Wind Integration in Power Systems: Operational Challenges and Possible Solutions: This paper surveys means for integrating wind energy into power systems and suggests alternatives for reliable and cost-effective operation

Le Xie, Pedro M.S. Carvalho, Luis A.F.M. Ferreira, Juhua Liu, Bruce H. Krogh, Nipun Popli, Marija D. Ilić, Marija D. Ilić

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Abstract

This paper surveys major technical challenges for power system operations in support of large-scale wind energy integration. The fundamental difficulties of integrating wind power arise from its high inter-temporal variation and limited predictability. The impact of wind power integration is mani-fested in, but not limited to, scheduling, frequency regulations, and system stabilization requirements. Possible alternatives are suggested for a more reliable and cost-effective power system operation. New computationally efficient methods for improving system performances by using prediction and operational interdependencies over different time horizons remain critical open research problems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)214-232
Number of pages19
JournalProceedings of the IEEE
Volume99
Issue number1
Early online dateJan 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Capacity credit
  • frequency regulation
  • grid integration of variable resources
  • look-ahead scheduling
  • renewable energy
  • unit commitment (UC)
  • wind power generation

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