Optimal Energy Management for Virtual Power Plant with Renewable Generation
- 1 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 2 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 3 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Abstract
The nature of variable and uncertainty from renewable energy sources (RESs) makes them challenging to be integrated into the main grid separately. A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is proposed to aggregate the capacities of RESs and facilitate the integration and management in a decentralized manner. In this paper, a novel framework for optimal energy management of VPP considering key features such as handling uncertainties with RESs, reducing operating costs and regulating system voltage levels is proposed, and a two-stage stochastic simulation is formulated to address the uncertainties of RESs generation and electricity prices. Simulation result show that the framework can benefit from ensuring the energy balance and system security, as well as reducing the operation costs.
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