Discussions on the Architecture and Operation Mode of Future Power Grids

Liye Xiao, Liangzhen Lin and Yi Liu
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Liye Xiao: Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2703, Beijing 100190, China
Liangzhen Lin: Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2703, Beijing 100190, China
Yi Liu: Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2703, Beijing 100190, China

Energies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: The new energy revolution, of which the primary energy will be based on renewable energy sources and the terminal energy will be based on electric power, will have a revolutionary impact on the future power grids. In order to develop the corresponding power grid for the future energy system, first of all, the architecture and mode of operation of the future power grid must be investigated. In this paper, we suggest that the DC—dominant operation mode for transmission system, distribution network and distributed power system should be developed, and a MP-MC dominated transmission architecture (multiple powers to multiple consumers) and the two-way power exchange control (TPEC) should be employed to build “wide-area super virtual power plants” (WASVPPs) which cover all the major power plants in a wide range, allowing the consumers to obtain a stable and reliable supply of electricity from the “cloud powering” created by WASVPP and the distributed power system which is connected to the grid.

Keywords: renewable energy; DC power grid; distributed power system; charging station for electric vehicles; complementarities of energy resources; virtual power plant; cloud powering (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: 2011
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