Network constrained wind integration : An optimal cost approach

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dc.contributor.authorMaddaloni, Jesse D.
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Andrew M.
dc.contributor.authorvan Kooten, G. Cornelis
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-21T23:58:10Z
dc.date.available2013-05-21T23:58:10Z
dc.date.copyright2006en_US
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThe authors would like to thank Matt Schuett, Justin Blanchfield, Pablo Benítez, Ned Djilali, Lawrence Pitt, Alan Tucker and Peter Wild for their contributions to this work.en_US
dc.description.abstractPlanning electricity supply is important because power demand continues to increase while there is a concomitant desire to increase reliance on renewable sources. Extant research pays particular attention to highly variable, low-carbon energy sources such as wind and small-scale hydroelectric power. Models generally employ only a simple load levelling technique, ensuring that generation meets demand in every period. The current research considers the power transmission system as well as load levelling. A network model is developed to simulate the integration of highly variable non-dispatchable power into an electrical grid that relies on traditional generation sources, while remaining within the network’s operating constraints. The model minimizes a quadratic cost function over two periods of 336 hours, with periods representing low (summer) and high (winter) demand, subject to various linear constraints. The model is numerically solved using Matlab and GAMS software environments. Results indicate that, even for a grid heavily dependent on hydroelectricity, the addition of wind power can create difficulties, with system costs increasing with wind penetration, sometimes significantly.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding support from the B.C. Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources and SSHRC Grant #410-2006-0266 is gratefully acknowledged.en_US
dc.identifier.citationREPA Working papers 2006-05en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4629
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResource Economics and Policy Analysis (REPA) Research Group Department of Economics University of Victoriaen_US
dc.subjectElectric networks
dc.subjectoptimal power flow
dc.subjectwind power
dc.subjectintermittent sources
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Economics
dc.titleNetwork constrained wind integration : An optimal cost approachen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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