Optimal Configuration of Electrochemical Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Accommodation Based on Operation Strategy of Pumped Storage Hydro

Linjun Shi (), Fan Yang (), Yang Li, Tao Zheng, Feng Wu and Kwang Y. Lee
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Linjun Shi: College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Fan Yang: College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Yang Li: College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Tao Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Smart Grid Protection and Control, Nari Group Corporation, Nanjing 211106, China
Feng Wu: College of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Kwang Y. Lee: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-20

Abstract: Due to the volatility of renewable energy resources (RES) and the lag of power grid construction, grid integration of large-scale RES will lead to the curtailment of wind and photovoltaic power. Pumped storage hydro (PSH) and electrochemical energy storage (EES), as common energy storage, have unique advantages in accommodating renewable energy. This paper studies the optimal configuration of EES considering the optimal operation strategy of PSH, reducing the curtailment of wind and photovoltaic power in the power grid through the cooperative work of PSH and EES. First, based on the curtailment of RES, with the goal of improving the accommodation of RES, a combined operation optimization model of PSH and EES is proposed. Then, an optimal configuration method of EES capacity is proposed to meet the power curtailment rate in the power grid. Finally, the simulation is carried out in the actual power grid and the CPLEX solver is used to solve the optimization, and the rationality and economy of the optimization are analyzed and discussed. The simulation results show that, based on the combined operation of PSH and EES, by rationally configuring the capacity of EES, the desired power curtailment rate of the power grid can be achieved, and the necessity of configuring variable speed units is verified.

Keywords: pumped storage hydro (PSH); electrochemical energy storage (EES); renewable energy accommodation; power curtailment; operation strategy; capacity configuration; variable speed unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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