Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 199-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.058
Keywords
Demand response; Smart grid; Dynamic pricing; Renewable energy integration; Load modeling; Real-Time Pricing (RTP) electricity market
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- Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
- Wind Energy Strategic Network (WESNet)
- Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
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Electricity generation from wind power and other renewable energy sources is increasing, and their variability introduces new challenges to the power system. The emergence of smart grid technologies in recent years has seen a paradigm shift in redefining the electrical system of the future, in which controlled response of the demand side is used to balance fluctuations and intermittencies from the generation side. This paper presents a modeling framework for an integrated electricity system where loads become an additional resource. Agent-based modeling is used to represent a smart grid power system integrating generators, transmission, distribution, loads and market. The model incorporates generator and load controllers, allowing suppliers and demanders to bid into a Real-Time Pricing (RTP) electricity market. The modeling framework is applied to represent a physical demonstration project conducted on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA, and validation simulations are performed using actual dynamic data. Wind power is then introduced into the power generation mix illustrating the potential of demand response to mitigate the impact of wind power variability, primarily through thermostatically controlled loads. The results indicate that effective implementation of Demand Response (DR) to assist integration of variable renewable energy resources requires a diversity of loads to ensure functionality of the overall system. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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