The Value of Day-Ahead Coordination of Power and Natural Gas Network Operations

Pambour, Kwabena; Sopgwi, Rostand; Hodge, Bri-Mathias; Brancucci, Carlo

doi:10.3390/en11071628

Title: The Value of Day-Ahead Coordination of Power and Natural Gas Network Operations

Abstract

The operations of electricity and natural gas transmission networks in the U.S. are increasingly interdependent, due to the growing number of installations of gas fired generators and the penetration of renewable energy sources. This development suggests the need for closer communication and coordination between gas and power transmission system operators in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the combined energy system. In this paper, we present a co-simulation platform for examining the interdependence between natural gas and electricity transmission networks based on a direct current unit-commitment and economic dispatch model for the power system and a transient hydraulic gas model for the gas system. We analyze the value of day-ahead coordination of power and natural gas network operations and show the importance of considering gas system constraints when analyzing power systems operation with high penetration of gas generators and renewable energy sources. Results show that day-ahead coordination contributes to a reduction in curtailed gas during high stress periods (e.g., large gas offtake ramps) and a reduction in energy consumption of gas compressor stations.

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Pambour, Kwabena; Sopgwi, Rostand; Hodge, Bri-Mathias;

Publication Date:: Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

OSTI Identifier:: 1456304

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1487327

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5D00-71349
Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073; ENERGA; PII: en11071628

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Energies

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Energies Journal Volume: 11 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073

Publisher:: MDPI AG

Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; energy systems integration; sector coupling; power gas simulation; day-ahead and real-time coordination; power gas interdependence

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                    Pambour, Kwabena, Sopgwi, Rostand, Hodge, Bri-Mathias, and Brancucci, Carlo. The Value of Day-Ahead Coordination of Power and Natural Gas Network Operations.  Switzerland: N. p., 2018. 
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  title        = {The Value of Day-Ahead Coordination of Power and Natural Gas Network Operations},

  author       = {Pambour, Kwabena and Sopgwi, Rostand and Hodge, Bri-Mathias and Brancucci, Carlo},

  abstractNote = {The operations of electricity and natural gas transmission networks in the U.S. are increasingly interdependent, due to the growing number of installations of gas fired generators and the penetration of renewable energy sources. This development suggests the need for closer communication and coordination between gas and power transmission system operators in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the combined energy system. In this paper, we present a co-simulation platform for examining the interdependence between natural gas and electricity transmission networks based on a direct current unit-commitment and economic dispatch model for the power system and a transient hydraulic gas model for the gas system. We analyze the value of day-ahead coordination of power and natural gas network operations and show the importance of considering gas system constraints when analyzing power systems operation with high penetration of gas generators and renewable energy sources. Results show that day-ahead coordination contributes to a reduction in curtailed gas during high stress periods (e.g., large gas offtake ramps) and a reduction in energy consumption of gas compressor stations.},

  doi          = {10.3390/en11071628},

  journal      = {Energies},

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  volume       = 11,

  place        = {Switzerland},

  year         = {Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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