Aggregate flexibility of virtual power plants with temporal coupling constraints

S Wang, W Wu - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The virtual power plant (VPP) provides an efficient way to manage a bunch of distributed
energy resources (DERs). In order to participate in the system operation and power market …

Intelligent electrification as an enabler of clean energy and decarbonization

MR Almassalkhi, S Kundu - Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Electrification efforts will change electric demand patterns, but
must be made beneficial to the deployment of renewable generation. To ensure this, we …

Improved inner approximation for aggregating power flexibility in active distribution networks and its applications

Y Wen, Z Hu, J He, Y Guo - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concise and reliable modeling for the aggregated power flexibility of distributed energy
resources (DERs) in active distribution networks (ADNs) is essential for coordinating …

Feasible operation region estimation of virtual power plant considering heterogeneity and uncertainty of distributed energy resources

L Chen, Z Tang, S He, J Liu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of the virtual power plant (VPP) has attracted extensive attention due to its
distinguished capability of integrating various types of distributed energy resources (DERs) …

Probabilistic integrated flexible regions of multi-energy industrial parks: Conceptualization and characterization

H Hui, M Bao, Y Ding, J Yan, Y Song - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-energy industrial parks, composed of the district energy supply system and terminal
industrial loads, are dominant energy consumers with over 50% occupation of total energy …

Data-driven modeling of aggregate flexibility under uncertain and non-convex device models

S Taheri, V Kekatos… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bundling a large number of distributed energy resources through a load aggregator has
been advocated as an effective means to integrate such resources into wholesale energy …

A dynamic equivalent energy storage model of natural gas networks for joint optimal dispatch of electricity-gas systems

S Wang, W Wu, C Lin, B Chen - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of energy conversion techniques enhances the coupling between the gas
network and power system. However, challenges remain in the joint optimal dispatch of …

Aggregated feasible active power region for distributed energy resources with a distributionally robust joint probabilistic guarantee

Y Zhou, C Essayeh, T Morstyn - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) have valuable flexibility to provide grid services. The
Aggregated Feasible Active Power Region (AFAPR) is useful for aggregating DERs and …

Region-based flexibility quantification in distribution systems: An analytical approach considering spatio-temporal coupling

S Zhang, S Ge, H Liu, B Zhao, C Ni, G Hou, C Wang - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Operational flexibility is to depict the ability of a power system in guaranteeing a secure and
high-performance system operation, which is essential for distribution systems (DSs) with …

Identifying secure operating ranges for der control using bilevel optimization

K Girigoudar, LA Roald - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active distribution grids are accommodating an increasing number of controllable electric
loads and distributed energy resources (DERs). A majority of these DERs are managed by …