Towards next generation virtual power plant: Technology review and frameworks

EA Bhuiyan, MZ Hossain, SM Muyeen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modernization in the area of smart energy equipment, are forming the perception of an
interlinked energy network in subsequent times. This energy network is contemplated to …

A comprehensive review on microgrid and virtual power plant concepts employed for distributed energy resources scheduling in power systems

SM Nosratabadi, RA Hooshmand… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to different viewpoints, procedures, limitations, and objectives, the scheduling problem
of distributed energy resources (DERs) is a very important issue in power systems. This …

Blockchain-based decentralized energy management platform for residential distributed energy resources in a virtual power plant

Q Yang, H Wang, T Wang, S Zhang, X Wu, H Wang - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The advent of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as distributed renewables, energy
storage, electric vehicles, and controllable loads, brings a significantly disruptive and …

Virtual power plant with renewable energy sources and energy storage systems for sustainable power grid-formation, control techniques and demand response

J Liu, H Hu, SS Yu, H Trinh - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the climate crisis worsens, power grids are gradually transforming into a more
sustainable state through renewable energy sources (RESs), energy storage systems …

Uncertainties of virtual power plant: Problems and countermeasures

S Yu, F Fang, Y Liu, J Liu - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a system that integrates several types of power sources, so as
to give a reliable and friendly overall power supply. The sources are often a cluster of …

Optimal management of renewable energy sources by virtual power plant

MJ Kasaei, M Gandomkar, J Nikoukar - Renewable energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, due to lack of sufficient quantity of fossil fuel, the need of Renewable Energy
Sources (RESs) has become an important matter. In addition to the shortage of fossil fuel …

Distributed dynamic clustering algorithm for formation of heterogeneous virtual power plants based on power requirements

R Zhang, B Hredzak - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Real-time distributed clustering algorithm for aggregation of distributed energy storage
systems into heterogeneous virtual power plants is proposed. Two types of virtual power …

A bi-level scheduling model for virtual power plants with aggregated thermostatically controlled loads and renewable energy

C Wei, J Xu, S Liao, Y Sun, Y Jiang, D Ke, Z Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
With the penetration of renewable energy increasing, the power system requires higher
flexibility of power regulation. Virtual power plants can aggregate distributed flexible loads to …

An analytical target cascading method-based two-step distributed optimization strategy for energy sharing in a virtual power plant

X Yan, C Gao, J Meng, D Abbes - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Large-scale distributed renewable energy sources as well as emerging controllable loads
such as electric vehicles connected to the distribution grids have posed challenges to the …

[HTML][HTML] An insight into the integration of distributed energy resources and energy storage systems with smart distribution networks using demand-side management

S Panda, S Mohanty, PK Rout, BK Sahu, SM Parida… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Demand-side management (DSM) is a significant component of the smart grid. DSM without
sufficient generation capabilities cannot be realized; taking that concern into account, the …