Coordinated Control of Virtual Power Plants to Improve Power System Short-Term Dynamics

Weilin Zhong, Junru Chen, Muyang Liu, Mohammed Ahsan Adib Murad and Federico Milano
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Weilin Zhong: Room 157, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Junru Chen: School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Ürümchi 830046, China
Muyang Liu: School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Ürümchi 830046, China
Mohammed Ahsan Adib Murad: DIgSILENT GmbH, 72810 Gomaringen, Germany
Federico Milano: Room 157, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The paper proposes a coordinated frequency control strategy for Virtual Power Plant (VPPs), with the inclusion of Distributed Energy Resource (DERs), e.g., Solar Photo-Voltaic Generation (SPVG), Wind Generator (WG) as well as Energy Storage System (ESS). The objective is to improve the short-term dynamic response of the overall power system. The robustness of the proposed control is evaluated through a Monte Carlo analysis and a detailed modeling of stochastic disturbances of loads, wind speed, and solar irradiance. The impact of communication delays of a variety of realistic communication networks with different bandwidths is also discussed and evaluated. The case study is based on a modified version of the WSCC 9-bus test system with inclusion of a VPP. This is modeled as a distribution network with inclusion of a variety of DERs.

Keywords: Virtual Power Plant (VPP); frequency control; Distributed Energy Resource (DER); Energy Storage System (ESS); communication delay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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