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Title: Efficient Uncertainty Quantification in Stochastic Economic Dispatch

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Stochastic economic dispatch models usually address uncertainties in forecasts of renewable generation output by considering a finite number of realizations drawn from a stochastic process model, typically via Monte Carlo sampling. Accurate evaluations of expectations or higher order moments for quantities of interest, e.g., generating cost, can require a prohibitively large number of samples. We propose an alternative to Monte Carlo sampling based on polynomial chaos expansions. These representations enable efficient and accurate propagation of uncertainties in model parameters, using sparse quadrature methods. Furthermore, we use Karhunen-Loève expansions for efficient representation of uncertain renewable energy generation that follows geographical and temporal correlations derived from historical data at each wind farm. Considering expected production cost, we show that the proposed approach can yield several orders of magnitude reduction in computational cost for solving stochastic economic dispatch relative to Monte Carlo sampling, for a given target error threshold.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1512902
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-6820J; 665064
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 32, Issue 4; ISSN 0885-8950
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 33 works
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