Studies on provision of ancillary services by distributed generation units and storage devices

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Abstract

The structure of current power systems successively changes due to an increasing share of distributed generation units. So far, electricity is mainly produced by central power plants providing all ancillary services, e.g. voltage stability, frequency control and black-start capability. During the last decades the world-wide installed capacity of renewable energy resources has multiplied due to the targeted reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Another driving force behind the ongoing decentralization is the grown demand of customers to produce electricity and heat locally. A central control of these distributed units can generate synergies and increase their relevance for system control. This investigation examines the provision of primary control power and reactive power control by a pool of distributed generation units and energy storage systems. It has been shown that due to the small activation times the provision of primary control power can be significantly faster than it is required by the regulatory framework. Furthermore, the reactive power demand of customers can be covered optimally resulting in minimized electrical losses.

Details

Original languageGerman
Title of host publication2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe)
PublisherWiley-IEEE Press
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (print)978-1-5090-3359-1
Publication statusPublished - 12 Oct 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe
Abbreviated titleISGT-Europe 2016
Duration9 - 12 October 2016
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationCankarjev dom
CityLjubljana
CountrySlovenia

External IDs

Scopus 85017563482
ORCID /0000-0001-8439-7786/work/142244126

Keywords

Keywords

  • Reactive power, Frequency control, Power system stability, Low voltage, Distributed power generation, Reactive power control