AUTHOR=Yang Xuan , Shang Jiayi , Zhang Zhipeng , Wang Gang , Zhao Jianpeng , Ding Boping , Xu Hao TITLE=Robust optimization dispatch for PV rich power systems considering demand response and energy storage systems JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research VOLUME=12 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2024.1415874 DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2024.1415874 ISSN=2296-598X ABSTRACT=

In recent years, the ever-rising penetration of distributed photovoltaics (PV) power has presented substantial challenges in power system dispatch due to its inherent randomness and unpredictability. To bridge this gap, this paper proposes a two-stage robust optimization method for power system security dispatch considering traditional generators as well as flexible resources, such as load demand response and energy storage systems. Specifically, a price-based demand response model is established to optimize the system’s load curve during a day. On this basis, a two-stage optimization problem for day-ahead and intra-day power system dispatch model is proposed. The dispatch objective is to minimize the overall cost in worst-case scenarios through properly scheduling unit commitment (UC) as well as flexible resources in each dispatch interval. Column and constraint generation (C&CG) algorithm is adopted for problem solving. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by case studies based on a modified 6-node system and a 24-node system. Simulation results indicate that through appropriately scheduling the energy storage system and load demand response, the proposed dispatch method can significantly reduce the total operation cost of a PV rich power system, which in turn facilitates the integration of PV power.