Title :
Evaluating the impact of solar generation on balancing requirements in Southern Nevada system
Author :
Jian Ma ; Shuai Lu ; Etingov, P.V. ; Makarov, Y.V.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, the impacts of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation on balancing requirements including regulation and load following in the Southern Nevada balancing area are analyzed. The methodology is based on the “swinging door” algorithm and a probability box method developed by PNNL. The regulation and load following signals are mimicking the system´s scheduling and real-time dispatch processes. Load, solar PV generation and distributed PV generation (DG) data are used in the simulation. Different levels of solar PV generation and DG penetration profiles are used in the study. Sensitivity of the regulation requirements with respect to real-time solar PV generation forecast errors is analyzed.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; photovoltaic power systems; power generation dispatch; power generation scheduling; probability; solar power stations; DG penetration profiles; PV generation; PV-DG data; Southern Nevada balancing area; Southern Nevada system; distributed PV generation data; load following signals; probability box method; real-time dispatch processes; real-time solar PV generation forecast errors; solar photovoltaic generation; swinging door algorithm; system scheduling; Automatic generation control; Bars; Data models; Laboratories; Load modeling; Real-time systems; Schedules; Ancillary services; balancing requirements; load following; regulation; renewables integration; swinging door algorithm;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2727-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PESGM.2012.6344606
