This paper deals with the design of controllers for variable speed hydropower (VSHP) plants with the objective of optimize the plants' performance. The control objectives imply enabling fast responses to frequency deviations while keeping the electric and hydraulic variables within their constraints. A model predictive controller (MPC) was developed to coordinate the turbine controller with the virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control of the power electronics converter. The simulation results show that the VSG is able to deliver fast power responses by utilizing the rotational energy of the turbine and the generator. The MPC controls the guide vane opening of the turbine to regain the nominal turbine rotational speed. If this is not possible due to the constraints of the hydraulic system, the MPC adjusts the power output of the VSHP by changing the VSG power reference. The proposed control system allows the VSHP to provide fast frequency reserves (FFR).
In this paper, five virtual inertia control structures are implemented and tested on a variable speed hydropower (VSHP) plant. The results show that all five can deliver fast power reserves to maintain grid stability after disturbances after a disturbance. The VSHP is well suited for the purposed since its output power can be changed almost instantaneously by utilizing the rotational energy of the turbine and generator. This will cause the turbine rotational speed to deviate from its optimal value temporarily. Then the governor control will regain the turbine rotational speed by controlling th…
This paper presents the development of a non-linear model predictive controller (MPC) for controlling variable speed hydropower (VSHP) plants. The MPC coordinates the turbine controller with the virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control of the power electronics converter to optimize the plant's performance. The main objective is to deliver a fast power response to frequency deviations by utilizing the kinetic energy of the turbine and generator. This is made possible by allowing the turbine rotational speed to deviate temporarily from its optimal speed. In addition, the efficiency should be …
This paper presents a method to determine the optimal location, energy capacity, and power rating of distributed battery energy storage systems at multiple voltage levels to accomplish grid control and reserve provision. We model operational scenarios at a one-hour resolution, where deviations of stochastic loads and renewable generation (modeled through scenarios) from a day-ahead unit commitment and violations of grid constraints are compensated by either dispatchable power plants (conventional reserves) or injections from battery energy storage systems. By plugging-in costs of conventional …
To ensure frequency stability in future low-inertia power grids, fast ancillary services such as fast frequency reserves (FFR) have been proposed. In this work, the coordination of conventional (slow) frequency containment reserves (FCR) with FFR is treated as a decentralized model matching problem. The design results in a dynamic virtual power plant (DVPP) whose aggregated output fulfills the system operator (SO) requirements in all time scales, while accounting for the capacity and bandwidth limitation of participating devices. This is illustrated in a 5-machine representation of the Nordic …
Robust Reserve Capacity Provision and Peak Load Reduction from Buildings in Smart Grids
TUM CREATE Limited（TUM CREATE有限公司）；Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore (NUS)（新加坡太阳能研究所（SERIS），新加坡国立大学（NUS））；Technical University of Munich (TUM)（慕尼黑工业大学（TUM））；Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley（加州大学伯克利分校电气工程和计算机科学系）
During summer 2018, the Nordic system's kinetic energy dropped below a critical level. As a consequence, Svenska kraftnät, the Swedish transmission system operator (TSO), requested the largest production unit to reduce its power output to guarantee system's security. This action resulted in a deviation from the generation dispatch determined by the market and in high costs for the Nordic TSOs. In this regard, this paper presents a tool for comparing mitigation strategies from an economic point of view and evaluates potential economic benefits of utilizing the Emergency Power Control (EPC) func…
The electric power system is currently experiencing radical changes stemming from the increasing share of renewable energy resources and the consequent decommissioning of conventional power plants based on synchronous generators. Since the principal providers of ancillary services are being phased out, new flexibility and reserve providers are needed. The proliferation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in modern distribution networks has opened new possibilities for distribution system operators, enabling them to fill the market gap by harnessing the DER flexibility. This paper introduces…
Fast Frequency Services from HVDC-Connected Offshore Wind Power Plants: A Review in the European Context
Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S（Vattenfall Vindkraft 股份公司）；Vattenfall Winkraft Europe GmbH（Vattenfall Winkraft 欧洲有限公司）；Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark（丹麦技术大学风能系统系）
Renewable energy technologies including solar and wind inevitably play a leading role in meeting the growing demand for a decarbonized and clean power grid. However, these technologies are highly dependent of meteorological conditions of power plant site and the challenge remains on how to cope with their short-term and momentarily variability. This paper presents a hierarchical control system to provide ancillary services from a solar PV power plant to the grid without the need for additional non-solar resources. With coordinated management of each inverter in the system, the control system c…
As the proportion of variable inverter-based renewable energy generation in electricity systems increases from a minority to the majority of total supply, the complexity and cost of providing ancillary system services increases in parallel. Australia is experiencing this shift now - from having the third most carbon-intensive electricity sector in the world in 2010, to now having penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE) regularly reaching 100 percent in some regions, with world-leading uptake of distributed energy resources (DER). This paper presents pioneering work exploring new techni…
This paper presents the operation modes and control architecture of the grid-connected hydrogen electrolyzer systems for the provision of frequency and voltage supports. The analysis is focused on the primary and secondary loops in the hierarchical control scheme. At the power converter inner control loop, the voltage- and current-control modes are analyzed. At the primary level, the droop and opposite droop control strategies to provide voltage and frequency support are described. Coordination between primary control and secondary, tertiary reserves is discussed. The case studies and real-tim…
The electric power generation mix of ISO New England (ISO-NE) is fundamentally changing. Nuclear, coal, and oil generation facilities are retiring while natural gas, solar, and wind generation are being adopted to replace them. Variable renewable energy (VREs) such as solar and wind present multiple operational challenges that require new and innovative changes to how the electricity grid is managed and controlled. Within the context of a New England case study, this paper looks at ways in which the water supply systems (water and wastewater treatment), and water dependent electricity generati…
