Real-Time Procurement Strategies of a Proactive Distribution Company With Aggregator-Based Demand Response

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2018 · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2016.2565383· OSTI ID:1466341

Zhang, Chunyu; Wang, Qi; Wang, Jianhui; Pinson, Pierre; Morales, Juan M.; Ostergaard, Jacob

In this paper, we present a real-time trading framework for distribution networks where a rational aggregator is identified as a broker by contracting with individual demands and dealing with the distribution company. Demand response capability is characterized by the coexistence of elastic and inelastic demand components. A one-leader multi-follower bi-level model is proposed to derive the procurement strategies, i.e., the upperlevel problem intends to maximize the profit of the proactive distribution company, while the lower-level expresses the profit maximization per rational aggregator. The proposed model is then transformed into a solvable mathematical program with equilibrium constraints through a primal-dual approach. A modified 33-bus distribution network is utilized to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1466341
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 9; ISSN 1949-3053
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

demand response (DR)
mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC)
mathematical program with primal and dual constraints (MPPDC)
multi-period AC power flow
proactive distribution company (PDISCO)
rational aggregator (RA)