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A Novel Control Architecture for Hybrid Power Plants to Provide Coordinated Frequency Reserves

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  • Daniel Vázquez Pombo

    (Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

  • Florin Iov

    (Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

  • Daniel-Ioan Stroe

    (Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

Abstract

The inertia reduction suffered by worldwide power grids, along with the upcoming necessity of providing frequency regulation with renewable sources, motivates the present work. This paper focuses on developing a control architecture aimed to perform frequency regulation with renewable hybrid power plants comprised of a wind farm, solar photovoltaic, and a battery storage system. The proposed control architecture considers the latest regulations and recommendations published by ENTSO-E when implementing the first two stages of frequency control, namely the fast frequency response and the frequency containment reserve. Additionally, special attention is paid to the coordination among sub-plants inside the hybrid plant and also between different plants in the grid. The system’s performance is tested after the sudden disconnection of a large generation unit (N-1 contingency rules). Thus, the outcome of this study is a control strategy that enables a hybrid power plant to provide frequency support in a system with reduced inertia, a large share of renewable energy, and power electronics-interfaced generation. Finally, it is worth mentioning that the model has been developed in discrete time, using relevant sampling times according to industrial practice.

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  • Daniel Vázquez Pombo & Florin Iov & Daniel-Ioan Stroe, 2019. "A Novel Control Architecture for Hybrid Power Plants to Provide Coordinated Frequency Reserves," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-17, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:5:p:919-:d:212479
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    1. Hong, Feng & Ji, Weiming & Pang, Yalei & Hao, Junhong & Du, Ming & Fang, Fang & Liu, Jizhen, 2023. "A new energy state-based modeling and performance assessment method for primary frequency control of thermal power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 276(C).
    2. Carlos A. Platero & José A. Sánchez & Christophe Nicolet & Philippe Allenbach, 2019. "Hydropower Plants Frequency Regulation Depending on Upper Reservoir Water Level," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-15, April.
    3. Dai Cui & Fei Xu & Weichun Ge & Pengxiang Huang & Yunhai Zhou, 2020. "A Coordinated Dispatching Model Considering Generation and Operation Reserve in Wind Power-Photovoltaic-Pumped Storage System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-24, September.
    4. Lennart Petersen & Florin Iov & German Claudio Tarnowski & Vahan Gevorgian & Przemyslaw Koralewicz & Daniel-Ioan Stroe, 2019. "Validating Performance Models for Hybrid Power Plant Control Assessment," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-26, November.
    5. Anastasios Dounis, 2019. "Special Issue “Intelligent Control in Energy Systems”," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-9, August.

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