve power-to-gas technology in the integrated electricity and natural gas systems(IEGSs).To solve the latter,on one hand,a new indicator,the scale factor of wind power integration,is introduced into the wind power stochastic model to better describe the uncertainty of grid-connected wind power;on the other hand,for quantizing and minimizing the impact of the uncertainties of wind power and system loads on system security,security risk constraints are established for the IEGS by the conditional value-at-risk method.By considering these two aspects,an MILP formulation of a security-risk based stochastic dynamic economic dispatch model for an IEGS is established,and GUROBI obtained from GAMS is used for the solution.Case studies are conducted on an IEGS consisting of a modified IEEE 39-bus system and the Belgium 20-node natural gas system to examine the effectiveness of the proposed dispatch model.

Innovated Inertia Control of DFIG with Dynamic Rotor Speed Recovery

High wind power penetration(WPP)is challenging system frequency stability.As a countermeasure,virtual inertia controls are introduced,utilizing kinetic energy(KE)stored in wind turbine generators(WTGs)for frequency regulation.Without restoration,generation efficiency of WTGs will be degraded after inertia contribution.To counter this issue,we propose an inertia control scheme of a doubly fed induction generator(DFIG),aiming at achieving dynamic inertia recovery regarding both KE and DC link energy.An asymmetrical droop control,referred to as the rate of change of frequency(RoCoF),is proposed for KE management.The upper boundary of droop gain is extended to give full play to converters and is revised,considering the system frequency state,to counter positive feedback issues induced by reversible gain regulation,which is restricted by KE to ensure stable operations as well.The inertial DC energy needed to cooperate with KE control regarding countering small fluctuations,is improved with an orderly recovery behavior.Case studies are conducted under dynamic wind conditions and the results indicate that with our proposed scheme,the ability of dynamic inertia recovery can be obtained,bringing DFIG higher generation efficiency and more adequate operation margin for sustained regulation.Essentially,the inertial frequency response and fluctuation suppression ability is well maintained.