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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1521209
This article is part of the Research Topic Advanced Data-Driven Uncertainty Optimization for Planning, Operation, and Analysis of Renewable Power Systems View all 12 articles

System Frequency Response Model and Droop Coefficient Setting Considering Renewable Energy Participation in Frequency Regulation

Provisionally accepted
Yuyan Song Yuyan Song Yongjie Zhang Yongjie Zhang *Shuai Zhang Shuai Zhang Fang Liu Fang Liu *Yunche Su Yunche Su *Yang Liu Yang Liu *
  • State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Sicuan, China

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    The highly uncertain and uncontrollable power output of renewable energy sources (RES), when integrated into power systems at high penetration levels, reduces system inertia and introduces uncertain changes in system structure, parameters, and frequency response characteristics. This renders traditional frequency regulation analysis methods and frequency response models inapplicable, lacking a generalized model to describe renewable energy's participation in frequency regulation. Thus, this paper proposes a method where RES utilize suitable means to reduce load, thereby contributing to frequency regulation. Furthermore, employing Virtual Synchronous Machine (VSM) technology, these renewable energy units emulate the inertia and droop characteristics of Synchronous Generators (SG), enabling their equivalent modeling alongside traditional generators within a singlemachine aggregate model. An SFR (System Frequency Response) model integrating renewable energy's frequency regulation has been established. This model enables the analysis of the relationships between the system's equivalent droop coefficient and the frequency nadir, nadir time, and quasi-steady-state point. Furthermore, the required equivalent droop coefficients are proposed for various sending-end system capacities and operating conditions. Finally, the model's validity and accuracy are confirmed through a modified WSCC 4-machine 10-bus system, offering theoretical underpinnings for stable system operation and optimized operational planning.

    Keywords: Renewable Energy Sources, SFR, droop coefficient, WSCC, VSM

    Received: 01 Nov 2024; Accepted: 22 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Song, Zhang, Zhang, Liu, Su and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yongjie Zhang, State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Sicuan, China
    Fang Liu, State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Sicuan, China
    Yunche Su, State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Sicuan, China
    Yang Liu, State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Sicuan, China

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