Investigation of power-based day-ahead electricity market in terms of inducing fake ramp demand, assuring real-time compatibility, support for flexibility, and providing some solutions

The conventional design of electricity markets is based on energy (energy-based model or EbM). EbM includes some formerly assumed minor flaws that lead to a mismatch between the day-ahead schedules and real-time operation. Since these flaws are within the EbM's nature, even without any kind of forecast error, the EbM generation schedule may be unrealizable in real-time operation. An alternative design based on power (power-based model or PbM) has been introduced in the previous studies for better real-time compatibility. Some uninvestigated aspects of this new model are addressed in this paper to shed more light on its pros and cons: (a) Formation of fake demand for extra ramp is likely in PbM. This phenomenon, which is overlooked in previous studies, can endanger system integrity and market performance. This weakness is explained here, and a solution is proposed. (b) Increasing time granularity is known effective for reflecting real-time condition in the day-ahead market. We doubled the time resolution of EbM and compared its schedules with PbM's schedules from the viewpoint of real-time compatibility. (c) Flexibility is a serious issue in the power system. As a new design for market, knowing PbM's impact on this matter is crucial, which is missing in the literature. To fill the gap, PbM's impact on the economic position of flexible units is analyzed here. This paper has a practical perspective, and the input data of the test system are based on the Iranian power grid. The input parameters are scaled down to fit the IEEE 24-Bus test system.

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This study compares the conventional energy-based design of electricity markets with the new power-based model, addressing issues such as fake demand and time granularity. Additionally, it analyzes the impact of the power-based model on the flexibility of the power system, filling a gap in the existing literature.