A Survey of Frequency and Voltage Control Ancillary Services—Part I: Technical Features

Author

Rebours, Yann G. ; Kirschen, Daniel S. ; Trotignon, Marc ; Rossignol, Sébastien

Author_Institution

Manchester Univ.

Volume

22

Issue

1

fYear

2007

Firstpage

350

Lastpage

357

Abstract

This two-part paper surveys the frequency and voltage control ancillary services in power systems from various parts of the world. In this first part, the nomenclature used to describe active power reserves across 11 systems is first reviewed in order to facilitate the comparison of frequency control ancillary services. The essential technical features of frequency and voltage control ancillary services are then described. Finally, the technical requirements adopted in eight jurisdictions (North America, continental Europe, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Great Britain) are compared. The companion paper surveys the economic features of these ancillary services

Keywords

frequency control; power system control; power system economics; voltage control; active power reserves; economic features; frequency-voltage control ancillary services; Automatic generation control; Europe; Frequency control; Legged locomotion; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system control; Power system economics; Power systems; Voltage control; Ancillary services; frequency control; reactive power; spinning reserve; system services; voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRS.2006.888963

Filename

4077135