Short-term scheduling of a hybrid pumped storage-photovoltaic power complementary system considering market-oriented electricity prices

Qiaofeng Tan, Liang Qiao, Xin Wen and Zhenni Wang

Energy, 2025, vol. 329, issue C

Abstract: Hybrid pumped-storage systems offer critical grid flexibility for renewable integration, yet their profitability under electricity market uncertainties remains insufficiently explored. We propose an integrated decision-analytic framework addressing three key limitations in current research: (1) lack of data integration methods for immature electricity markets, resolved through spectral correlation analysis of multi-source price signals; (2) unidirectional risk assessment approaches ignoring two different states of hybrid pumped-storage stations, overcome by bidirectional CVaR modeling; (3) computational intractability in high-dimensional hydraulic-market optimization, addressed via an enhanced successive approximation dynamic programming algorithm. Applied to a study case in China, our analysis reveals: (1) adding a pumping station to the system provides the operator with more market leverage, magnifying both the system's revenue and its fluctuation; (2) beyond its arbitrage function, the pumping station enhances the flexibility of hydropower and reduces curtailment, although minor curtailment can push the station into an inefficient operating zone; and (3) as operators become more risk-averse, they adopt more conservative strategies, which reduces overall revenue but improves revenue stability.

Keywords: Conditional value at risk; Hydropower-PV complementary; Hybrid pumped storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.136687

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