TY - GEN
T1 - Towards Optimal Management and Control of Virtual Storage Plants for Flexible Operation in Future Power Networks
AU - Zhao, Tianqiao
AU - Cesena, Eduardo A.Martinez
AU - Parisio, Alessandra
AU - Panteli, Mathaios
AU - Milanovic, Jovica V.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided in part by the EU H2020 project CROSSBOW (Contract No. 773430), and in part by the UK’s EPSRC project t MY-STORE(EP/N001974/1).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/5/16
Y1 - 2019/5/16
N2 - The recently introduced concept of virtual storage plant (VSP) focuses on optimal coordination of a large number of distributed storage devices (of the same or different technology) to provide multiple network services, e.g., primary frequency response (PFR), voltage regulation. In this paper, the potential benefits that VSPs can bring about are discussed from different perspectives, including the potential to reduce network investment needs, improve reliability at the distribution and transmission network levels, and provide service to the grid. VSPs are expected to provide the grid with flexible operation to facilitate high penetration of renewable generation. In order to achieve this thought, mathematical tools are to be developed, which optimally coordinate the storage units comprised in a VSP. This aspect is particularly explored in this paper. An illustrative case study is discussed, which shows how VSPs comprising battery storage systems can effectively support frequency regulation when the storage units are optimally managed.
AB - The recently introduced concept of virtual storage plant (VSP) focuses on optimal coordination of a large number of distributed storage devices (of the same or different technology) to provide multiple network services, e.g., primary frequency response (PFR), voltage regulation. In this paper, the potential benefits that VSPs can bring about are discussed from different perspectives, including the potential to reduce network investment needs, improve reliability at the distribution and transmission network levels, and provide service to the grid. VSPs are expected to provide the grid with flexible operation to facilitate high penetration of renewable generation. In order to achieve this thought, mathematical tools are to be developed, which optimally coordinate the storage units comprised in a VSP. This aspect is particularly explored in this paper. An illustrative case study is discussed, which shows how VSPs comprising battery storage systems can effectively support frequency regulation when the storage units are optimally managed.
KW - distributed energy storage
KW - online convex optimisation
KW - optimal power management
KW - Virtual storage plants
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066991334&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/GTDAsia.2019.8715913
DO - 10.1109/GTDAsia.2019.8715913
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85066991334
T3 - 2019 IEEE PES GTD Grand International Conference and Exposition Asia, GTD Asia 2019
SP - 583
EP - 588
BT - Towards Optimal Management and Control of Virtual Storage Plants for Flexible Operation in Future Power Networks
PB - IEEE
T2 - 2019 IEEE PES GTD Grand International Conference and Exposition Asia, GTD Asia 2019
Y2 - 19 March 2019 through 23 March 2019
ER -