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Title: Dynamic Optimal Dispatch of Energy Systems with Intermittent Renewables and Damage Model

Abstract

With the increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid, there is a growing need for process systems-based strategies that integrate dispatchable and variable energy systems for supplying the demand while maintaining grid reliability. The proposed framework corresponds to a dynamic mixed-integer linear programming optimization approach that integrates coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants, NaS batteries for energy storage, and solar/wind energy to supply the demand. This optimization approach considers an economic goal and constraints to provide power balance while maintaining the overall damage of the natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant drum under a maximum stress as well as avoiding the overheating of the NGCC superheater and reheater. Renewable curtailment levels are also retained at minimum levels. Case studies are analyzed considering different loads and renewable penetration levels. The results show that the demand was met for all cases. Grid flexibility was mostly provided by the NGCC, while the batteries were used sparingly. In addition, considering a CO2 equivalent analysis, the environmental performance was intrinsically connected to grid flexibility and the level of renewable penetration. Stress analysis results reinforced the necessity for an equipment health-related constraint.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1]
  1. West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Policy and International Affairs (PO)
OSTI Identifier:
1801351
Grant/Contract Number:  
PI0000017
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Mathematics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2227-7390
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Mathematics; dynamic MILP; intermittent renewables; power systems; damage model; fossil fuels; energy storage; NaS battery; optimal dispatch

Citation Formats

Kim, Rebecca, Wang, Yifan, Vudata, Sai Pushpitha, Bhattacharyya, Debangsu, Lima, Fernando V., and Turton, Richard. Dynamic Optimal Dispatch of Energy Systems with Intermittent Renewables and Damage Model. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.3390/math8060868.
Kim, Rebecca, Wang, Yifan, Vudata, Sai Pushpitha, Bhattacharyya, Debangsu, Lima, Fernando V., & Turton, Richard. Dynamic Optimal Dispatch of Energy Systems with Intermittent Renewables and Damage Model. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/math8060868
Kim, Rebecca, Wang, Yifan, Vudata, Sai Pushpitha, Bhattacharyya, Debangsu, Lima, Fernando V., and Turton, Richard. Thu . "Dynamic Optimal Dispatch of Energy Systems with Intermittent Renewables and Damage Model". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/math8060868. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1801351.
@article{osti_1801351,
title = {Dynamic Optimal Dispatch of Energy Systems with Intermittent Renewables and Damage Model},
author = {Kim, Rebecca and Wang, Yifan and Vudata, Sai Pushpitha and Bhattacharyya, Debangsu and Lima, Fernando V. and Turton, Richard},
abstractNote = {With the increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid, there is a growing need for process systems-based strategies that integrate dispatchable and variable energy systems for supplying the demand while maintaining grid reliability. The proposed framework corresponds to a dynamic mixed-integer linear programming optimization approach that integrates coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants, NaS batteries for energy storage, and solar/wind energy to supply the demand. This optimization approach considers an economic goal and constraints to provide power balance while maintaining the overall damage of the natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant drum under a maximum stress as well as avoiding the overheating of the NGCC superheater and reheater. Renewable curtailment levels are also retained at minimum levels. Case studies are analyzed considering different loads and renewable penetration levels. The results show that the demand was met for all cases. Grid flexibility was mostly provided by the NGCC, while the batteries were used sparingly. In addition, considering a CO2 equivalent analysis, the environmental performance was intrinsically connected to grid flexibility and the level of renewable penetration. Stress analysis results reinforced the necessity for an equipment health-related constraint.},
doi = {10.3390/math8060868},
journal = {Mathematics},
number = 6,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Thu May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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