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Optimizing energy storage participation in emerging power markets

  • Boston University
  • California Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The growing amount of intermittent renewables in power generation creates challenges for real-time matching of supply and demand in the power grid. Emerging ancillary power markets provide new incentives to consumers (e.g., electrical vehicles, data centers, and others) to perform demand response to help stabilize the electricity grid. A promising class of potential demand response providers includes energy storage systems (ESSs). This paper evaluates the benefits of using various types of novel ESS technologies for a variety of emerging smart grid demand response programs, such as regulation services reserves (RSRs), contingency reserves, and peak shaving. We model, formulate and solve optimization problems to maximize the net profit of ESSs in providing each demand response. Our solution selects the optimal power and energy capacities of the ESS, determines the optimal reserve value to provide as well as the ESS real-time operational policy for program participation. Our results highlight that applying ultra-capacitors and flywheels in RSR has the potential to be up to 30 times more profitable than using common battery technologies such as LI and LA batteries for peak shaving.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 6th International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509001729
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 26 2016
Event6th International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference, IGSC 2015 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Dec 14 2015Dec 16 2015

Publication series

Name2015 6th International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference

Conference

Conference6th International Green and Sustainable Computing Conference, IGSC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period12/14/1512/16/15

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