Cooperative Optimization Analysis of Variable-Speed and Fixed-Speed Pumped-Storage Units Under Large Disturbances in the Power System

Weidong Chen () and Jianyuan Xu
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Weidong Chen: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
Jianyuan Xu: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Aimed at the large disturbance of a power system caused by frequent new energy clusters going off-grid, we propose a cooperative optimization strategy of variable-speed and constant-speed pumped-storage units to address power oscillation due to significant power shortages following the clusters going off-grid. From a multi-time-scale perspective, we first investigate the fast power support control strategy of variable-speed pumped-storage (VSPS) units during new energy cluster off-grid scenarios. Using a consensus algorithm, the VSPS acts as the primary unit, while the constant-speed unit provides long-term power support. We present a rapid power control method for VSPS to prioritize frequency stability in mainland grids with high new energy penetration. This ensures stable power support for large-scale new energy clusters under large disturbances across multiple time scales. Simulation analysis on a high proportion of new energy power networks with new energy clusters confirms the effectiveness of our proposed method.

Keywords: variable-speed pumped-storage (VSPS); fast power control; new energy cluster; power support (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: 2025
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