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Improving Wind Farm Dispatchability Using Model Predictive Control for Optimal Operation of Grid-Scale Energy Storage

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Title Improving Wind Farm Dispatchability Using Model Predictive Control for Optimal Operation of Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Names Halamay, Douglas (creator)
Antonishen, Michael (creator)
Lajoie, Kelcey (creator)
Bostrom, Arne (creator)
Brekken, Ted K. A. (creator)
Date Issued 2014-09-05 (iso8601)
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Abstract This paper demonstrates the use of model-based predictive control for energy
storage systems to improve the dispatchability of wind power plants. Large-scale wind
penetration increases the variability of power flow on the grid, thus increasing reserve
requirements. Large energy storage systems collocated with wind farms can improve
dispatchability of the wind plant by storing energy during generation over-the-schedule
and sourcing energy during generation under-the-schedule, essentially providing on-site
reserves. Model predictive control (MPC) provides a natural framework for this application.
By utilizing an accurate energy storage system model, control actions can be planned in the
context of system power and state-of-charge limitations. MPC also enables the inclusion of
predicted wind farm performance over a near-term horizon that allows control actions to be
planned in anticipation of fast changes, such as wind ramps. This paper demonstrates that
model-based predictive control can improve system performance compared with a standard
non-predictive, non-model-based control approach. It is also demonstrated that secondary
objectives, such as reducing the rate of change of the wind plant output (i.e., ramps), can be
considered and successfully implemented within the MPC framework. Specifically, it is
shown that scheduling error can be reduced by 81%, reserve requirements can be improved
by up to 37%, and the number of ramp events can be reduced by 74%.
Genre Article
Access Condition http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Topic energy storage
Identifier Halamay, D., Antonishen, M., Lajoie, K., Bostrom, A., & Brekken, T. K. A. (2014). Improving Wind Farm Dispatchability Using Model Predictive Control for Optimal Operation of Grid-Scale Energy Storage. Energies, 7(9), 5847-5862. doi:10.3390/en7095847

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