Distributed Optimal Coordination of a Virtual Power Plant with Residential Regenerative Electric Heating Systems

Guixing Yang, Haoran Liu, Weiqing Wang (), Junru Chen and Shunbo Lei
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Guixing Yang: Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Renewable Energy Generation and Grid Connection Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Haoran Liu: School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
Weiqing Wang: Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Renewable Energy Generation and Grid Connection Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Junru Chen: Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Renewable Energy Generation and Grid Connection Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Shunbo Lei: School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Renewable energy sources play a key role in the transition towards clean and affordable energy. However, grid integration of renewable energy sources faces many challenges due to its intermittent nature. The controllability of aggregated regenerative electric heating load provides a method for the consumption of renewable energy sources. Based on the concept of a virtual power plant (VPP), this paper considers the cooperative energy management of aggregated residential regenerative electric heating systems. First, considering physical constraints, network constraints, and user comfort, comprehensive modeling of a VPP is given to maximize its social benefits. In addition, this VPP is investigated as a participant in day-ahead energy and reserve markets. Then, to solve this problem, a distributed coordination approach based on an alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is proposed, which can respect the independence of users and preserve their privacy. Finally, the simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of our algorithm.

Keywords: virtual power plant; regenerative electric heating systems; ADMM (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: 2023
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